Introduction

In the year 1904, by making the Co-operative Credit Society Act, it was started to provide loans on easy terms through cooperatives, which was the first step in the field of cooperatives in India. Initially, only two types of committees (urban areas and rural areas) were formed under this act.As soon as this act was passed, registrars were appointed by the various provincial governments, implementing its provisions with a speedy speed and effective programs were implemented in relation to cooperatives, due to which, in the coming years, there was tremendous progress in the field of cooperatives. After that, with a view to make the scope of cooperatives more comprehensive, in the year 1912, a new Co-operative Act was made.In this act, the distinction between the societies to be formed in the cities and rural areas was abolished and the spread of the cooperative movement also got proper protection and it became possible to form cooperatives for other purposes besides giving loans. Keeping in view the multifaceted expansion in the cooperative movement, in the year 1965, a new cooperative act was formed in Uttar Pradesh. Which remained equally applicable in the state of Uttarakhand till the year 2003.

In the year 2003, the new Cooperative Society Act 2003 was implemented by the state of Uttarakhand. At the same time, keeping in view the changing environment of the economy at the national and international level, the state of Uttarakhand has also implemented a new nature (self -sufficient) Cooperation Act 2003. In which the committee has been given complete autonomy to the committee, freeing the cooperative societies from the control of the state government and the essay. Thus, the assistance of the state will also not be available to the committees constituted under the Autonomous Act, the committees will be completely independent for their work and work. At present, both the above acts are parallel in the state of Uttarakhand.

The proclamation of the schemes being run in the cooperative department is not only to provide cheap loan facilities to the farmers, but to raise their level by making rural and urban people prosperous in various regions of the state. To fulfill these objectives, the Cooperative Department is providing financial assistance to the cooperative societies by implementing various schemes such as co-operative loans and more sale schemes, purchases scheme, consumer scheme, etc. Loan distribution work is being done by 10 District Cooperative Banks and 235 branches in the department. In addition to providing cheap loan facility by cooperative societies and giving loans to the people of weak classes, in addition to the collecting and marketing of goods produced by farmers, and by arranging for purchase and sale Provides cooperation. The committees provide the distribution of chemical fertilizers and advanced seeds to the farmers at a reasonable rate, and also provide items of daily requirements to consumers at a low price. This department acts as a friend, thinker and guide to such committees. Gives necessary instructions and supervision in their works.

There are 672 preliminary agricultural loan committees in Uttarakhand, which is being kept on each committee to provide multipurpose nature. In order to increase administrative capacity among employees working in cooperative societies, arrangements for training of cooperative supervisors, secretaries working in elementary agricultural loan committees and secretaries of District Cooperative Banks etc. are also completed by the department.

There are people of Scheduled Castes and Tribes in the state who do not have so many means that they can strengthen their economic condition with the financial assistance to be received by becoming members of cooperative loan institutions. Therefore, financial assistance is provided under special component plan and Tribal Sub Plan to raise their social level by bringing people of this class to the periphery of cooperatives.