Act Number: 39

Act Name: The Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002

Year: 2002

Enactment Date: 2002-07-03

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to co-operative societies, with objects not confined to one State and serving the interests of members in more than one State, to facilitate the voluntary formation and democratic functioning of co-operative s as peoples institutions based on self-help and mutual aid and to enable them to promote their economic and social betterment and to provide functional autonomy and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Cooperation

Department:

Section 63A: Establishment of Co-operative Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Development Fund.
    1[63A. Establishment of Co-operative Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Development Fund. -- (1) The Central Government shall establish a Fund, to be called the Co-operative Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Development Fund for revival of sick multi-State co-operative societies as referred to in section 63B and for development purposes in such manner as may be determined by it and there shall be credited to such Fund annually by multi-State co-operative societies which are in profit for the preceding three financial years one crore rupees or one per cent. of the net profits of such multi-State cooperative society, whichever is less.
     (2) The Central Government shall, by notification, constitute a Committee, consisting of such members as it may deem fit, to administer the Fund, and maintain separate accounts and other relevant records in relation to the Fund in such form as may be specified by the Central Government in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.
     (3) The Committee shall spend the money out of the Fund for carrying out the objects for which such Fund has been established.]
Notes:
1. Ins. by s. 24, ibid. (w.e.f. 3-8-2023).
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