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PANAJI
Goa, the 25th State in the Union of India was liberated on December 19, 1961 from the Portuguese. It was a part of Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu till May 30, 1987 when it was framed a separate State.
The Co-operative Movement was launched in the erstwhile Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu way back in the year 1962, for the upliftment of the downtrodden and weaker section of the society. Soon, it spread over different aspect and sectors such as agriculture, credit, consumers, housing, dairy farming and other types of co-operative societies.
To cater the needs of various co-operative societies and to have control over it, the State government established the Department of Co-operation in 1962. The Department of Co-operation (the office of Registrar of Cooperative Societies) is the registering and controlling authority of all the co-operative societies.
Initially, the State had adopted the Maharashtra State Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 and the Rules, 1962 made thereunder for the registration and control of co-operative societies. Subsequently, State enacted its own law, The Goa Co-operative Societies Act, 2001, and Rules 2003. At present all the co-operative societies registered in the state of Goa are governed under the provisions of Goa Co-operative Societies Act, 2001 and the Co-operative Societies Rules 2003 made thereunder.
What are the aims and objectives of this department? The primary objective of this department is to see that co-operative societies are organised and managed in lines of the basic co-operative principles for the promotion of the economic interests and welfare of the people and to render guidance and assistance for the development of cooperative movement in the State.
The vision of the department is to build a sustained, self-reliant and successful co-operative for the promotion of economic interest and welfare of the subjects of the cooperative societies.
In order to provide more efficient services to the public and have better control over the functioning of the societies, the department is divided in five zones - Central Zone - Panaji, North Zone - Mapusa, South Zone - Margao, Ponda Zone -Ponda and Quepem Zone - Quepem.
While the Central zone caters to the need of all the societies registered in Tiswadi taluka, the South zone caters to the needs of the societies registered in Salcete and Mormugao taluka. The North zone caters to the needs of the societies registered in Bardez, Bicholim and Pernem talukas. Ponda zone exclusively caters to the needs of dairy societies which are functioning across Goa.
The societies whose area of operation is confined to entire state of Goa are registered and controlled at the level of head office Panaji while for registration of a co-operative society, or to seek advice or guidance or redressing of any grievances, the societies may approach the concerned office under whose jurisdiction they are functioning.
Besides zonal offices, marketing section is one of the important wing of the department. This section functions from head office under the control of Assistant Registrar of Co-operative Societies Marketing.
The main functions of the marketing section is to regulate market of notified agricultural commodities, collection of prices of important essential commodities from the market across Goa and maintaining the price record, supply of price data whenever required by the State or Central government compilation of data regarding arrival of notified agricultural commodities in the market yards of Goa and broadcasting of prices of important agricultural commodities / essential commodities; through All India Radio for the knowledge of general public.
The marketing section also certifies the bills of approved co-operative societies for supply of dietary and non-dietary items required by government or semi-government or autonomous bodies.
