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BANKING, TRADE AND COMMERCE
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CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING
Co-operation in the marketing of the agricultural produce serves
to promote the interests of both the cultivator and the consumer
by eliminating the middleman. The farmer has to pay not only for
the services of the middleman but at times he is subjected to
unauthorised deductions and unfair exactions. Co-operative
marketing envisages the removal of such disabilities and ensures
to the farmer the best available return for his produce.
Prior to 1958 there were tahsil agricultural co-operative
associations at Bhir, Georai, Manjlegaon, Patoda, Ashti, Kaij and
Ambejogai. Of these four were converted as under:—
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1 |
Bhir tahsil agricultural co-operative association. |
Converted into Bhir district co-operative marketing
society. |
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2 |
Ambejogai tahsil agricultural co-operative association. |
Ambejogai co-operative marketing society. |
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3 |
Manjlegaon tahsil agricultural co-operative association. |
Manjlegaon co-operative marketing society. |
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4 |
Georai tahsil agricultural co-operative association. |
Sale and purchase union. |
Of the rest, Kaij tahsil was covered by the
tahsil co-operative association and Ashti and Patoda co-operative
associations were liquidated. The number of marketing societies in
the district increased to five in 1960-61 and to seven in 1961-62.
The district has thus, at present, six marketing societies at the
tahsil level and one at the district level.
The following table gives information about the working of these
societies in 1960-61 and 1961-62.
TABLE No. 18
Statistics of working of the co-operative
marketing societies
IN BHIR DISTRICT (1960-61 TO 1961-62)
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Particulars |
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1960-61 |
1961-62 |
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(1) |
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(2) |
(3) |
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No. of societies |
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5 |
7 |
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No. of members |
individuals |
2,055 |
2,147 |
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societies |
550 |
701 |
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Share capital (Rs.) |
societies |
2,62,447 |
2,77,232 |
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individuals |
77,132 |
71,432 |
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government |
2,68,645 |
2,85,404 |
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Reserve and other funds (Rs.) |
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1,40,030 |
1,47,676 |
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Borrowings (Rs.) |
government |
72,086 |
37,500 |
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central financing agency. |
1,65,725 |
99,977 |
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Profit(Rs.) |
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20,055 |
2,892 |
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Loss(Rs.) |
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6,633 |
22,376 |
The Bhir District Cooperative Marketing
Society established 1958 is the apex body for the district. In
1962 it had a to membership of 729, 499 being individual members
and 230 socities. The society conducted six fair price shops and
had add shops in the market yard at Bhir and Georai.
The society held district agency for the distribution of
fertilisers, iron, cement and also dealt in commodities like
sugar, spirit kerosene and diesel oil.
The share capital of the society in 1961-62 was Rs. 73,900 of
which Rs. 51,900 were contribued by individuals and Rs. 22,000 by
the government. The society had also received from government Rs.
1,47,000 towards the share capital and Rs. 59,760 for the oil-mill
unit. Government had also given a loan and subsidy worth Rs.
50,000 for constructing a large godown. The commission earned by
the society during the same period was Rs. 12,161
The following figures indicate the business carried out by the
society during 1961-62:—
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Rs. |
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Outright sales of the agricultural produce of the members |
3,97,610 |
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Sales as agent |
1,59,425 |
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Sales of fertilisers and insecticides |
41,021 |
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Sale of controlled commodities |
10,406 |
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Sugar |
18,27,136 |
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