Answer: A cooperative society is an association of business firms aspiring for economic or social success working for the community as a whole.
The names of the 10 best cooperative societies in India are:
Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO)
Horticultural Producers’ Cooperative Marketing and Processing Society (HOPCOMS)
Indian Coffee House
Amul
Pratibha Mahila Sahakari Bank
Anyonya Co-operative Bank Limited
Kerala Dinesh Beedi workers’ Central Co-op society
Orissa State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation
Karnataka Milk Federation
Kerala Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (KCMMF)
Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO): It is a multi-state cooperative society. It is engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of fertilisers.
Horticultural Producers’ Cooperative Marketing and Processing Society (HOPCOMS): It is a farmer’s society that was formed in 1965 to directly market the farm produce. Its headquarters is in Bengaluru.
Indian Coffee House: It is a restaurant chain in India that is run by a series of workers as a cooperative society. India has nearly 400 branches of Indian Coffee Houses.
Amul: Amul is a dairy cooperative society based in Gujarat. It brought the white revolution to India by becoming the largest producer of milk and milk products.
Pratibha Mahila Sahakari Bank: It is a cooperative bank based in Jalgaon, Maharashtra. It was founded by Pratibha Patil in 1973.
Anyonya Co-operative Bank Limited: It is the first cooperative bank that was launched in India. It is located in Vadodara, Gujarat.
Kerala Dinesh Beedi workers’ Central Co-op Society: It’s a workers’ cooperative society based in Kerala. It was founded in 1969.
Orissa State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation: It’s a state government operated cooperative society under the governance of the Ministry of Cooperation and the Government of Odisha.
Karnataka Milk Federation: It is a cooperative society based in Kerala selling dairy products under the brand name Nandini.
Kerala Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (KCMMF): It’s a state government Cooperative society that does its business under the name Milma.