In India, co-operatives were introduced during the British with the objective of improving access to rural credit and for offering aid to small-scale farmers. The very first co-operative society in India was constituted in the year 1904 and at that time only credit co-operatives were introduced under the co-operative society.

After that in the year 1912 and 1919, the Co-operative Societies Act was modified to include non-credit co-operatives inclusive of housing and its administration at the state level to meet the needs of the local people.

Government organizations in the Co-operative Societies in India:

The name of the government organizations operating in the co-operative societies sector in India is given below:

• Urban Co-operative Banks belonging to different states

• Housing Co-operative Society

• West Bengal Department of Co-operation

• National Co-operative Consumers’ Federation of India Limited

• National Co-operative Housing Federation of India

• Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited

• Himachal Pradesh State Co-operative Bank Limited

• Apex Society of Co-operative Sector

• Krishak Bharati Co-operative Limited

• Co-operative Sector belonging to different state governments

Recent government job notification in the Government Co-operative Societies:

Recently, the following government organizations called for applications from eligible candidates for working in the co-operative societies:

• Junior Clerk - Himachal Pradesh State Co-operative Bank Limited

• Senior Inspector of Co-operative Societies – Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission

• Deputy Registrar for Co-operative Societies - Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission

• Lift Operator - Apex Society of Co-operative Sector

• General Manager - National Co-operative Consumers’ Federation of India Limited

• General Manager (Accounts/Finance) - National Co-operative Consumers’ Federation of India Limited

• Manager (Foreign Trade) - National Co-operative Consumers’ Federation of India Limited

• Executive Trainees - National Co-operative Consumers’ Federation of India Limited

• Private Secretary - National Co-operative Consumers’ Federation of India Limited

• Graduate Engineer Trainee - Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited

• Chemical, Civil Engineers - Krishak Bharati Co-operative Limited

What the educational qualification needed to find job in co-operative societies:

The education qualification required for entering jobs in government co-operative societies purely depends on the job position for which applications are invited. However, candidates with their UG or PG degree in any stream of education can find basic level jobs in the government organizations coming under co-operative societies.

Job prospects of the Co-operative societies in India:

In addition to the aforesaid co-operative societies, a number of other co-operative sectors are also functioning in India and this sector is one of the largest employers in India and the employment rate in this sector is expected to grow further in the near future offering more employment opportunities to eligible candidates.