List of Cooperative Societies
Overview:
The Department currently maintains a registry of 12,333 cooperative societies. Of these, 7,734 societies are confirmed as functional, actively contributing to the state's economic framework.
Status of State-Level Cooperative Federations
1. Statefed Assam In accordance with administrative restructuring, Statefed Assam is currently under liquidation proceedings.
Liquidator: Sri Sanjib Kumar Baruah, Joint Registrar of Cooperative Societies (Head Office, Assam).
2. HOUSEFED (Assam State Cooperative Housing Federation Ltd.) HOUSEFED remains fully operational as the apex institution for housing in the cooperative sector.
Current Activity: It continues to execute construction and infrastructure projects across the state, including affordable housing schemes and office accommodations for government departments.
Affiliation: It functions under the administrative control of the Cooperation Department and is affiliated with the National Cooperative Housing Federation of India.
3. ASWC (Assam State Warehousing Corporation) ASWC is an active state public sector undertaking focused on logistics and storage solutions.
Current Activity: The corporation is actively upgrading its infrastructure, with recent renovation and capacity-building projects awarded in 2024 for facilities in Amingaon, Bongaigaon, and other districts.
Management: It operates under a dedicated Board of Directors and Managing Director to support agricultural storage needs.
Sector Wise Number of Cooperatives (Total vs. Functional)
S.No
Sector
Total Societies
Functional Societies
1
Agriculture & Allied Cooperative
702
410
2
Agro Processing / Industrial Cooperative
637
298
3
Bee Farming Cooperative
2
0
4
Consumer Cooperative
299
177
5
Credit & Thrift Society
1114
770
6
Dairy Cooperative
1446
1120
7
Educational & Training Cooperatives
73
46
8
Fishery Cooperative
645
439
9
Handicraft Cooperative
25
17
10
Handloom Textile & Weavers Cooperative
83
63
11
Housing Cooperative Society
127
57
12
Jute and Coir Cooperative
0
0
13
Khadi Gramodyog
0
0
14
Labour Cooperative
146
31
15
Livestock & Poultry Cooperative
877
430
16
Marketing Cooperative Society
244
108
17
Miscellaneous Credit Cooperative Society
7
7
18
Miscellaneous Non Credit
24
21
19
Multipurpose Cooperative
802
631
20
Primary Agricultural Credit Society (PACS)
2018
1304
21
Sericulture Cooperative
51
48
22
Social Welfare & Cultural Cooperative
12
10
23
Sugar Mills Cooperative
1
0
24
Tourism Cooperative
27
21
25
Transport Cooperative
29
16
26
Tribal-SC/ST Cooperative
24
13
27
Urban Cooperative Bank (UCB)
8
8
28
Women Welfare Cooperative Society
2910
1689
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Total
12333
7734