(i)To borrow, raise or secure funds to facilitate its own business or for providing financial assistance to its members as advances, loans or grants.
ii)To undertake and make arrangements for the procurement of goods and material required by it and its member for undertaking processing and manufacturing activities;
(iii)To make arrangements for grading, packing and distribution of the goods manufactured by it or its affiliated societies and procure commodities from the market for trading within and outside India.
(iv) To make arrangements for the marketing of the agricultural produce of its member Societies and farmers.
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(v) To purchase and install machinery for processing of agricultural produce and for manufacturing agricultural inputs such as fertilizers, seeds, agro chemicals.
(vi) To guide, assist and supervise working of its member societies;
(vii)To carry out publicity and propaganda in respect of co-operative marketing and supply by publishing literature, arranging demonstration, conference etc.;
(viii)To collect commercial information particularly relating to the conditions in principal markets, general trends of the prices and circulate the same among its members;
(ix) To acquire, construct, lease, hire or dispose of buildings and godowns for carrying out business of the Federation and its affiliated societies and to take up the construction work of other govt./institutional agencies.
(x) To guarantee the loans advanced or credit granted to any member society of the Federation by Government, State Bank of India or any other agency within such limits and such terms and charge such commission thereon as may be approved by the Registrar;
(xi) To act as agent of the State Government and other agencies for the procurement of agricultural produce and distribution of agricultural inputs, agro chemicals and other goods;
(xii) To enter into collaboration/joint ventures with the Co-operatives and others in India and abroad, in fulfilment of any of its objects;
(xiii) To encourage saving, thrift and cooperation among members and undertaken measures for spreading knowledge of co-operative principles and practices
(xiv) To act as insurance agent and to guide and assist its member societies and other etc. regarding all insurance matter.
(xv) To undertake such activities as are connected with the activities mentioned above and other activities for the benefit of Federation and its members.
IV Membership and Shares:
7. The membership of the Federation shall be open to:
(a) Co-operative Marketing and Marketing-cum-Processing Societies dealing with Agriculture.
(b) Cooperative Cold Stores.
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(c) Such other type of Societies as may be approved by the Registrar.
(d) Government
8. Associate Members The Federation may enroll following as its nominal/associate members.
(i) Primary Cooperative Agricultural Credit & Service Societies.
(ii) Cooperative and other institutions, statutory bodies or individuals as may be notified by the Government with which it has business relations or proposes to set up joint venture.
(iii) Associate member shall not be entitled to any share in any form whatsoever, in the assets or profits of the Federation.
(iv) The associate member shall have no right to vote in the affairs of the Federation and shall have no representation on the management of the Federation.
(v)Associate member shall pay entrance fee of Rs 100/- and shall not be required/entitled to contribute any share capital.
9 Applications for membership shall be addressed to the Managing Director of the Federation. Such applications shall be disposed of by the Executive Committee of the Federation and the applicant to whom the admission is refused by the Executive Committee shall communicate the decision in writing per registered notice. Such applicant may appeal to the Board of Directors within 30 days of the receipt of the decision of the Executive Committee.
10. A member of the Federation may be expelled by the Executive Committee for the following reasons.
a) If the member persistently defaults in the payments of share money or other amounts due to the Federation;
(b) If the member willfully supplied materially false information to the Federation;
(c) If the member fails to observe the bye-laws without any reasonable cause;
(d) If the conduct of the member is prejudicial to the interests or reputation of the Federation.
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11.A member expelled by the Executive Committee under the preceding bye-law may appeal to the Board of Directors within 30 days of the communication of decision regarding expulsion.