(1) There shall be a Fund to be called the Co-operative Education Fund to be administered by such authority and in such manner as may be prescribed. Every co-operative society shall contribute to the Cooperative Education Fund such portion of its net profit in any co-operative year as may be prescribed.
(2) All references to the Co-operative Development Fund established under the West Bengal Co-operative Societies Act, 1973 shall be construed as references to the Co-operative Education Fund established under this Act.
64. Every co-operative society shall create a Bad Debt Fund by transfer of not less than fifteen per cent. of its net profit in a co-operative year and shall utilise it in any business if it has no outside liability in the form of bad debt certified by the audit or in such other manner as may be prescribed.
65. Every co-operative society shall transfer in every co-operative year not less than ten per cent. of its net profit to a Reserve Fund:
Provided that the Reserve Fund shall be invested in a Government Saving Bank including Nationalised Banks and Regional Rural Banks or in any security specified in section 20 of the Indian Trusts Act, 1882 or in the business of the co-operative society in such manner as may be prescribed.
Co-operative Education Fund.
Bad Debt Fund.
Reserve Fund.
West Ben.
Act XXXVIII of
1973.
2 of 1882.
66. A co-operative society may, notwithstanding anything contained in the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 19 of 1952.
1952, establish a provident fund for the benefit of its whole-time employees with the contributions of such employees and may make contribution to the fund at the prescribed rate and the fund shall be administered in such manner as may be prescribed.
Gratuity 67. A co-operative society may establish a Gratuity Fund in Fund. accordance with the provisions of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 39 of 1972.
for the benefit of its employees.
Distribution 68. (1) Subject to the provisions of sections 63, 64 and 65 and subof profit. section (2) of this section, the net profit of a co-operative society in a co-operative year shall be distributed among its members by way of bonus or dividend.
350 The West Bengal Co-operative Societies Act, 1983.
XLV of 1983.]
(Chapter V111.—Eligibility for membership and privileges, liabilities and obligations of members.—Section 69.)
(2) Subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, the balance of the net profit in a co-operative year together with the undistributed net profit, if any, of the previous year may, to such extent and under such conditions as may be prescribed, be utilised for all or any of the following purposes:—
(a) payment of dividend to members on their paid up share capital at a rate not exceeding twelve per cent.;
(b) contribution to such special funds as may be prescribed or as may be provided in the by-laws;
(c) contribution of any amount not exceeding ten per cent. of the net profit in a co-operative year for any charitable purpose 6 of 1890.
as defined in section 2 of the Charitable Endowments Act, 1890 or for such other purposes as may be prescribed.
CHAPTER VIII Eligibility for membership and privileges, liabilities and obligations of members