Federation of Tibetan Co-operatives in India Ltd.

[ Reforming & strengthening of the Co-operative Institutions ]

In 1959, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and several thousands of Tibetan refugees were granted asylum in India and many rehabilitation settlements were set up by the government of India to host the Tibetan refugees. The solace and support the people and the government of India had given to the Tibetan refugees in the hour of acute need and also the infrastructure provided to set up rehabilitation settlements where Tibetan people can practice and sustain their culture and religious traditions, are held with profound indebtedness by the Tibetan people in and outside of Tibet.

Simultaneously with the setting up of settlements, co-operative societies were also duly registered, under the different state co-operative societies Act, in all the rehabilitation settlements to function as the backbone of the economic life of the settlements.

Today, we can vouch in all our humility and modesty the fact that Tibetan cooperative societies are among the best co-operatives in their respective areas. Nevertheless, given the potential of activities the co-operatives can undertake to serve their members in a larger perspective, the need to bring the Tibetan co-operatives functioning in several states of India under one apex body in the form of a federation is deemed both timely and indispensable. Therefore, all the 15 Tibetan Co-operative Societies in 9 different states had unanimously resolved to set up a Federation of the Tibetan co-operative societies (in India) Ltd. for exporting the products and manufactures by these member co-operative societies.

Therefore, under guidance from the Central Tibetan Administration, on 20th April 2005 Federation of Tibetan Co-operatives in India Ltd. has been formerly registered under Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act 2002.

Aims and Objectives

The principal object of the federation will be to promote the interests of all its members to attain their social and economic betterment through self-help and mutual aid in accordance with the co-operative principles.

Functions

1. Undertake research, evaluation and assist in preparation of perspective development plans for its member cooperatives;
2. Undertake business services on behalf of its member cooperatives, if specifically required by or under the resolution of the general body or the board, or bye-laws of a member co-operative;
3. Provide management development services to a member cooperative;
4. Assist member co-operatives in organising self-help;
5. Develop market information system, logo brand promotion, quality control and technology up-gradation;
6. To procure manufactured items of handicraft and related activities on agency basis or on outright basis from the member societies;
7. To arrange for sale of manufactured items purchased from member societies, locally or through export, for the best advantage of the member societies;
8. To undertake processing activities by itself through establishment of weavers' service centres particularly on carpet weaving and to market such manufactured items;
9. To export purchased items and other products procured from members;
10. To maintain hotels, resorts and to do such other activity to attract customers for the co-operative;
11. To arrange for training of employees of the federation and employees of the member co-operatives;

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