Chptr-2. Co-operative Registration in India

                                                                                                        HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

sir rajagopalchari, who was the registrar of co-operative societies  at  madras province was  appointed  as diwan  of  Cochin  and  subsequently  as  diwan  of  travacore  state.  he had  the  experience  in  the  working    of  co-operative  societies.  so  he  took   the  initiative rand  thereby the first act  by  the  name  Cochin  co-operative  societies  act  of  1913  was   passed.                                                                          

according  to  the  provisions  of  this  act  first  society  organised  in  Cochin  state  is still working  by  the name  edavanakkad  service  co-operative  bank. the  same rajagopalachari  was  appointed   as  the  diwan  of   travancore  also.he  took  the initiation  and thereby travancor co-operative societies  regulation was passed in the year 1914. the late c. govindpillai was appointed as the first registrar of co-operative society in travencore state on November 1914 the first society was registered on 17th November 1914 by the name trivandram central co-operative bank ltd which is the present Kerala state co-operative bank in 1949 the travencore and Cochin state were integrated and thereby travencore Cochin state was formed .at the time travencore co-operative society act was applicable to the Cochin state. There arise necessity to have a common law for the entire travencore Cochin state and in 1952 travencore Cochin co-operative societies act was passed. This was applicable to the entire travencore, Cochin State and old acts were repealed  

Acts

1. Cochin co-operative society Act 1913 
2. Madras co-operative society Act 1932 

3. Travencore co-operative society Act 1914

4. Travencore Cochin co-operative society Act 1952

5. Kerala co-operative society Act 1969