The West Bengal State Cooperative Marketing Federation Ltd. popularly known by the acronym BENFED is the apex or state level Federation for the Marketing Cooperative Societies of the state of West Bengal.
BENFED came into existence in the year 1958 and has its head office located at 1582, Rajdanga Main Road, Kolkata-107 and 18 branch offices in different districts of the state.
BENFED deals in marketing agricultural inputs, procuring foodgrains and implementing rural infrastructural projects.
West Bengal State Multipurpose Consumers' Cooperative Federation Ltd. (CONFED) is the apex consumers' cooperative federation registered under WBCS Act 1940 with 28 affiliated Wholesale Consumers' Cooperative Societies and 8 Consumers' Cooperative Stores. The Primary Consumers Cooperative Societies are the base level member societies of the Wholesale Consumers' Societies, the first tier of this set up. The objects of the Federation are primarily to meet up the need of the base level consumers' by delivering commodities at a reasonable rate through its affiliated societies and to coordinate and facilitate the working of the affiliated societies for promotion, organization & development.
Visit WebsiteWest Bengal State Cooperative Housing Federation Ltd.(HOUSFED) was established in 1965. In the middle of twentieth century when there was no place to get the financial support to build a house, then HOUSFED was the last resort for middle-income people. Housfed was established to supervise, coordinate and extend financial assistance to Primary-CHS. The institution caters the need of individual Nominal Members also. At present, we have 3000(Approx.) number of Nominal members and 938 number of member societies.
The West Bengal State Cooperative Agriculture & Rural Development Bank Ltd. (The WBSCARD Bank Ltd.), was established in 1958 to address the long term investment credit need of the rural farmers. The Apex Cooperative Credit institution has 11 Branches, 2 District Offices at Darjeeling & Purulia and 24 Member Primary CARD Banks.
Training Institute- The Institute of Cooperative Management for Agriculture & Rural Development (ICMARD)
Activities- Training /Capacity Building of Cooperatives & SHGs, Skill & Entrepreneurship Development, Consultancy, Study Visit etc.
The West Bengal State Cooperative Bank Ltd. was enlisted in the Second Schedule of Reserved Bank of India on 02/07/1966.The WBSCB Ltd. is the apex Cooperative Institution under Three Tier Short Term Cooperative Credit Structure (STCCS) in West Bengal.
» Strong presence all over the State along with 17 affiliated DCCB/CCBs
» All the 381 Branches under STCCS are CBS enabled along with NEFT/RTGS and ATM facility.
» Facilities of NEFT/RTGS are available at selected PACS functioning as Customer Service Point.
» Disbursement of crop loan to the farmer members of PACS at the doorstep through Rupay KCC-Micro ATM
West Bengal State Cooperative Union plays the pivotal role in spreading, promoting, nurturing and development of Cooperative Movement in the entire state of West Bengal. Under its umbrella & leadership, all 22 district Cooperative Unions function independently in their respective areas of operations in the state. It is Registered as an Apex Cooperative Society in the state having Regd. No. 19 Cal 11.05.1950. As per West Bengal Cooperative Societies Acts 2006 and Rules 2011, the Union imparts Cooperative Training & Education throughout the state as well as publish Bhandar Magazine which is a monthly mouthpiece of Cooperative Movement of West Bengal.
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