About Us

Cooperative Development Foundation, popularly known as Sahavikasa, was formed in 1975, when a group of Individuals came together and started working for the development of cooperatives. They felt that cooperative was one of the good instruments to bring about comprehensive development in rural areas. It was initially known as Samakhya.

Legal Status

Sahavikasa is deemed to have been registered as a society under `Andhra Pradesh Societies Registration Act of 2001`. The registration number is 547 of 1985.

Sahavikasa is registered with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs under the `Foreign Contributions Regulation Act of 1976`. The registration number is 010 2301 087.

Sahavikasa is granted exemption under `Sections 12 and 80G` of the Commissioner of Income Tax, 1961. The number of the relevant proceedings of the Commissioner of Income Tax is Hqrs-1 / 12A & 80G/18/95-96 dated 12 Feb` 99.

Mission

The aim of Sahavikasa is to promote an environment in which cooperatives flourish as decentralised, democratic, self-help and mutual-aid organisations effectively harnessing and fostering local resources in consonance with the universally accepted Principles of Cooperation.

Activities

The activities of Sahavikasa, in order of priority, are:

Assisting rural women and men in the areas around Warangal City in Andhra Pradesh in forming and developing self reliant cooperatives (swa-kru-shi cooperatives) under the Andhra Pradesh Mutually Aided Cooperative Societies Act of 1995 (Macs Act);
Disseminating the contents and implications of the Macs Act, throughout Andhra Pradesh;
Disseminating the contents and implications of parallel and liberal cooperative law in the states where such a law has already been enacted.

Support Activities

The support services that Sahavikasa provides are :

Cooperative Audit Services : Primary cooperatives and their associations that are associated with Sahavikasa use the audit service.
Member education & management training : Sahavikasa has a training centre in Warangal City, which is used extensively by cooperators from its field work area and to some extent by others across the country.
Cooperative Revolving Fund (CRF) : The CRF is exclusively for the use of cooperatives within the field work area of Sahavikasa.

Board of Trustees as on 14.02.2015

Name	Address	Identity & Phone No
Smt K Jayaprada (President)	H No 3-69 Dwarakapet Village Narsampet Mandal Warangal District Andhra Pradesh – 506 132	President AWTC – Narsampet +91 9490408953
Smt A Revathi (Treasurer)	H No 1-74 Chantaiahpally Village Bheemadevarapally Mandal Karimnagar District Andhra Pradesh – 505 471	President AWTC – Mulukanoor +91 94902 89663
Smt K Dharmavathi	H No 1-40 Mandapally Village Duggondi Mandal Warangal District Andhra Pradesh – 505 331	Former President AWTC – Mandapally +91 98497 15372
Smt V Bhagyamma	H No 4-173 Bollikunta Village Sangem Mandal Warangal District Andhra Pradesh – 506 310	President AWTC – Bollikunta +91 98494 45879
Smt T Vajralu	H No 2-39 Allipur Village Hanamkonda Warangal District Andhra Pradesh – 506 003	President AWTC – Kondaparthi +91 97043 14383
Smt J Devika	H No 1-69 Ellanda Village Wardhannapet Mandal Warangal Andhra Pradesh – 506 313	President WSWD +91 99088 43278
Smt B Thirupathamma	H No 3-16 Garnepally Village Zaffarghad Mandal Warangal District Andhra Pradesh – 506 143	President MCC – Garnepally 08711 – 235122
Smt G Kavitha	H No 3-2 Jeelgula Village Ellukaturthy Mandal Karimnagar – 505 497 Andhra Pradesh	President WTC – Jeelgula +91 99494 38082
Smt G Aruna	H NO 6-101/1/9 Husnabad Village & Mandal Karimnagar District Andhra Pradesh – 505 467	President AWTC – Husnabad 93947 11432
Smt A Rama Devi	H No 1-40 Lingapur Village Shankarapatnam Mandal Karimnagar District Andhra Pradesh – 505 490	President AWTC – Shankarapatnam +91 98489 86664
Smt P Aruna	H No 10-14 Huzurabad Village & Mandal Karimnagar District Andhra Pradesh – 505 468	Former President AWTC – Huzurabad +91 98495 24373
Smt P Vijaya	H No 9-3-62 Siddipet Village & Mandal Medak District Andhra Pradesh – 502 103	Former President AWTC – Siddipet +91 94415 59256

WTC : Womens Thrift Cooperative

AWTC : Association of Womens Thrift Cooperative

WSWD : Wardhannapet Swakrushi Womens Dairy

MCC : Milk Collection Centre

Notes:

a	Cooperative Development Foundation (CDF) is an association of individuals registered as a society under the Andhra Pradesh Societies Registration Act. The registration number is 547 of 1985. These individuals constitute the Board of Trustees. The CDF works within the framework drawn by the Board.
b	Any individual, whose contribution/commitment to the cause of cooperatives has been significant, may be invited by the Board to be a trustee of CDF; provided that the number of trustees is no less than 8 and no more than 12; provided further that the gender equity is maintained in the incumbent trustees.
c	Professional designations of trustees have been mentioned in the above list to facilitate easy identification. All trustees serve CDF in their individual capacity.
d	A person ceases to be a trustee on 31st December of the year in which the trustee completes 15 years of trusteeship, or on 31st December of the year in which the trustee completes 70 years of age, or on absence of two consecutive meetings of the Board, or on resignation, or on termination of trusteeship by the Board.
e	CDF is registered with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs under the Foreign Contributions Regulation Act of 1976. The registration number is 010 230 087.
f	CDF is granted exemption under Sections 12 and 80G of the Income Tax Act of 1961, through the proceedings of the Commissioner of Income Tax No: 12A&80G/68(06)/04-05 Dt: 07.10.2004.
g	M/s Venkatappaiah & Co, Hyderabad, do the statutory audit of CDF’s accounts

Origin of Cooperatives

The idea of a cooperative movement has its genesis in the West. The evolution of cooperatives was occasioned by vast economic and political changes, which took place in the eighteenth and the nineteenth centuries. These were sought to meet a situation arising out of the evils of a new industrial society which emerged from the two revolutions, the Industrial Revolution in England and the French Revolution in France. These two revolutions, though promotive of increased national wealth and material prosperity, made many people poor, while arresting in its wake social progress. The general conditions of the peasantry were miserable in as much as a peasant had to groan under a heavy burden of taxation and other liabilities, which took away four-fifths of his produce for payment to the King, the Landlord and the Church. In such an environment, cooperative movements were started by dedicated members of the society to ameliorate the deplorable conditions of the producers, the artisans, the workers and the like. Rochdale pioneers in England and Raiffensen in Germany set the pace in the cooperative movement.

Principles of Cooperation

Various forms of cooperation have existed from the very beginnings of the human race, but it was the pioneers of Rochdale, England, who worked out their aims and purposes, and commited them to paper in 1844 in a form which identified nine specific rules. These came to be known as the Rochdale Principles of Cooperation and they have guided the formation, development, and identification of cooperatives throughtout the world ever since.

The Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers opened their store in 1844. The society was registered under the Friendly Societies` Act. The Rochdale Poineers expressed their commitment to certain principles in their constitution, rules, and practices. The principles were reviewed and revised/restated by the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) for current relevance, once in 1937, then in 1966, and finally in 1995.