The document discusses cooperative organizations and their key characteristics. A cooperative organization is a voluntary association of economically weaker sections who join together to achieve common objectives and fight social evils through collective work. Some key characteristics of cooperative organizations are registration, voluntary membership, democratic management based on the "one member, one vote" principle, and fair distribution of surplus funds. The document also lists some advantages, such as easy formation and perpetual existence, and disadvantages, like lack of secrecy and limited capital. Statistics on Indian cooperative societies from 2010-2013 are presented, showing increases in the number of societies, membership, and working capital over those years.