The National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India (NCCF) is the apex organization for consumer cooperatives in the country. It was established in 1965 and provides technical assistance, guidance, and acts as a representative for consumer cooperatives. NCCF operates through its headquarters in New Delhi and 34 branches across India to supply consumer goods at reasonable rates to cooperatives and other agencies.

2.  The National Cooperative Consumers’
Federation of India Limited (NCCF) is
the apex federation of the consumer
cooperatives in the country.
 NCCF was set up on 16 October, 1965
and is administered under the Multi
State Cooperative Societies Act 2002.

3.  The present membership of the NCCF
is 136 comprising of Primary Co-op.
Stores, Wholesale Societies, State level
Consumer Cooperative Federations,
National Cooperative Development
Corporation and the Government of
India.

4.  The commercial operations of the
NCCF are handled through its
headquarters at New Delhi and 34
branches/ sub-branches located in
the State Capitals and other important
procuring centres in different parts of
the country.

5.  NCCF also run a dal processing unit
at Bhiwani . It also runs two retail
counters at Dak Tar Bhawan,
Parliament Street, New Delhi and at
Nehru Palace, New Delhi.

6.  To provide supply support to the
consumer cooperatives and other
distributing agencies for distribution
of consumer goods at reasonable and
affordable rates.

7.  It provides technical guidance and
assistance to the consumer
cooperatives.
 NCCF is the spokesman of the
consumer cooperative movement in
the country.

8.  It provides technical guidance and
assistance to its member institutions
in particular, and consumer
cooperative societies.

9.  In grading, packaging,
standardization, bulk-buying, storing,
pricing, account keeping, other
business techniques and management
methods to improve and increase their
operation and management efficiency

10.  Create and promote the formation of
cadres of employees for the NCCF and
member institutions and arrange for
their proper training in collaboration
with NCUI.

11.  Hold seminars, conferences, meetings
and to undertake publicity,
propaganda and similar other
activities as may help the development
of consumers’ cooperative movement
in the country.

12.  Establish trade connections with
manufacturers, their authorized
distributors and suppliers/dealers
including Government agencies and
cooperative organization and to
undertake purchase.

13.  Supply of Agricultural commodities
like food grains, pulses, spices, oil
seeds, pharmaceutical items and other
consumer goods.
 Undertake supply of the above items
in wholesale and retail as well as to
Govt. departments/State Agencies
/Cooperatives small scale industries
and private parties.

14.  Undertake metal scrap business as
also setting up and running of
warehouses and cold storages.
 Coal and its by products, chemicals,
fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides and
other industrial goods.

15.  In addition to the Import of Pulses
under the Scheme “Distribution of
Pulses through PDS at Subsidized
Rates” as nominated agency of the
Govt. of India.
 Procurement of Paddy/Wheat as State
Agency in different States under Price
Support Scheme of the Govt. of India
on behalf of FCI.

16.  NCCF may enter into the field of direct
marketing of Agricultural Produce by
opening their own centers of
purchases, storage, processing & sales
of consumer goods by connecting
such players together in an integrated
value chain where the individual
facilities are owned by the respective
private trade.

17.  Procurement of Oil-seeds and Pulses
under MSP Scheme of the Government
of India.
 Export of Rice & Wheat under
Government to Government Business
and also under Govt. approved
Schemes.