Transport cooperatives provide transportation services to members at lower rates. They exist at national, state, and local levels. Nationally, the National Federation of Tourism and Transport Cooperatives of India oversees over 625,000 cooperative societies. Transport Cooperation of India is a large integrated logistics cooperative. At the state level, cooperatives provide transportation in sectors like buses, taxis, and credit. Cooperatives have strengths like strong management but also weaknesses such as high staff turnover and weak online presence. Opportunities include new services and emerging markets, while threats include economic downturns and government regulation.

1. TRANSPORT
COOPERATIVES

2. CONTENT
ABOUT CO-OPERATIVE
AT NATIONAL LEVEL
AT STATE LEVEL
HISTORY & EVALUATION
SWOT & FUTURE OF THE CO-OPERATIVE

3. TRANSPORT COOPERATIVE
THESE SOCIETIES ARE FORMED TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES OF TRANSPORT TO
ITS MEMBER AT LOWER RATES. WELFARE BUS SCHEME IS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS
TYPE OF SOCIETY. A PASS IS HANDED OVER TO THE MEMBER FOR TRAVELLING ON
APPROVED ROUTES.
WHILE RELATIVELY FEW IN NUMBER, COOPERATIVES IN THE TRANSPORTATION
SECTOR ENCOMPASS A BROAD RANGE OF FUNCTIONALITY. THE COOPERATIVES
MAY BE ORGANIZED TO MEET THE DEMAND FOR SERVICES IN LOWER-DENSITY
RURAL AREAS, OR IN AREAS THAT CROSS GEOGRAPHIC JURISDICTIONAL
BOUNDARIES. THE COOPERATIVE MAY BE CREATED TO MEET SPECIALIZED
TRANSPORT REQUIREMENTS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR THOSE WITH LIMITED
MOBILITY.
COOPERATIVES ARE ALSO ORGANIZED TO OFFER TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES
THAT REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CAR TRIPS IN AN EFFORT TO ADDRESS
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES THAT ACCOMPANY THE HEAVY
TRAFFIC DEMANDS OF URBAN AREAS.

4. DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF GOODS AND SERVICES BEING PROVIDED, THE
TRANSPORTATION SECTOR CONTAINS SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF
COOPERATIVE ORGANIZATION.
BECAUSE THE PROVISION OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES EXISTS IN THE
REALM OF THE PUBLIC GOOD, MANY TRANSPORTATION COOPERATIVES ARE
ORGANIZED ON A NON-PROFIT BASIS, AND ARE COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN
NON-PROFIT, BUSINESSES, OR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ENTITIES TO
PROVIDE SERVICES OR TO DEVELOP TRIP REDUCTION PROGRAMS.
NON-PROFIT STATUS MAY MAKE COLLABORATION WITH GOVERNMENTAL
AGENCIES MORE STRAIGHTFORWARD, THUS MAKING THE COOPERATIVES
ELIGIBLE FOR GRANTS AND DONATIONS, AND PROMOTING A BROADER
EDUCATIONAL MISSION THAT CAN REACH MORE MEMBERS.

5. CAR SHARE COOPERATIVES ARE MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS THAT SPAN THE
BOUNDARY BETWEEN NON-PROFIT AND COOPERATIVE. MEMBER
REPRESENTATION ON THE BOARD MAY VARY, AND MULTIPLE MEMBER
CLASSES BESIDES INDIVIDUAL DRIVERS MAY EXIST, INCLUDING BUSINESSES
THAT PROVIDE A CAR SHARING SERVICE TO EMPLOYEES, AND NON-DRIVING
MEMBERS WHO MAY SUPPORT THE GOALS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
WORKER-OWNED TAXI COOPERATIVES ARE OWNED BY THE TAXI DRIVERS
WHO ELECT A BOARD TO OVERSEE THE COOPERATIVE’S STRATEGIC
GENERATION. THE COOPERATIVES ARE STRUCTURED TO PROVIDE
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND PATRONAGE PROFIT-SHARING; MEMBERSHIP
REQUIREMENTS VARY.
MANY NON-PROFIT COOPERATIVES EXEMPLIFY BOUNDARY ISSUES, AND
THE MEMBERS MAY HAVE VARYING DEGREES OF CONTROL OVER THE
ORGANIZATION, DEPENDING ON BOARD STRUCTURE AND BY LAW
REQUIREMENTS.

6. COOPERATIVES ALSO SUPPLY THE SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION-RELATED
NEEDS OF A WIDE VARIETY OF MEMBERS, INCLUDING TRUCK DRIVERS,
OWNERS OF BIODIESEL VEHICLES, AND BICYCLISTS.
TAXI CAB COOPERATIVES USUALLY ARE WORKER COOPERATIVES
ORGANIZED TO BENEFIT THE DRIVERS WHO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION
SERVICES TO PAYING INDIVIDUALS. TYPICALLY, TAXI CAB COMPANIES
OPERATE USING INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS WHO OFTEN MUST PROVIDE
THEIR OWN VEHICLE OR LEASE ONE FROM THE COMPANY. A WORKER-
OWNED COOPERATIVE MAY BE ORGANIZED TO PROVIDE A VARIETY OF
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, THE POTENTIAL FOR A SHARE IN COMPANY PROFITS,
AND THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN OWNERSHIP DECISION-MAKING.
PRIVATELY OWNED TAXI COMPANIES MAY ALSO FORM PURCHASING
COOPERATIVES TO PROVIDE MORE EFFICIENT ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
TO ITS MEMBER BUSINESSES.

7. AT NATIONAL LEVEL
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF TOURISM AND
TRANSPORT COOPERATIVES OF INDIA LIMITED
(NFTC)
NFTC HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO ORGANISE & REDRESS THE MAJOR ANOMALIES
IN THE TWO SEGMENTS, EVENTUALLY TO UPLIFT THEM & BRING WORLD
CLASS OPERATING STANDARDS TO THEM, THROUGH COOPERATIVES THAT ARE
EXISTING IN THESE SEGMENTS & THOSE THAT MAY BE REQUIRED TO BE SET
UP IN FUTURE. NFTC IS ON OF THE 16 FEDERATIONS IN THE COUNTRY TO
CONTROL SIX LAC TWENTY FIVE COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES OF NATION.
SANDEEP MARWAH NOMINATED AS MANAGING DIRECTOR OF NFTC.
11-50 EMPLOYEES.

8. TRANSPORT COOPERATION OF INDIA LIMITED
(TCI)
FOUNDED IN 1958 AS AN ‘ONE MAN ONE TRUCK’ COMPANY BY SHRI PRABHU
DAYAL AGARWAL AT KOLKATA, INDIA.
HEADQUARTERS – GURGAON, HARYANA
KEY PEOPLE – D.P.AGARWAL (VICE CHAIRMAN & MD), VINEET AGARWAL (MD),
CHANDER AGARWAL (JOINT MD)
1400+ OFFICES ALL ACROSS INDIA WITH 5000+ NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES.
TCI IS AN INTEGRATED MULTI-MODAL LOGISTICS & SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS
PROVIDER IN INDIA WITH A GLOBAL PRESENCE. THE WHOLE CORPORATION IS
COMPOSED OF 6 SPECIAL DIVISIONS CATERING TO VARIOUS NEEDS OF
LOGISTICS VIZ.; TCI FREIGHT, TCI EXPRESS, TCI SUPPLY CHAIN, TCI GLOBAL,
TCI SEAWAYS & TCI FOUNDATION.

9. AT STATE LEVEL
SAHAKARU SINDHU
DEPARTMENT OF COOPERATION, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA
IN KARNATAKA, COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES COVER ALMOST EVERY SPHERE OF
SOCIAL & ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES.
THERE ARE 39,627 COOPERATIVES UNDER THE CONTROL OF REGISTRAR OF
COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES, OF WHICH 34,664 ARE FUNCTIONAL.
TRANSPORT COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES
LIMITED
TCS KOPPA, REGISTERED IN 1991 HAS 80 BUSES & 300 INDIVIDUALS
& 73 PRIMARY COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES MEMBERS. THE SOCIETY
COVERS 65% OF THE ROUTES IN RURAL AREAS OF CHICKMAGALUR
DISTRICT.

10. AMBALA EXSERVICE MEN TRANSPORT COOPERATIVE
SOCIETY LIMITED
ESTABLISHED IN THE YEAR 1947. SITUATED IN PUNJAB.
THIRUVALLUVAR TRANSPORT CORPORATION
EMPLOYEES CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT SOCIETY LTD
IT WAS REGISTERED UNDER ‘MULTI STATE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT, 1984’.
KERALA STATE TRANSPORT WORKER'S CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY
LTD.
SITUATED IN THAMPANOOR, TRIVANDRUM.
THE PARBHANI TRANSPORT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD.
THIS IS IN MAHARASHTRA.

11. SWOT ANALYSIS
 STRENGTH
• STRONG MANAGEMENT
• FINANCIAL LEVERAGE
 WEAKNESS
• HIGH STAFF TURNOVER
• ONLINE PRESENCE
• WEAK BRAND

12.  OPPORTUNITIES
• NEW SERVICES
• EMERGING MARKET
 THREATS
• BAD ECONOMY
• GOVERNMENT REGULATION

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