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Raichow Comprehensive Village Development Cooperative Society Ltd.
1. Presentation on….
Raicho Comprehensive Village Development
Cooperative Society Ltd. (RCVDCS)
Department of Agricultural Marketing and Business management, SAU
2. Raicho Comprehensive Village Development
Cooperative Society Ltd. (RCVDCS) is cooperative
society working in the village Raicho of Comilla district
as a development program of BARD. As pioneer
organization it makes new dimension in the history of
Cooperatives in Bangladesh.
3. History of Raicho Comprehensive Village
Development Cooperative Society
• Established on 31st August 1978.
• Started its journey with a capital of 10 Tk. by 10 young people.
• They realized it could not be possible to run with only young people and they took an idea from
BARD’s CVDP.
• In 1991,they went under BARD and CVDP; and named their cooperatives.
• They first registered on 29th October,1979 & re-registered on 5th January,1994.
4. Goals of RCVDCS
• Organizational and management activities
• Economic activities
• Business activities
• Production related activities
• Educational activities
• Social security activities
• Nutrition and health activities
• Family planning
• Social development activities
• Solving unemployment problems
• Establishing democratic activities
• Recreation and entertainment
• Training activities
6. Organizational management Functions
Out of 303families member families of the cooperatives are 293.
No of Cooperatives Member
Male 231
Female 195
Children 206
Total 651
Meetings
Weekly Meeting
Women- Sunday(9:00 am)
Men-Sunday (8:00 pm)
Children- Friday( 03:00 pm)
Management Committee Meetings
Once in a month( 1 manager, 1
accountant and 1 collector with other
members of the committee)
Annual General Meeting
Once usually at end of the financial year.
Functions of RCVDCS
7. Functions of RCVDCS
Savings deposit
Male- 1757289
Female- 1113959
Children-644887
Total- 3516135
Shares
Male- 627420
Female- 251340
Total- 878760
Distribution and Collection of Loan
Male- 4627002
Female- 3407000
Total- 8024002
Deposit Schemes
10 years scheme with 100-1000 tk
monthly deposit at double
Repayment rate.
Economic Functions
8. Functions of RCVDCS
- Rice mill
- Shallow tubewell
- Shop rent
- Thresher rent
- Own land
- Interest on loan
To encourage the members
RCVCS share its profit portions
with their members.
Business Plans and Dividend Distribution
9. Functions of RCVDCS
• Agricultural Development
• Livestock and Poultry Rearing
• Fish cultivation
• Tree plantation
• Educational development
• Health, Nutrition and Environment development
• Extended Vaccination
• Family Planning
• Social Security Development
• Religious Programs
• Solving Unemployment
• Establishment of Democracy
• Annual Planing
Production Related Function
10. Sources of Finance
Internal Sources
• Membership fees
• Monthly or weekly
share diposite
• Fixed Deposit
• Shares
• Savings Deposit
• Reserve funds
External Source
Financial help and gifts of national and International
Organizations.
11. Reasons Behind the Success
• Few number of cooperative families.
• Only cooperative society in the village.
• Open membership facilities.
• Foreign helps and aids.
• No political or social barriers.
• Encourage members for weekly savings through different lottery rewards.
• Monthly, weekly and annual meetings which helps to mitigate the misunderstandings between
the members and the managing committee.
• Less interest rate.
• Strictly follows the rules and regulations.
12. Evaluation
-Reduced Dowry
-Increased women education and empowerment
-Child Education
-Infrastructural development ( 100% sanitation, 70% gas pipe line, 100% electricity )
-Reduced child marriage
-Developed socioeconomic and Livelihood Condition
-Ensured safe drinking water
-Ensured Food Security
13. Problems faced by the Society
Not much helps or subsidies from the government.
No training facilities from the government.
Less labour force because of industrialization.
Rate of education is less.
Less marketing facilities for agricultural products.
Less implementation of training provided by the society.
14. Recommendations
Concern not in only production but also in marketing.
Need technical person to disseminate new technology.
Monitoring market fair price