(i) provision of legal and institutional framework;
(ii) registration of Co-operative Societies;
(iii) auditing, supervision, inspection and monitoring of co-operative societies;
(iv) coordinating co-operative activities with other institutions;
(v) preparation of programmes and policies for the co-operative sector;
(vi) conception, implementation and monitoring of national co-operative development projects;
(vii) coordination of foreign financial and technical assistance for the implementation of co-operative projects;
(viii) advising and assisting co-operative societies and federations in the implementation of their plans and projects;
(ix) data collection and publication of reports on co-operatives and the Co-operative Movement;
(x) assisting co-operative societies in modernising their activities and in attaining financial and functional autonomy;
(xi) promoting new management concepts through HRD, training and education within the co-operative sector; and
(xii) promoting and developing the Co-operative Movement in every field of human activities for the economic social and cultural upliftment of the adherents and the community generally.
(x) assisting co-operative societies in modernising their activities and in attaining financial and functional autonomy;
(xi) promoting new management concepts through HRD, training and education within the co-operative sector;
(xii) promoting and developing the Co-operative Movement in every field of human activities for the economic social and cultural upliftment of the adherents and the community generally.
1. Administration Section
Function
(i) Formulate and implement policies with regard to co-operatives and their development.
(ii) Carry out overall monitoring of the activities of, and co-ordination between the different
sections of the Division
2. Registrar, Co-operative Societies Unit
Function
(i) Provision of conducive legal and institutional framework for co-operative development
(ii) Ensure the enforcement of and compliance with the Co-operative Societies Act by all co-
operative societies
(iii) Registration of co-operative societies
(iv) Supervision, inspection and monitoring of co-operative societies
(v) Auditing the accounts of co-operative societies
(vi) Provision of education and training for the promotion and modernization of the co-operative
sector
Inquiry
(i) Settlement of Disputes in Co-operative societies
(ii) Liquidation of Co-operative societies
(iii) Organisation of Co-operative events
3. Co-operative Development Unit
Function
(i) Making proposals for the development of co-operative sector
(ii) Preparing and drafting sectoral development plans and review of the co-operative sector
(iii) Assisting in the formulation of policies relating to the co-operative sector
(iv) Examining project proposals and advising on their viability or otherwise
(v) Formulating project requests for assistance from aid/donor agencies
(vi) Examining feasibility studies of co-operative projects
Project implementation
(i) Providing sectoral inputs to and participate at the level of bilateral joint-commission meetings
(ii) Assessing prospects for the development of the co-operative sector, identifying
problems connected with this sector and advising on the policy measures to be taken
(iii) Providing and maintaining up-to-date and reliable information on the co-operative sector
4. Co-operative Audit Unit
Function
- Subject to appointment in a general meeting by the society and where annual revenue does
- not exceed the prescribed amount:-
- (i) Audit of cooperative societies' accounts
- (ii) Report on non-compliance to Rules with particular emphasis on financial matters
- (iii) Review and update the audit approach and procedures
- (iv) Ensure quality and sufficiency of audit are maintained