सहकारी समिति
Cooperative Society
परिभाषा: A cooperative society is a member-owned organisation where people voluntarily come together to meet shared economic needs — like credit, buying, selling, or services — and run it democratically on a one-member-one-vote basis, sharing the benefits among themselves rather than with outside shareholders.
आसान शब्दों में
It is a "by the members, for the members" business. The same people who use the society also own and control it, and any surplus comes back to them.
हिन्दी में
सहकारी समिति वह संस्था है जिसे कुछ लोग मिलकर अपनी साझा ज़रूरत (कर्ज़, खरीद, बिक्री, सेवा) पूरी करने के लिए बनाते हैं। इसके मालिक भी सदस्य होते हैं और चलाने वाले भी सदस्य। हर सदस्य का एक वोट होता है — पैसा कितना भी लगाया हो। जो लाभ होता है वह सदस्यों में ही बँटता है।
In English
A cooperative is a self-help group with legal status: jointly owned, democratically controlled (one member, one vote), and operated for members' mutual benefit, not external profit.
यह क्यों ज़रूरी है
It is the foundational identity of every SahakarLekha user. Understanding "what a society is" frames why its accounting, audit, and governance differ from a private company.
आम गलतफ़हमियाँ
- ❌ "A society is a government department." → It is an autonomous, member-run body (regulated by, not owned by, the government).
- ❌ "More money = more control." → No; voting is per member, not per rupee.
- ❌ "A society cannot earn surplus." → It can; the surplus is shared/retained per cooperative rules, not paid to outside investors.
सीखने के लक्ष्य
- Define a cooperative society in one sentence.
- State the "one member, one vote" democratic principle.
- Distinguish a society from a company and a government body.
जुड़े विषय
Member · Cooperative principles · Society types · Cooperative vs company · RCS
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