The cooperative societies of Tibetan settlements are nothing less than a back bone to Tibetan government in exile, for they carry forward the responsibilities to benefit its share members and bring various improvements in their respective settlement.
While our government makes strategies and policies to improve the basic standards of living, education, health etc, the cooperative societies focus on people’s income, employment and convenience.
From the smallest things of supplying the seeds and fertilizers to the farmers, arranging tractors to plough the farm to the bigger thing of dealing the prices of farmer’s products, cooperatives manage every little thing of the settlers.
Apart from this, they have built crèches in every settlement so that the parents can work independently without worrying about their babies. Co-operatives also help in preserving the Tibetan culture and identity by maintaining our traditional handicrafts and promoting them to other nationalities.
Co-operative societies deal directly with common people and help them sort their problems; hence they have surely been a blessing to the Tibetans and will remain to be so.
Five Tibetan Co-operatives in South India
1 TIBETAN PRIMARY AGRICULTURAL CREDIT CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD (LUGSUNG SAMDUPLING, BYLAKUPPE)
This Co-Operative Society was established in the year 1963. It was registered under ARM/1429/1964 in the year 1964. At present, it has 3068 share members and 72 staffers. It has 11 units, those are as follows
• Agriculture section
• Consumer service section
• Handicraft section
• Purified Drinking Water Treatment Plant
• Xerox and craft shop
• Tractor Section cum Workshop
• Petrol Bunk
• Shopping Complex
• Guest House
• Meeting Hall
• Farm land
The crop which is being grown in the settlement is maize.
Chairman : Mr Pema Delek
2 TIBETAN SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD (DOEGULING,MUNGOD)
This Co-Operative Society was established in the year 1966. It was registered under Karnataka Co-operative Soceity registration Act, registration number AR/RSR/527/1967 on 31st November 1967. At present, it has 3926 share members and 32 staffers. It has 11 units, those are as follows
• Agricultural section
• Tractor section
• Workshop section
• Handicraft section
• Consumer store section
• Building centre
• Communication centre
• Cable TV network section
• Public Distribution section
• Incense section
• Horticulture section
Some of the crops which are grown by the settlers are paddy, maize and pulses.
Chairman : Mr Namgyal Tsering
3 TIBETAN DICKEY LARSOE CO-OPERRATIVE SOCIETY LTD (DICKEY LARSOE, BYLAKUPPE)
This Co-Operative Society was established in the year 1969. It was registered in 1969 under the registration act of ARM/1528-1969. At present, it has 1907 share members and 35 staffers.
It has 12 units, those are as follows
• Tractor section and workshop section
• Flour mills section
• School bus section
• Water service station
• Handicraft section
• Agricultural section
• Consumer service section
• Purified drinking water treatment plant
• Computer section
• Tibetan feeds independent business unit
• Community hall
• Guest house
The crop which is widely grown in this settlement is maize.
Chairman : Mr Tenzin Tashi
4 DHONDENLING PRIMARY AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD (DHONDENLING, KOLLEGAL)
This society was established in the year 1974. It was registered on 11thFebruary 1974 under the Karnataka Co-operative Society Act of 1959. At present, it has 3976 share members and 32 staffers. It has 6 units, those are as follows
• Tractor and workshop section
• Seed and fertilizer section
• Agricultural section
• Wholesale shop
• Cattle feed section
• Water supply section
Some of the crops grown in the settlement are millets, maize and pulses.
Chairman : Mr Lobsang Choenjor
5 TIBETAN RABGAYLING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD (RABGAYLING, HUNSUR)
This society was established in the year 1971. It was registered on 18th March 1972, under the Karnataka State Co-operative Act of 1959. At present, it has 2264 share members and 11 staffers. It has 4 units which are as follows
• Account section
• Agricultural section
• Short term and medium term loan provider section
• Tractor section
The crop which is widely grown is maize.
Chairman : Mr Chungdup Tsering