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INTRODUCTION

The Jharkhand State Tribal Cooperative Development Corporation Ltd., an undertaking of Govt. of Jharkhand is functional in the State under Department of Welfare. It aims to work for financial status upgradation and ensure overall development of the people belonging to socially deprived group viz. Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes, Minority Communities and Physically Handicapped persons. It is also working as State Channelizing Agency for Govt. of India supported National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC)/ National Backward Class Finance and Development Corporation (NBCFDC)/ National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation(NMDFC)/ National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC). Apart from these, Corporation is also effectively implementing Central as well as State supported Scholarship Schemes for the students belonging to Minority/ Scheduled Tribe / Scheduled Caste/ Backward class.

JSTCDC: AN OVERVIEW

The Corporation comes into existence in the year 1969 in unified Bihar. In the year 2001, after bifurcation of the State, it was undertaken by the Govt. of Jharkhand (vide its notification No. 94, dated 17.01.2001) with the nomenclature “Jharkhand State Tribal Cooperative Development Corporation Ltd.” registered under the Bihar and Orissa Co-operative Societies Act. 1935. Its registered office is at Ranchi, which is headed by the Managing Director nominated by Govt.of Jharkhand.

The Corporation is a Govt. of Jharkhand undertaking having Authorised Share Capital of Rs.2500.00 Lakh and Paid-up Share Capital of Rs.1915.21 lakh as on 31st March 2012.

The corporation is functional in the State focusing on the upliftment of tribal population by providing them means of self-employment. Apart from the State Head Office, it is having its branches in all Divisions namely, Ranchi, Hazaribag, Daltonganj, Chaibasa and Dumka with the purpose to cater the need of the people in the locality. The details of districts allotted to these branch offices are as follows:

Sl. No.	Division	Branch Office	Districts Covered
1.	South Chotanagpur	Ranchi	Ranchi, Khunti, Gumla, Simdega & Lohardaga
2.	North Chotanagpur	Hazaribag	Ramgarh, Hazaribag, Chatra, Kodarma, Giridih, Bokaro & Dhanbad
3.	Palamu	Daltonganj	Palamau, Garhwa & Latehar
4.	Kolhan	Chaibasa	East Singhbhum, West Singhbhum & Saraikela-Kharsawan
5.	Santhal pargana	Dumka	Dumka, Godda, Sahebganj, Pakur, Deoghar & Jamtara

Board of Directors

The activities of the corporation are governed by the Board of Directors constituted under the Chairmanship of Principal Secretary/ Secretary to the Government, Department of Welfare. The Board of Directors consists of following members:

1.	Principal Secretary/ Secretary to the Government, Department of Welfare	Chairman
2.	One representative of N.S.T.F.D.C., New Delhi	Director
3.	The Registrar, Cooperative Societies (or his representative not below the rank of a Joint Registrar)	Director
4.	The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Jharkhand (or his representative not below the rank of a Conservator)	Director
5.	The Director of Industries (or his representative not below the rank of a Joint Director)	Director
6.	Two representatives of Ministry of Welfare, Govt. of India (T.D.)	Director
7.	The Managing Director being the representative of the State Cooperative Bank	Director
8.	The Tribal Welfare Commissioner, Ranchi	Director
9.	One representative of the Jharkhand Tribes Advisory Council nominated by Government	Director
10.	Four representatives of Forest Laboures Cooperative Societies elected from amongst themselves	Director
11.	Two persons who have taken active interest in the cooperative movement amongst the tribes, nominated by Govt.	Director
12.	Deputy Development Commissioner, Planning & Development	Director
13.	Chief Executive, Jharkhand State Cooperative Lac Marketing Federation, Ranchi	Director
14.	The Managing Director of the Corporation	Director

Organisational Structure :

Managing Director

OBJECTIVES OF THE CORPORATION

To supervise, assist, provide technical guidance and to develop the business of Forest Labour Co-operative Societies, Multipurpose Cooperative Societies functioning for the benefits of tribal people and to control, co-ordinate and consolidate their activities;
To enter into all kinds of contracts and transactions relating major and minor forest produce with a view to gradual elimination of middlemen and thus ensure their fair wages and fair share of profits to tribal workers;
To purchase agricultural produce and market such produce to the best advantage;
To undertake the distribution of supplies and make such bulk purchases as may be necessary for this purpose;
To undertake the processing and grading of agricultural and forest produce and other commodities and to set up manufacturing and processing units;
To raise loans and accept deposits;
To arrange for and provide such credits as may be required;
To take up the management of any Co-operative Society;
To acquire and hold shares in any Co-operative Society;
To provide facilities for training in Co-operative Organisations and to grant such facilities, scholarships and awards for research or other purposes as would directly or indirectly help the Co-operative movement among tribal people in general;
To undertake development work relating to tribals;
Generally to undertake such other business and do such other things as are incidental and conductive to the promotion and attainment of the above objects.