Object Of Formation Of Producer Company
A Producer Company can be established for only the object as mentioned below :
(a) Production, harvesting, procurement, grading, pooling, handling, marketing, selling, export of primary produce of the Members or import of goods or services for their benefit
(b) Providing education on the mutual assistance principles to its Members and others
(c) Processing including preserving, drying, distilling, brewing, vinting, canning and packaging of produce of its Members
(d) Insurance of producers or their primary produce
(e) Manufacture, sale or supply of machinery, equipment or consumables mainly to its Members
(f) Generation, transmission and distribution of power, revitalisation of land and water resources, their use, conservation and communications relatable to primary produce
(g) Rendering technical services, consultancy services, training, research and development and all other activities for the promotion of the interests of its Members
(h) Welfare measures or facilities for the benefit of Members as may be decided by the Board
(i) Promoting techniques of mutuality and mutual assistance
(j) Any other activity, ancillary or incidental to any of the activities referred to in clauses (a) to (i) or other activities which may promote the principles of mutuality and mutual assistance amongst the Members in any other manner
(k) Financing of procurement, processing, marketing or other activities specified in clauses (a) to (j) which include extending of credit facilities or any other financial services to its Members.
Pre-requistes On Formation Of Producer Company
To register a Producer Company in India, the following Members in any of the combination is necessary
(a) 10 or More Individuals, each of them being a Producer; or
(b) 2 or More Producer Institutions; or
(c) A combination of 10 or More Individuals Producers and Producer Institutions
A Minimum of 5 Directors and Minimum Capital of Rs. 500,000 is required to incorporate a Producer Company.