Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 1984
61. Disposal of net
profits.-
1.
A
multi-State cooperative society shall out of its net profits in any year -
a. transfer an amount
not less than twenty-five per cent to the reserve fund, and
b. credit such portion,
as may be prescribed, to the cooperative education fund maintained by the
National Cooperative Union of India Limited, New Delhi.
1.
2.
Subject
to such conditions as may be prescribed, the balance of the net profits may be
utilized for all or any of the following purposes, namely;
a. payment of dividend
to members on their paid-up share capital at a rate not exceeding the
prescribed limit;
b. constitution of, or
contribution to, such special funds including education funds, as may be
specified in the bye-laws;
c. donation of amount
not exceeding five per cent of the net profits for any purpose as defined in
section 2 of the Charitable Endowments Act, 1890;
d. payment of ex gratia
amount to employees of the multi-State cooperative society to the extent and in
the manner specified in the bye-laws.
1.
2.
3.
The
funds of a multi-State cooperative society shall not be utilised for any
political purpose.