Department of Co-operatives Development
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Primary Cooperative Societies of Sri Lanka
Serial
Number
Type pf the Corporative Societies Number No. of members
1. Multi – Purpose Corporative Societies 305 4,033,607
 2. Plantation Sector – Corporative Societies 68 19,277
3. Thrift and credit Corporative Societies 6296 1,293,309
4. Rural Banking Corporative Societies 6 22,083
5. Agricultural and Bio – resources Corporative Societies    
    Tea 3 3486
    Rubber 11 3806
    Coconut 14 1802
    Palmyra 44 25,137
    Agricultural Productivity Villages 10 1000
    Other – Agri. 123 10,277
    Animal Husbandry – Milk 132 37,882
    Animal Husbandry Others 30 12,989
    Fisheries – fresh water 128 12,652
    Fisheries – Sea 522 103,465
6. Industries Corporative Societies    
    Textile Industry 23 24,046
    Carpentry 05 499
    Earth – wave 16 575
    Coir 07 443
    Other 205 12,088
7. Hospital Corporative Societies 06 12,490
8. Housing Corporative Societies 489 101,655
9. Transport Corporative Societies 9 1379
10. Labor Corporative Societies 24 29,328
11. School Corporative Societies 602 170,058
12. Youth Corporative Societies 19 292,495
13. Self – employment Corporative Societies 287 6534
14. Other Corporative Societies 618 70,944
  Total 10002 6,303,306

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