Sector to which coop belongs

Coop Promoter/Supporter

Contact detail

ccd@coop.gov.lk

General Profile

The Department of Cooperative Development (DCD) is presently established under the Ministry of Industry & Commerce, Resettlement of Protracted Displaced Persons, Cooperative Development and Vocational Training & Skills Development.

The objectives and functions of DCD include:

Register national level cooperative unions / federations and all island cooperative societies and guide them.
•    Do financial audits annually of all registered cooperative unions/federations and societies.
•    Coordinator between the governemtn and the cooperation.
•    Propogation of cooperative business.
•    Maintenance of good governmenance and strengthening cooperative societies.
•    Conduct cooperative societies along cooperative policies and Cooperative Act No. 05 of 1972.
•    Coordination between institutes and external parties related to cooperative service.
•    Assisting the government in development projects launching.
•    Coordinating all provincial cooperative departments.
•    Making cooperative policy and coordinating each province to execute the policy.
 

Website

www.coop.gov.lk

Mr.G. D. Keerthi Gamage

Address