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Challenges and problems faced by the society and interventions initiated with
reference to goals or objectives .
Keys to success and its emulation elsewhere.
Lessons from the success story.
Benefits to the members and other beneficiaries.
Long term sustainability of the model with reference to social, financial and
environmental
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Why the two practices are the best practices ?
Results of intervention and its impact to the ULCCS growth and development.
Cooperative Sociall Responsibility
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Profile
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Society
The
Contract
Society
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S i t Ltd.
Ltd (ULCCS Ltd) is
i a
construction society Estd: in 1925 and registered under co-operative societies act.
Today, the society has to its credit long 85 years of meritorious survival and tops the
list of best working Labour Contract Co-operatives in India.
More than 2000 workers including 750 members and about 1749 non
non-members,
members, are
engaging daily.
It needs no reiteration that this is the best labourers Co-operative Society in the state
executing the contract works from the Public Work Department, National Highways,
Water Authority, Harbour Engineering and District-Block-Grama Panchayats etc.
strictly adhering to time limit and quality requirements and standards of the work.
Today, the society has to its credit long 81 years of meritorious survival and it tops the
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list
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ki Labour
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Cooperative Governance
ULCCS
has
a
well-defined
organizational
structure
to
execute the decisions of the board
and a consultation wing to
associate in making the policy
decisions.
Management
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Board
d off Di
Directors
t
President
Finance
Roads
Director
Administration
Bridges
Project Management
Buildings
body meeting
According
g to the norms,, members repeatedly
p
y absenting
g from the monthly
y meetings
g
are panelized by detecting various for Mayday, if paid holiday for the members
otherwise.
BOD exercises strict discipline by punishing defaulty members to work in
worksite
BOD has power to suspend the members but it cannot remove the members. Only
awarding of membership
recognition to a worker in the society.
is
g the eight
g decades of its existence ULCCS Ltd. had
During
developed strong systems within the organisation to complete
the projects in time, cost without compromising quality of
work.
ULCCS Ltd. Is an ISO 9001:2008 Organisation.
It has sophisticated construction equipments to complete the
projects effectively.
Strong SOP;
Strict Quality Control;
Input
I
t Process
P
O t t
Output;
Quality is the hallmark their functioning.
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Business
sustainability
Co-operatives are a reminder to the international community that it is
p
y and social responsibility.
p
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possible to p
pursue both economic viability
- Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General
The Paid up share capital of the society at present is Rs.3422 Lakhs which includes
Rs 173 Lakhs from individual members and Rs.3249
Rs.173
Rs 3249 Lakhs from the State Government.
Government
The society even after providing all the statutory dues and labourers welfare
expenses is able to hit remarkable growth rate in profits and the total asset base as
shown in the table given below :
Financial Performance of ULCCS Ltd.
(Values in Lakhs)
Year
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
4326.80
4941.08
5281.29
7260.04
7654.88
11795.82
Gross Profit
663.43
760.26
1176.56
1662.3
2004.54
1544.59
Total Asset
1368.13
1627.57
2420.08
3629.09
12454.72
14004.96
Turnover
ConstructionofAdivashi housesofgoodquality
Providingfood,clothandshelteratthetimeofnaturalcalamitylikeflood,
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y
CoastalErosion
Undertakesmanyprojectsevenwhenprofitistolowifitisbeneficialtothe
member.
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Cooperative
Values
and
Principles
The society is manned and managed by the labourers based on strong cooperative
values and principles.
principles
The society is imbibe by all the cooperative values and ethics like
Self-help and Self-responsibility is the hallmark of the society
Democracy Election is held every five years and there is a active participation of
the
member in general body and other committee
Equality no matter how much money a member invests in their share account,
they still have one vote
Equity Society carry business in a way that is fair and unbiased
Solidarity IT share interests and common purposes with all members and other
co-operatives.
Ethical values
Openness , Honesty, Social responsibility and Caring for others
All the members of the Society construction worker and entire system and
processors of the society is based on the principle of thrift and mutual help and
strong disciplinary rules and procedure.
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K
tto success and
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l ti
Keys
its emulation
elsewhere
Trust is the single most factors to the success of intervention.
Collective leadership
Joint decision making
g
Collective Authorty
Mutual Help and Self-Help and Solitary
Concern for Communities
33 Crores
CRF Road works
15 Crores
NH Realignment
12 Crores
Edasherrykadavu Bridge
8 Crores
Proposal to build a world class Special Economic Zone (Project Cost Rs. 600 Crores) at
Kozhikode to provide high quality work space for IT and ITES companies. On completion
this sector specific SEZ will have a total builtup area of 31,00,000 Sq. ft. to house companies
in IT/ITES business.
The society was founded aiming at social, cultural, financial and cultural
upliftment of its members. The society had been successful in attaining
this
thi objective
bj ti to
t a greatt extent
t t
ULCCS had grown as the biggest Labour Contract Society by providing
direct employment to over 2000 workers from rural areas.
ULCCS is a good example
e ample of how
ho 23 crores construction
constr ction labourers
labo rers can
benefit by organising themselves into cooperatives
ULCCS is a glaring example of workers own, run cooperative society,
has a most favored status for promptness and quality work.
work
Presented by :
Dr. Dinesh, Chief Executive,
National Cooperative Union of India,
India New Delhi (INDIA)
Email : dineshncui@india.coop