OBJECTIVES
The main objectives of the NCCF are to provide supply support to the consumer cooperatives and other distributing agencies for distribution of consumer goods at reasonable and affordable rates besides rendering technical guidance and assistance to the consumer cooperatives. NCCF is the spokesman of the consumer cooperative movement in the country, it provides the following services for strengthening the movement in the country:-
i. Render technical guidance and assistance to its member institutions in particular, and consumer cooperative societies in general in grading, packaging, standardization, bulk-buying, storing, pricing, account keeping, other business techniques and management methods to improve and increase their operation and management efficiency.
ii. Create and promote the formation of cadres of employees for the NCCF and member institutions and arrange for their proper training in collaboration with NCUI.
iii. Hold seminars, conferences, meetings and to undertake publicity, propaganda and similar other activities as may help the development of consumers’ cooperative movement in the country.
iv. Establish trade connections with manufacturers, their authorized distributors and suppliers/dealers including Government agencies and cooperative organization and to undertake purchase, sale and supply of:-
a) Agricultural commodities like food grains, pulses, spices, oil seeds, pharmaceutical items and other consumer goods.
b) Manufactured and value added items, drugs, medicines, pharmaceutical items and other Consumer Goods.
c) Coal and its by products, chemicals, fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides and other industrial goods.
d) Undertake supply of the above items in wholesale and retail as well as to Govt. departments/State Agencies /Cooperatives small scale industries and private parties.
e) Undertake metal scrap business as also setting up and running of warehouses and cold storages.
v. Establish, run or sponsor processing of agricultural commodities like food grains, pulses, spices, tea, oilseeds, etc., and manufacturing units for the production of consumer goods, if necessary, in collaboration with other agencies.
vi Import and export of agricultural commodities like, foodgrains, pulses, spices, oilseeds etc; horticultural products, fresh vegetables and fruits, consumer goods and any other item permissible under import and export policy as when necessary.
vii. Secure from the Government or other sources requisite facilities, assistance and financial aid, both for self and for its member-institutions