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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
The study has examined the socio-economic profile and socio-economic impact of cooperative society on its members and non-members in South Gujarat. For, study primary data were collected on various parameters by using personal interview/enquiry method for the period of 2019-2020 from the selected 28 cooperative societies and 560 respondents (280 cooperative society members and 280 non-members) spread over seven districts of south Gujarat by survey method using interview schedule. It was found that the education level was higher in cooperative society members as compared to the non-members. The average land holding were higher in cooperative society members as compared to non-members. Majority of the cooperative society members (63.57 per cent) were in medium level of social status whereas 40.00 per cent non-members in low social status category. Majority of the cooperative society members (57.86 per cent) were having high annual income whereas 40.00 per cent of the respondent non-members were having low annual income. 43.57 per cent of the cooperative society members were having membership in more than one organization and majority of the respondents (88.57 per cent) were having no membership.