The Companies Act, 2013

Section 378B Objects of Producer Company

Chapter: XXIA · Producer Companies
Amendments: 1

378B. Objects of Producer Company.—

(1) The objects of the Producer Company shall relate to all or any of the following matters, namely:—

(a) production, harvesting, procurement, grading, pooling, handling, marketing, selling, export of primary produce of the Members or import of goods or services for their benefit:

Provided that the Producer Company may carry on any of the activities specified in this clause either by itself or through other institution;

(b) processing including preserving, drying, distilling, brewing, vinting, canning and packaging of produce of its Members;

(d) providing education on the mutual assistance principles to its Members and others;

(e) rendering technical services, consultancy services, training, research and development and all other activities for the promotion of the interests of its Members;

(f) generation, transmission and distribution of power, revitalisation of land and water resources, their use, conservation and communications relatable to primary produce;

(g) insurance of producers or their primary produce;

(h) promoting techniques of mutuality and mutual assistance;

(i) welfare measures or facilities for the benefit of Members as may be decided by the Board;

(j) any other activity, ancillary or incidental to any of the activities referred to in clauses (a) to (i) or other activities which may promote the principles of mutuality and mutual assistance amongst the Members in any other manner;

(k) financing of procurement, processing, marketing or other activities specified in clauses (a) to

(j) which include extending of credit facilities or any other financial services to its Members.’’.

(2) Every Producer Company shall deal primarily with the produce of its active Members for carrying out any of its objects specified in this section.

[378B. Objects of Producer Company.—(1) The objects of the Producer Company shall relate to all
or any of the following matters, namely:—

(a) production, harvesting, procurement, grading, pooling, handling, marketing, selling, export of
    primary produce of the Members or import of goods or services for their benefit:

Provided that the Producer Company may carry on any of the activities specified in this clause
    either by itself or through other institution;

(b) processing including preserving, drying, distilling, brewing, vinting, canning and packaging of
    produce of its Members;

(d) providing education on the mutual assistance principles to its Members and others;

(e) rendering technical services, consultancy services, training, research and development and all
    other activities for the promotion of the interests of its Members;

(f) generation, transmission and distribution of power, revitalisation of land and water resources,
    their use, conservation and communications relatable to primary produce;

(g) insurance of producers or their primary produce;

(h) promoting techniques of mutuality and mutual assistance;

(i) welfare measures or facilities for the benefit of Members as may be decided by the Board;

(j) any other activity, ancillary or incidental to any of the activities referred to in clauses (a) to (i)
    or other activities which may promote the principles of mutuality and mutual assistance amongst the
    Members in any other manner;

(k) financing of procurement, processing, marketing or other activities specified in clauses (a) to
    (j) which include extending of credit facilities or any other financial services to its Members.’’.

(2) Every Producer Company shall deal primarily with the produce of its active Members for carrying
out any of its objects specified in this section.]

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