Chhattisgarh State Minor Forest Produce (Trading and Development) Co-operative Federation Limited is an apex organization with three tier co-operative structure comprising of an state level Apex body, 31 District Unions and 916 Primary Forest Produce Co-operative Societies. At present there are about 10249 collection centres spread over the length and breadth of the state and approximately 13.76 lakhs forest produce gatherer families. Federation is responsible for all aspects relating to management, development and trade of minor forest produce/ non-wood forest produce sector in the state. 
 

Organizational Structure

Federation's Apex Body
               The Federation's apex body is situated at Raipur. It has elected board of directors comprising of Chairman, elected Directors and State government officials. The apex body performs various activities such as collection and storage of MFP and payment to collectors through district level co-operative unions. It disposes nationalised forest produce through tenders and auctions. It advises the state govt. on policy formulation on conservation, collection, value addition and marketing of NWFP etc.
 

Forest Produce Co-Operative District Union

          Forest produce co-operative district unions are the Forest Division level units, which are responsible for the production/collection, transport and storage of produce . The Divisional Forest Officer who is ex-officio Managing Director District Union, is the chief executive officer. He ensures the collection of produce, storage and payment of collection wages to the collectors through primary co-operative societies with the assistance of Forest Department and other Government Departments. The Managing Director is assisted by Deputy Managing Director and other staff. The District Union is governed by the Board of directors headed by elected Chairman. The Board of Directors comprises of elected  members from different areas of the forest  division and nominated members like District Collector, Superintendent of  Police, Managing Director and Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies. This governing body formulates the field strategy and reviews the progress.
 

Primary Forest Produce  Co-Operative Societies
            Primary co-operative societies  have been constituted with the membership of actual collectors of MFP and are responsible for   collection of the produce at collection centre level . Each primary society has 10 to 20 collection centres where the MFP is purchased and purchase price is paid to collectors.  Each primary co-operative union has separate area of jurisdiction and elected and nominated members in the Board of Directors as in the case of district union. Each primary co-operative society has a part time manager for office and fieldwork. The collection centres are managed by Phadmunshis, appointed for that purpose by the societies. These collection centres are supervised and guided by Forest Department Officials.
 

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