Influence of...

Co-operatives; Industrial Cooperatives; Building Trade Co-operatives, Labour Co-operatives; Transport Co-operatives; and many other types.

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Pre-eminent were the Thrift and Credit Co-operatives which were known as SANASA. They constituted the oldest Co-operatives in Sri Lanka, having originated in 1917.

They were genuine Co-operatives run by Boards of elected members and had a large membership. The total membership in the Co-operative sector was over 3 million. The department was responsible for the audit of Co-operatives and had a large staff of inspectors handling audits. The Commissioner of Co-operative Development, therefore had substantial responsibilities. These included giving rulings on many statutory matters such as the application of rules, regulations and by-laws. He had to bear in mind that his decisions could be canvassed in court, some of them in the Supreme Court, as some indeed were.

Co-ordination and the Weekly Tuesday Meeting