Questionnaire

 

The Impact of Policy in the Development of Cooperatives in Nepal

1.      How and when did the concept of cooperatives develop in Nepal?

2.      What kinds of policy, rules and regulations and laws are made in the development process of cooperatives?

3.      Since the cooperative act was promulgated in 1991, what could be the reasons behind failureof drafting national cooperative policy tilldate?

4.      What are the statutory provisionsof national cooperative at present or since 2006?

5.      How is the expansion process of cooperatives going on in the nation?

6.      Could you explain about the membership system of cooperatives in Nepal?

7.      How have cooperatives been assisting in the regions where there is no access of government and the private organizations?

8.      What kinds of changes have you been observing in people since the development and expansion of cooperatives?

9.      What sort of challenges and problems did you face in the development process of cooperative sector in Nepal and what sort problems are there at present?

10.  Whatare the reasons of attraction of so many people in cooperative sector?

11.  What are the objectives of cooperatives?

12.  How is the impact of cooperativesin the social life of people?

13.  What are the reasons behind the annulment and inactivity of a good number of cooperatives every year?

14.  What are the impacts of development and expansion of cooperatives industries in the economy of nation?

15.  Which sectors of nation are in the access of cooperativestill date?

16.  What kinds of policyisthe cooperative adopting forbuildingits institutional capacity and raising public awarenessof cooperatives?

17.  How did people consider cooperative in the initial days of its development and expansion?

18.  How was the situation of agricultural sector and the production and service oriented industries/occupation before the establishment of cooperatives? How is their situation now and how is the cooperative going to address these issues?

19.  Are there any guidelines and policies drawn up for the labourers, owners and concerned workers who remain busy in production and service sector? 

20.  How has the cooperative been managing the technology required in production and service sector?

21.  How has the cooperative given space for marginalized and backward classes? And what kind programmehas it run to raise their living standard?

22.  What kinds of roles will the cooperative play in the potential sectors of economic development?

23.  What kind of plan is the cooperative making in order to strengthen the cooperative financial institutions?

24.  Has any policy been formed to keep the law of rule in the cooperative sector? What is the effect of them?

25.  Is there any provision of supervision and research in cooperatives?

26.  What sort of legal provision is there in case of breach of the code of conduct of the cooperative?

27.  What is the perception and perspective of people regarding corporate culture?

28.  Cooperatives are running the programmes especially related to rural area, women, disabled, marginalized and backward classes. In this backdrop what sort of perspective of the government have you adjudged?

29.  What is the long term plan of the cooperative to develop, expand and strengthen it? 

30.  What kinds of challenges in the policy have you identified in the development of cooperatives?

31.  Has it been possible to include all cooperatives in the national cooperative bank and different central federations? If not what could be the difficulties of it?

32.  Lastly,what do you think are the strengths and weakness of the existing cooperative policy?

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