Introduction

The Kerala Women Co-operative Federation Ltd. No. 4440 (Vanithafed), an Apex Federation of Primary Women Co-operative Societies registered under the Kerala co-operative societies Act 1969 and headquartered at Thiruvananthapuram. The Federation was registered on 20/12/2002 and started functioning on 01/04/2003 and its area of operation is in Kerala State. At present, 489 Primary Women Co-operative Societies affiliated to Vanithafed as members.

The main objectives of the federation are to provide integrated credit and services to the beneficiaries through its member societies in an effective and co-ordinate manner for improving the social and economic condition of the women in the state. Accordingly, the federation is undertaking lending operations as well as providing project based support to member societies since inception.