Preamble to the Haryana Co-operative Societies Act, 1984 “to consolidate and amend the law relating to co-operative societies and to facilitate the voluntary formation, autonomous functioning, democratic control and professional management of cooperative societies in the State of Haryana and for matters connected  therewith and incidental thereto.”

That the co-operative  sector, over the  years, has made significant contribution to various sectors of national economy and has achieved voluminous growth. However, it has show weaknesses in safeguarding the interests of the members and fulfillment of objects for which these institutions were organized. There have been instances where elections have been postponed indefinitely and nominated office bearers or administrators remaining in-charge of these institutions for a long time.