APENDIX-A

Questionnaire to the members of Co-operative Societies

(Set A)

This is a questionnaire for the partial fulfillment of research study to collect

information and statistics of Co-operative Societies of Mid- western Development
Region of Nepal.

 Please tick  while choosing responses to fixed choice questions.

 Please reply to the open ended question in not more than 25 words.
 Please complete and return the questionnaire.

1. Do people view to Co-operative societies as a democratic organization?

a) Agree  b) Strongly agree 
c) Disagree  d) Strongly disagree 
2. What’s your academic qualification?
a) Primary level  b) S.L.C. 
c) H.S.C.  d) Graduate 
e) Post- Graduate 
3. How many years completed as member of co- operative societies?
a) Less than 5 Years 
b) 5 years to 10 years 
c) 10 years to 15 years 
d) More than 15 Years. 
4. If a regular member, are you satisfied with the functioning of your
Co- operative Society? a) Yes  b) No 
5. What’s your present occupation?
a) Agriculture  b) Service 
c) Trading  d) Small and cottage industries 
e) Labour 
6. Whether you are kept your saving?
a) Home  b) Bank 
c) Co-operative society  d) Post- office 
e) Other 

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7. Why are you not depositing your savings in the Co-operative Societies?
a) Excess expenditures 
b) Low interest rate 
c) Loan over dues 
d) Societies did not accept deposits 
8. What is motivation to save money?
a) For future expenses 
b) Repayment of loan 
c) For business 
d) For capitalization(Land, building, ornaments etc) 
e) Other 
9. Are you motivate others to became a members of your Co-operative Societies?
a) Yes  b) No 
10. Are you tried to make eligible family member in your Co-operative Societies?
a) Yes  b) No 
11. Are you know how many share / shares purchased from the Co-operative
Societies?
a) Yes  b) No 
12. Are you received any saving pass book and Receipts from your Co-operative
Societies?
a) Yes  b) No 
13. Are you satisfied with the saving and deposit mobilization policy of the
Co-operative Society?
a) Yes  b) No 
14. Are you borrowed loan from the cooperative society?
a) Yes  b) No 
15. Which types of loan borrowed by you?
a) Short term Loan 
b) Medium term Loan 
c) Long term Loan 
16. What purpose you are borrowed loan?
a) Agriculture purpose  b) Land purchasing 
c) Home construction  d) Business purpose 
e) Vehicle purpose  f) Small and cottage industry 
g) Other 
17. Are you satisfied the rate of interest taken by the Co-operative Society is
reasonable?
a) Yes  b) No 

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18. If no, how many rate of interest would be propose by you?
a) ______ % p.a. b) Not known 
19. Which method do you adopted to repay the loan of your Co-operative Society?
a) Salary and wages 
b) Income from business 
c) Income from agriculture 
d) Loan from Friends 
e) Other methods 
20. Are you satisfied with the loan lending and recovery process of the Co-operative
society?
a) Yes  b) No 
21. If no, than what steps are being taken to improve the process of loan leading and
recovery?
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22. Are you borrowed Loan from commercial banks and financial institutions?
a) Yes  b) No 
23. If yes, than what is the reason for borrowed Loan from other commercial banks
and financial institutions?
a) Simple loan applicable process 
b) Lower rate of interest 
c) Less documents 
d) Repayment of duration 
e) Huge loan amount. 
24. How to analyze the financial status of your Co-operative Society?
a) Best  b) Good 
c) Average  d) Poor 
25. What kind of services you would like your Co-operative Society to offer?
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26. Are you actively participant in your cooperative society?
a) Yes  b) No 
27. If yes, than, having participation in:-
a) Management committee 
b) Account and supervision committee 
c) Loan committee. 
d) Co-operative education committee 
e) Various Sub- committees 
28. Do you participate in the general annual meeting of your Co-operative Society?
a) Yes  b) No 

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 29. Do you consider that your Co-operative Society is working for the eco- social
development of the people of Nepal?
a) Yes  b) No 
30. If yes, what are the activities arranged and operated by your Co-operative
Society in past few years?
a) Agriculture tours 
b) Co-operative education Camp 
c) Health Camp 
d) Fair and festivals 
e) Blood donation Camp 
31. Have you ever seen, read or got read the bye-laws of your Co-operative Society
a) Yes  b) No 
32. Have you ever seen, read or got read the annual report and audit report of your
Co-operative Society?
a) Yes  b) No 
33. Do you really want to change a present Co-operative Act-1992 and Rules-1993
in Nepal? a) Yes  b) No 
34. Do you really need a Separate Ministry of Co-operatives in Nepal?
a) Yes  b) No 
35. What are your suggestions for the improvement of your Co-operative Society ?
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(Signature of the office in charge ) (Signature of the respondent)

Name of the office in charge Name of the respondent
Name of the Co-operative Society
Age
Gender
Office seal
Date

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 Questionnaire to the employees of Co-operative Societies
(Set B)

This is a questionnaire for the partial fulfillment of research study to collect

information and statistics of Co-operative Societies of Mid- western Development
Region of Nepal.

 Please tick  while choosing responses to fixed choice questions.

 Please reply to the open ended question in not more than 25 words.
 Please complete and return the questionnaire.
1. What’s your academic qualification?
a) Up to VIII  b) S.L.C 
c) H.S.C.  d) Graduate 
e) Post-Graduate 
2. What’s your present portfolio in your Co-operative Society?
a) Manager  b) Accountant 
c) Cashier  d) Clerk 
e) Peon 
3. In what procedure are you recruited in your Co-operative Society?
a) Interview  b) Written Test 
c) Written and interview  d) None of them 
4. What type of posting of your in the Co-operative Society?
a) Permanent  b) Temporary 
c) Contract  d) Daily wages 
5. Working with the Co-operative Society since how many years?
a) Less than 5 Years  b) 5 years to 10 years 
c) 10 years to 15 years  d) more than 15 years 
6. What type of duties and responsibilities are you performed in your
Co-operative Society?
a) Account Maintaining  b) Cash handling 
c) Loan section  d) Saving section 
e) All clerical work  f) Peon 
7. Are you got any training for Co-operative education and practices?
a) Yes  b) No 

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8. Which sources, you had training?
a) Co-operative society 
b) Division Co-operative office 
c) Co-operative and Division office 
d) Central Cooperative Training Center 
e) Other 
8. Had you knowledge of the computer operations?
a) Yes  b) No 
9. Are you satisfied with the remuneration policies and various incentives (if
any) offered by your Co-operative society?
a) Yes  b) No 
10. Are you got bonus from your Co-operative society according to bye-laws?
a) Yes  b) No 
11. Are you got all leaves and holidays from your Co-operative society according
to Co-operatives as well as government rules and regulations?
a) Yes  b) No 
12. Whether are you faced any problem in your routine work? If yes, point it.
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13. Give choice (i.e. 1,2,3) regarding the performance of the Co-operative
society?
a) Appoint new staff  b) computerization 
c) Regular training  d) Promotion 
e) Permanent 
f) Pay according to performance 
14. Are you also a member of your Co-operative society?
a) Yes  b) No 
15. Are you motivate your family members and others to became a members of
your Co-operative society?
a) Yes  b) No 
16. What type of treatment is given by the Co-operative society members in
connection of loan?
a) Equal treatment  b) Separate Treatment 
c) Not sure 
17. During the last three years, how much loan have you taken from your
Co-operative society?
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 18. Have you repaid your loan with interest in time?
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19. Are you satisfied with the procedure of sanction, disbursement and
repayment policy of the loan of your Co-operative society?

a) Yes  b) No 
20. If no, then what’s your suggestion to improve it?
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21. Are you got intimation of changes in the rules and policies framed by the
Management Committee?
a) Yes  b) No 
22. Are you satisfied with the working mechanism of Administration and
Management Committee of your cooperative society?
a) Yes  b) No 
23. How do you evaluate the growth and development condition of your
Co-operative society?
a) Poor  b) Average 
c) Good  d) Very good 
e) Outstanding 

24. Any suggestions, you wish to offer to betterment of your Co-operative

Society?
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(Signature of the office in charge ) (Signature of the respondent)

Name of the office in charge Name of the respondent
Name of the Co-operative Society
Age
Gender
Office seal
Date

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Questionnaire to the chairman/member of the Management
Committee of Co-operative Society
(Set C)
This is a questionnaire for the partial fulfillment of research study to collect
information and statistics of co-operative societies of Mid-Western Development
Region of Nepal.
 Please reply to the open ended question in not more than 25 words
 Please complete and return the questionnaire.

1. As a Chairman/Member of Management Committee, what’s your academic

qualification and experiences in this Co-operative Society as well as field of
Co-operatives?
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2. Have you elected the Chairman/Member of Management Committee of your
choice and on your own accord?
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3. Does Laws define specific qualifications and conditions for a person to be
elected as Chairman/ Members for Management Committee?
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4. Is it necessary to participate in all meetings of the Management Committee?
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5. What is the importance of Co-operative education in developing countries like
Nepal?
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6. Are Co-operatives in developing countries an effective instrument for
combating rural poverty?
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7. Are you got any allowances or remuneration from your Co-operative society?
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8. During the last three years, how much loan have you taken from your
Co-operative Society?
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9. Have you repaid your loan with interest in time?
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10. What types of complaints received from members and customers of the
Co-operative Society?
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 11. Point down the managerial and administrative problems faced by you in your
Co-operative Society
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12. Give some suggestions to improve managerial and administrative efficiency in
your Co-operative Society.
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13. Any internal/external interfere were found in your Co-operative Society by the
government and other political side?
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14. Are you satisfied with the growth in funds owned by your Co-operative
Society?
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15. Do you think the Co-operative Society have been successful in the
accomplishment of objectives for which the Co-operative Society came into
existence?
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16. How do you evaluate the progress of your Co-operative Society?
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17. As a top level official, do you really want to change a recent Co-operative
Act-1992 and Rules-1993 in Nepal according to Co-operative growth and
development?
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18. For the Co-operative betterment, do you really need a separate Ministry of
Co-operatives in Nepal?
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19. As a Management Committee, what are your opinion and suggestions to the
Government, DoC and other stakeholder of Co-operatives?
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20. Any suggestions, would you like to say about Co-operatives in Nepal?
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(Signature of the office in charge ) (Signature of the respondent)

Name of the office in charge Name of the respondent
Name of the Co-operative Society
Age
Gender
Office seal
Date

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