| Company Details | |
| Act | No specified Act |
| Registration Requirement | No |
| Number of members | Only 1 |
| Separate Legal Entity | No |
| Liability Protection | Unlimited |
| Statutory Audit | Not mandatory |
| Ownership Transferability | No |
| Uninterrupted Existence | No |
| Foreign Participation | Not Allowed |
| Tax Rates | Low |
| Statutory Compliances | Less |
A producer company is basically a company registered to deal with the primary production of its active member related to farming. The main objective includes production to its selling and exporting also. For the purpose of incorporation of producer company, Part IXA of Companies Act, 1956 is applicable until any special Act is enacted for such companies.
A producer company is registered with ten or more member being producers; or any two or more producer institutions; or its combination. Alike any other company, the liability of its members is limited to the extent of unpaid share capital by its members. The producer company is deemed to be a private limited company under this Act, however, the threshold of the number of members does not apply to same.
Alike any other company, the producer company also has a separate legal identity. The assets, liabilities, rights, debts and privileges shall vest in the company. The company can deal in its own name and hold the properties, too. The change in members or the directors neither affects its existence nor the assets & liabilities or rights & obligations.
A duly registered farmer
company has the right to sell or own a property in its name. Furthermore, it is
entitled to accept the deposits or to give loans at very reasonable interest
rates to its agriculturist members.
Registration as a producer company is an easy process and the company can make changes in the
Board of Management through filing some simple forms with the concerned ROC.
PAN Card of shareholders and Directors.
Foreign nationals must provide a valid passport.
Latest Passport size photograph of Shareholders and Directors
Voter ID/ Passport/ Driving License of Shareholders and Directors
Telephone Bill /Electricity Bill/ Latest Bank Account Statement of Shareholders and Directors
Electricity Bill/ Telephone Bill of the registered office address in India
No Objection Certificate to be obtained from the owner(s) of registered office
Rent Agreement of the registered office should be provided, if any
What are the minimum requirements to register a farmer producer organization as a company?
Following are the minimum requirements to obtain registration as producer company:
1) The main object of the company must be too as provided in Section 581B of Companies Act, 1956
2) Minimum 10 individuals (who are a producer) or at least 2 producer institutes must subscribe the shares of the company
3) Minimum 5 directors in the company, one of which must be Indian citizen and resident
4) The registered office of the company must be situated in India
What is the minimum capital required?
How to reserve the name of company?
Whether physical presence of the promoters is required while registration?
Can NRIs/Foreign Nationals be a Director in a farmers producer organization?
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