Producer Company Registration
Producer Company is a company registered under the Companies Act, 2013, which has the objective of production, harvesting, procurement, grading, pooling, handling, marketing, selling, export of primary produce of the Members or import of goods or services for their benefit. Produce are things that have been produced or grown, especially by farming. Therefore, a Producer Company deals primarily with agriculture and post harvest processing activities.Over 85% of the Farmers in India are small and marginal farmers with land holdings of less than 2 hectares. This fragmentation in farmers and farm lands, leads to disorganization and it is not viable for Indian farmers to adopt the latest technologies. By organization of these farmers into producer companies, economies of scale can be unlocked and the livelihood of farmers can be improved. Thus the concept of producer company is aimed at empowering farmers by creating clusters of farmers organized as a Producer Company.
Benefits of Producer Company Registration
Easy Management
The Board of Management of a producer company can be easily changed by filing simple forms with the Registrar of Companies. The Board of Management of a producer company controls the activities of the producer company.
Better Credibility
A producer company enjoys better credibility when compared to unregistered producer organizations. Producer companies are registered and monitored by the Central Government. Producer Organization are on the other hand governed and monitored by State Governments.
Owning Property
A producer company being a juristic person, can acquire, own, enjoy and alienate, property in its own name. No member can make any claim upon the property of the producer company as long as it is a going concern.
Private Limited Company | One Person Company | Limited Liability Partnership | Partnership Firm | Proprietorship Firm | |
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Act | Companies Act, 2013 | Companies Act, 2013 | Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 | Indian Partnership Act, 1932 | No specified Act |
Registration Requirement | Mandatory | Mandatory | Mandatory | Optional | no |
Number of members | 2 – 200 | Only 1 | 2 – Unlimited | 2 – 50 | Only 1 |
Separate Legal Entity | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Liability Protection | Limited | Limited | Limited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Statutory Audit | Mandatory | Mandatory | Dependent | Not Mandatory | Not Mandatory |
Ownership Transferability | Restricted | No | Yes | No | No |
Uninterrupted Existence | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Foreign Participation | Allowed | Not Allowed | Allowed | Not Allowed | Not Allowed |
Tax Rates | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Low |
Statutory Compliances | High | Moderate | Moderate | Less | Less |