Number of cooperatives reaches 32,375; share capital worth Rs 143.29 billion- Economic Survey
KATHMANDU: The Economic Survey of the fiscal year 2082/83 has stated that the number of cooperatives registered across the country as of mid-March 2026 reached 32,325.
In the cooperative sector, savings amounting to Rs 102.57 billion have been mobilised, while 82,216 people have received direct employment, stated the Economic Survey unveiled by the Ministry of Finance.
A total of 19,903 cooperatives have been affiliated with the Cooperative and Poverty-related Management Information System (COPOMIS), developed for integrated cooperative statistics, up to mid-March 2026.
As of mid-July 2024, 18,897 cooperatives were affiliated with COPOMIS, the Survey stated.
The National Cooperative Regulatory Authority has regulated Nepal’s cooperative sector and issued operating licences to 834 cooperative organizations.
The federal government had declared 23 cooperatives among them as problematic and liquidated three. Remaining 20 cooperatives are yet to manage assets and settle liabilities.
