At present, Co-operative Societies that perform financial activities in the Sri Lanka Co-operative Movement started with the aim of thrift and credit services can be devided under 3 main categories.

• Co-operative rural banks
• Thrift and Credit Co-operative Societies (SANASA)
• Other financial services co-operative societies

Bank regulatory programme was started to supervise the responsibility assigned on these societies and associations scattered island wide that perform collection of deposits of members and public and provision of credit based on the need of making the task productive.

• Regulatory task – Hon. Minister of the subject
• Supervision and guidance – Secretary to the Ministry
• Consultation and supervision – Co-operative Development Commissioner and Co-operative Society Registrar
• Co-operative Bank Regulatory Unit of the line Department

• Chairman - Secretary to the Ministry
• Member – Additional Secretary ,Co-operative
• Co-operative Development Commissioner and Co-operative Society Registrar (Line)
• All the Co-operative Development Commissioners
• National level Co-operative Leaders
• Representatives of Central Bank of Sri Lank and the Peoples Bank

Our Task

• Collecting data and information of Co-operative Rural Banks and Financial services societies, reviewing them, forwarding recommendations and implementing them through the relevant Provincial Co-operative Commissioner.
• Keeping accounts of the co-operative banks and societies scattered island wide, supervising, preparing administrative systems in a unit.
• Submitting general instruction leaflets to the Provincial Co-operative Commissioners and taking follow up actions.
• Awareness for officials of Department of Co-operative Development, Chairman, officials of Board of Directors and top management of societies, operation officers of societies and federations and training and assisting to development activities of physical resources in banks, societies/ federations.
• Releasing Bank Manuals and Publications.
• Expansion and development of financial activities in the Co-operative Movement.
• Taking immediate action regarding public complaints.

Our Future Plans and Targets:

• Establishment of unitary administration system for Co-operative Rural Banks, Sanasa Societies and other financial services Co-operative Societies.
• Introducing new technical devises for Banking Societies/Federations.
• Development of the internal and external premises of Rural Banks and SANASA societies attractively.
• Creating expansion and financial stability in Bank and Financial activities in the Co-operative Movement in Sri Lanka.
• Developing a productive service supply through building good governance in banks and societies.