Section 2(13) in The Tamil Nadu Co-Operative Societies Act, 1983
(13)"credit society" means a registered society which has as its principal object the raising of funds to be lent to its members for the purposes of agriculture, animal husbandry, pisciculture (including fish catching), agriculture, sericulture, petty trade, cottage and small scale industries including farm based industries, purchase of implements or raw materials, construction, purchase or repair of dwelling houses, discharge of prior debts, meeting ceremonial or educational expenses, purchase of domestic and other requirements or for such other purposes as the Government may, by notification, specify in this behalf;
