As per the Constitution, the Cooperative societies with objects confined to one State only are governed by the Cooperative laws of the respective State Government and the cooperative societies with objects confined to more than one State are governed by the central law, namely, ‘the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act 2002 (Act 39 of 2002). The Central Registrar of Cooperative Societies is appointed as per article 243ZH(f) of the Constitution read with subsection (1) of section (4) of Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act 2002 and is the statutory body responsible for registration and other processes of the Multi State Cooperative Societies (MSCS).