During the Second World War, when there was a shortage of goods and prices skyrocketed, the government imposed restrictions on the distribution of goods to provide relief to the public, so a cooperative society was established to request the government to make the raw materials used in the zari industry such as copper-silver-gold, silk and dyes-chemicals available to the public at reasonable prices. This society is The Surat Jari Goods Producers Co. Operative Society Ltd., which was registered in 6-12-1944. The society has established a rolling mill at Udhna to meet the requirements of the members for copper ingots.

        Initially there were only 61 members. The initial share capital of this organization promoted by artisans and traders was Rs. 14,780. The first founder president of this organization was Shri Ahmedbhai Abdelali Ziauddin. Since then, the society has been successfully managed for 82 consecutive years with the cooperation of its members.

        Today, the number of members of this organization is more than four thousand seven hundred. You can see that this organization has become a pillar in the textile industry, and after purchasing raw materials like gold-silver-copper-silk and dyes-chemicals, it distributes them to the members on a profit-loss basis. In addition, it also lends money to the members for the development of their business.

The objectives of the society

• (1) To procure the required electrolytic copper, acid, cotton, silk and artificial silk yarns etc. and all the necessary equipment related to the zari industry for the members.
• (2) Required information about the Jari industry... (a) Raw materials (b) Preparation goods (a) Buying and selling of pottery tools and machinery.
• (3) To make arrangements for lending money to members on the basis of goods.
• (4) To undertake activities that will help the industrial and business activities of the members and, if necessary, to open and operate factories, to purchase other metals, process them and sell them.
• (5) To undertake such other activities as may be conducive to the general economic, social and educational advancement of the members and to the achievement of the objectives set out in (1) to (4).
• (6) If the Managing Committee deems it necessary, it may decide to lend raw materials for the industry to the members on credit.