Uralungal Labour Contract Co-operative Society

The Uralungal Labour Contract Co-operative Society (ULCCS) is recognized as the oldest worker cooperative in India.

[2][3] Additionally, ULCCS has also played a vital role in the six-laning project of NH66, covering the stretch from Talapady to Chengala in Kasaragod District.

In Uralungal, Kozhikode district, where people used to live without jobs and wages, few villagers reached the temple complex at Puthalath in Mahe to hear the discourse of Vagbhatananda Guru.

[5] The Guru said that this should not hinder the progress of the proceedings and suggested a simple solution: to start a cooperative group by organizing young people who are willing to work.

This is the story behind the birth of the Uralungal Labour Contract Co-operative Society (ULCCS Ltd), which has transformed the face of Kerala by building major over-bridges, highways, and fly-overs.

It was a time when the railway's Overbridge at Chorodu along the national highway, until then the ULCCS had been confined to the Vadakara taluk and adjoining areas, taking only minor road contracts.