Cooperative movement in India
The cooperative movement in India plays a crucial role in the agricultural sector, banking and housing.
Many cooperative societies, particularly in rural areas, increase political participation and are used as a stepping stone by aspiring politicians.
The ministry provides a separate administrative, legal and policy framework for strengthening the cooperative movement in the country.
[10] The country has networks of cooperatives at the local, regional, state and national levels that assist in agricultural marketing.
Common fruit and vegetables marketed by the societies include bananas, mangoes, grapes, onions and many others.
Successful implementation of the Amul model has made India the world's largest milk producer.
With the Anand pattern three-fourths of the price paid by the mainly urban consumers goes into the hands of millions of small dairy farmers, who are the owners of the brand and the cooperative.
The cooperative hires professionals for their expertise and skills and uses hi-tech research labs and modern processing plants & transport cold-chains, to ensure quality of their produce and value-add to the milk.
[16] Most of the sugar production in India takes place at mills owned by local cooperative societies.
[17] Over the last fifty years, the local sugar mills have played a crucial part in encouraging political participation and as a stepping stone for aspiring politicians.
Mumbai and Chennai are two areas that set the present for cooperative movements in India, influencing development in other major cities such as New Delhi, Thiruvananthapuram, and Kolkata.
Building co-operatives construct housing for their members, but they may also be involved in land development"[24] Any society that is formed with the object of the economic and social improvement of its members by way of self-help groups with mutual aid, but is registered in more than one state is known as Multi State Cooperative Society.
Aavin is a statutory corporation and the trademark of Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers' Federation Limited.
Society help the farmers to get a reasonable return for their efforts in the soil by making them aware of various advanced techniques and methods of cultivation without harming the fundamental being of nature.
Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) was registered on November 3, 1967, as a Multi-Unit Co-operative Society.
At IFFCO, the thirst for ever improving the services to farmers and member co-operatives is insatiable, commitment to quality is isurmountable and harnessing of mother earths' bounty to drive hunger away from India in an ecologically sustainable manner is the prime mission.
All that IFFCO cherishes in exchange is an everlasting smile on the face of Indian Farmer who form the moving spirit behind this mission.
IFFCO, today, is a leading player in India's fertiliser industry and is making substantial contribution to the efforts of Indian Government to increase foodgrain production in the country.
