Cooperation has been a salient feature of Indian Culture since time immemorial!Assimilation,dialogue,fraternity,cooperation and tolerance are characteristics of the Indian psyche.
The father of the cooperative movement in India is Lokmanya Tilak who set up the first cooperative unit at Talegaon,Maharashtra.The idea behind the cooperative movement is that the entire society should be the beneficiaries while at the same time instilling a spirit of brotherhood and camaraderie. This tradition was extended to the agricultural sector by Shri Yeshwantrao Chavan and Vasantdada Patil in Maharashtra . The farmers were encouraged to set up cooperatives for the manufacture of sugar,molasses,alcohol and even to the dairy sector and the banking sector. The Cooperative societies Act was suitably amended to encourage the cooperative sector.
Sardar Patel asked Mr. Kurien to start the cooperative movement in Gujrat in the dairy sector. As a result The Amul brand has become the most popular brand in India. It has led to prosperity of the farmers in Gujrat.Mrs. Ela Bhatt has pioneered the cooperative movement in the handicrafts sector providing employment to hundreds of women in Gujrat.
In my opinion the time has come to spread the cooperative movement to the rest of the country. Dairy,poultry,horticulture,alcohol, vegetables,fisheries and food grains should be the priority areas.The seed capital required is low since the farmers are the share-holders. Attempts should also be made to extend the benefits to the micro-finance, handicraft sector, hand loom sector and the bee-keeping sector.
I believe the cooperative movement is the key to building a prosperous,strong and progressive India.
The father of the cooperative movement in India is Lokmanya Tilak who set up the first cooperative unit at Talegaon,Maharashtra.The idea behind the cooperative movement is that the entire society should be the beneficiaries while at the same time instilling a spirit of brotherhood and camaraderie. This tradition was extended to the agricultural sector by Shri Yeshwantrao Chavan and Vasantdada Patil in Maharashtra . The farmers were encouraged to set up cooperatives for the manufacture of sugar,molasses,alcohol and even to the dairy sector and the banking sector. The Cooperative societies Act was suitably amended to encourage the cooperative sector.
Sardar Patel asked Mr. Kurien to start the cooperative movement in Gujrat in the dairy sector. As a result The Amul brand has become the most popular brand in India. It has led to prosperity of the farmers in Gujrat.Mrs. Ela Bhatt has pioneered the cooperative movement in the handicrafts sector providing employment to hundreds of women in Gujrat.
In my opinion the time has come to spread the cooperative movement to the rest of the country. Dairy,poultry,horticulture,alcohol, vegetables,fisheries and food grains should be the priority areas.The seed capital required is low since the farmers are the share-holders. Attempts should also be made to extend the benefits to the micro-finance, handicraft sector, hand loom sector and the bee-keeping sector.
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