Contribution of Cooperatives in Rural Development
Contribution of Cooperatives in Rural Development
We have seen in history that India's economy is based on agriculture. India is an agricultural country and 70 to 80% of the people (farmers) depend on agriculture. But in today's age, the old intellect has given a good impetus to the cooperative activity by accepting the trends of modernization. In today's world, modernity is as important as spirituality. But when both are accepted. Then - many changes can be brought in the society. In today's changing modern age, new industry and business are developing in every field. New - New technology is coming in the market day by day. We have to accept all these innovations instinctively as well as develop its technical understanding. So that both ease and speed can be included in the work.
We have seen in the past that co-operative activity in India is based on the working method of Germany, as well as for the farmers of India. The Credit Co-operative Societies Act is enacted in 1904. The aim is to provide low interest (reasonable) farming loans to farmers in the area, disinfectants, seeds, fertilizers, oil cans, tea, cereals, as well as many other necessities of life to the members of the societies at a reasonable rate above the market price. Most of his needs are met from the societies in his own backyard.
With the formation of Gujarat State in 1960, PACS and LAMPS societies have been developed in many places in Gujarat. In addition to District and Taluka co.op Purchase and Sales unions, District Central Cooperative Banks, State Co-operative Banks, Agricultural Banks, NABARD Banks besides PACS and LAMPS Societies to strengthen the co-operatives as per the principle of co-operation. Primary milk societies, district milk unions and milk marketing federations came into existence as a source of secondary income and to boost the animal husbandry business of the members. In addition, Agricultural Produce Market Committees and Transformed Co-operative Societies came into existence as a means of direct purchase of farmers' crops and sale at good prices.
The understanding of the principles of co-operation and its elements or its values is very wide. Knowledge of which requires a three-tier structure. In particular, when the Indian economy operates in a democratic manner, the members of the co-operatives continue to accept the fact that the real members are the owners of the society. In Gujarat, the Vaidyanath Committee's recommendations and debt waiver schemes once again tried to revive the village level, taluka level and district level institutions. As well as PACS and LAMPS societies increasing their functions and responsibilities in their bye-laws, many service cooperatives in Gujarat have a policy of business development and planning. (BDP) has been adopted, the main purpose of which is to increase the benefits available to the members, service activities, increase in necessities of life, innovation, clear and fast operation connecting modernization. The intention is to meet all the needs of the members in today's age. In order to survive in today's competitive current trends, there needs to be diversification and innovation in the cooperative structure with cooperatives and private institutions in the country and in the states.
Just as in today's new economic policy, factors such as privatization, globalization, liberalization, etc. were encouraged to promote industry and other units, so too in the co-operative economy, it is now necessary to make drastic changes in societies to cope with the competitive situation. It is necessary to develop the business with the intention of profit, economic as well as social development, rural development of the members. Under today's evolving co-operative structure, a lot of real development has been made possible by a PACS or LAMPS society in a rural area. As in Gujarat, many societies from North and South provide very good and well-equipped facilities to their members. E.g. The small co.op.societies has its own godown, tractor token rent to the member for farming, medical treatment, insurance, insurance of goods, sale of goods, excellent seeds, necessities of life - (consumer co-operative store) also called co-operative super mall. In addition, many societies have their own petrol pump, grocery store, light bill collection, telephone bill collection facility, biogas plant plan , iron and cement sheets, P.V.C. Pipes, rods, cement agency, godown, Bharat and India Gas Agency facilities, textile market as well as sesonal market like kites, clothes, handycraft ,firecrackers etc. during the seasons and festivals which are provided to its members. Receives a simple deposit from societie's members and also gives the benefit of locker facility. So that the farmer of the village, the citizen of the village, becomes prosperous, the money of the villagers remains in the village and the work of improving the living standard of the villagers has to be accepted benifits by all these societies.
Apart from PACS and LAMPS societies, it is possible for the village members to develop the primary milk production co-operative society, fruit and vegetable production co-operative society, Narmada Irrigation Agriculture Irrigation Co-operative Society, consumer co-operative stores etc. Through all these rural co.op. societies, a small village can be developed as a clean, beautiful, model village in the form of public interest, members' interest, society's interest in the development of their own village or in the form of the societie's own charity fund.
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