Question

Explain the role of consumer cooperation in food security of India.

Answer 1

1. Consumer co-operatives play an important role in the supply of quality goods at reasonable rates to common people.
2. It has a three-tier structure.
3. They are Primary Consumer Co-operative Society, Central Consumer Co-operative Stores, State Level Consumer Federations.
4. More than 50,000 village-level societies are engaged in the distribution of consumer goods in rural areas.
5. There are other benefits from consumer co-operatives such as Health Care, Insurance, Housing, etc.,
6. Consumer co-operatives play a very important role in Tamil Nadu can be well witnessed as around 94% of fair-price shops are being run by co-operatives.