{"id":149588,"date":"2021-11-29T21:00:52","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T15:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=149588"},"modified":"2021-11-29T21:00:52","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T15:30:52","slug":"cooperative-model-best-suited-for-india-says-shah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/cooperative-model-best-suited-for-india-says-shah\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooperative model best suited for India, says Shah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5><b>What is the news?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Union Home Minister has said that the c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ooperative model is the only model of economic development that will work to achieve an all-encompassing and all-inclusive development of a huge country like India.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He also said that one of the most successful cooperative models in India is Amul and based on this, a similar model needs to be adopted for organic farming where farmers are encouraged to adopt this practise.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>What are Cooperatives?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the International Co-operative Alliance, cooperatives are people-centred enterprises owned, controlled and run by and for their members to realise their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><b>Must Read: <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/ministry-of-cooperation\/\">Ministry of Cooperation <\/a><\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h5><b>Amul Cooperative Model<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amul was founded in 1946. It is managed by the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. (GCMMF), a cooperative body that comprises 3.6 million milk producers of Gujarat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It follows a <strong>professionally-run 3-tier model.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Tier 1<\/strong>: It collects milk from farmers at the district level<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Tier 2<\/strong>:\u00a0 It runs district cooperative unions that process and manufacture milk and milk products<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Tier 3<\/strong>: then markets these products under the Amul brand through the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>Why is the Amul Model successful?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The success<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amul<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> could be attributed to following important factors:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>1)<\/strong> The farmers owned the dairy, <strong>2)<\/strong> their elected representatives managed the village societies, and <strong>3)<\/strong> the district union usually employs professionals to operate the dairy and manage its business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b>This post is based on the article <b>\u201c<\/b><b>Cooperative model best suited for India, says Shah<\/b><b>\u201d <\/b>published in<b> The Hindu <\/b>on<b> 28th Nov 2021.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the news? The Union Home Minister has said that the cooperative model is the only model of economic development that will work to achieve an all-encompassing and all-inclusive development of a huge country like India. 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