The Indian Co-operative Movement is more than 100 years old and also it is the
largest one in the World There are about 5.5 lakh different forms of co
operatives working in almost all sectors of the Economy Since independence they
have been playing a very significant role in promoting Agricultural and Rural
development and Employment generation In this process the co operatives
facilitated the emergence of Green Revolution. White Revolution and Sugar
Revolution Recently the Government has agreed to provide Rs 15000 crore for
strengthening the co operative Banking system arid further for safeguarding
co-operative autonomy it introduced in Parliament the 106th Constitutional
Amendment Bill. This Book