About Us

Introduction:

Tamil Nadu has been a pioneer in India's cooperative movement, focusing on serving rural communities. Cooperatives play a crucial role in boosting agricultural productivity and farmers' incomes by providing timely crop loans, including interest-free loans for prompt repayment, as well as short-term, medium-term, long-term, jewel, and produce pledge loans. They also implement the Crop Insurance Scheme.Cooperatives manage the Public Distribution System through fair price shops and stabilize market prices under the Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) by procuring essential commodities like tur dal, urad dal, chillies, tamarind, gingelly oil, and onions at reasonable rates for sale at cooperative outlets. Additionally, they operate “Farm Fresh” consumer outlets for affordable vegetables and “Amma Marundhagam” pharmacies offering discounted quality medicines.

For farmers, cooperatives run agri clinics, agro service centers, and supply fertilizers through TANFED at reasonable rates. To uplift tribal communities, Large Sized Multipurpose Cooperative Societies (LAMPS) market agricultural produce like samai, varagu, tamarind, and honey to ensure remunerative prices. The Integrated Cooperative Development Project, active in four districts, strengthens cooperatives with infrastructure, share capital, and margin money.Cooperative unions provide education to members, while Institutes of Cooperative Management train staff. Common Service Centres deliver public services, including issuing certificates, bill payments, and e-ticketing. Circle Deputy Registrars oversee cooperative elections, dispute resolution, inspections, statutory inquiries, surcharge cases, and arbitration.