Question

Write the role of Consumer Cooperatives in Food Security.

Answer 1

1. Consumer Cooperatives play an important role in the supply of quality goods at responsible rates to common people.
2. There is a three-tier structure of Consumer Cooperative Societies in India. They are primary consumer cooperative societies. Central consumer cooperative stores and state-level consumer federations. There are many benefits to consumer cooperatives such as health care, insurance, housing, etc
3. This scheme is playing an important role in food security in India. For ex. out of all fair price shops running in Tamil Nadu around 94% are being run by cooperatives.