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Question Write a note on the role of cooperatives in providing food and related items.
The cooperative societies set up shops to sell low priced goods to poor people, such as Mother Dairy in Delhi is rapidly growing in providing milk and vegetables to the consumers at controlled prices, announced by the government of Delhi.
Another success story of cooperatives lies in Amul, a cooperative, dealing with milk and milk products from Gujarat. It has brought about the ‘White Revolution’ in the country.
These cooperatives are functioning in various parts of the country to ensure food security to various sections of the society.