Orientation Seminar for Participants of the 17th International Seminar for Women on "Leadership through Education" .Delhi,1976

Abstract

new economic programme cooperative sector has been assigned with many important tasks to do. In the agricultural sector it is expected that village level service cooperative societies will help the small farmers also so that they can improve their economic condition. Similarly for marketing the agricultural produce the cooperative marketing societies are expected to assist the farmers. In industrial side it is expected that more and more industries big, small, cottage should be formed, on cooperative basis by people themselves. This w ill provide with employment opportunities and thus solve unemployment problem. Cooperatives are expected to help students by supplying them their requirements at reasonable price. Consumer cooperatives are being given the responsibility of distributing essential commodities to the consumers at fair price.