Question 3 - Past Year Questions - 5 Marks - Chapter 4 Class 9 Economics - Food security in India - Economics

Explain with examples the role of co-operatives in food security in India.

Answer:

Answer to be written in the exam:

• The cooperatives are also playing an important role in food security in India , especially in the southern and western parts of the country.
  
  
• The cooperative societies set up shops to sell low-priced goods to poor people.
  
  
• Out of all fair price shops running in Tamil  Nadu, around 94 percent are being run by co-operatives.
  
  
• In Delhi, Mother Dairy is making strides in the provision of milk and vegetables.
  
  
• In Gujarat, Amul is the success story of cooperatives in milk and milk products. It resulted in White Revolution in the country.
  
  
• In Maharashtra, the Academy of Development  Science (ADS) has facilitated a network of  NGOs for setting up grain banks in different regions.