The Department of Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection of state of Tamil Nadu is one of the ministry of
Government of Tamil Nadu
Government of Tamil Nadu is the subnational government for the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is seated at Fort St George, Chennai. The legislature of Tamil Nadu was bicameral until 1986, when it was replaced by a unicameral legislature, l ...
History
* Tamil Nadu is the pioneer in the cooperative movement in India. The first agricultural cooperative credit society was started at Thirur in Tiruvallur District and a consumer cooperative society was started in Triplicane in 1904. The other States had started cooperative societies following Tamil Nadu as a model.
Functions
The functions of the Department relate to policy formulation and decision making in the following subjects :
* Co-operative Credit.
* Co-operative Marketing, Processing and Storage.
* Consumer co-operatives.
* Co-operative Education, Research and Training.
* Special Types of Co-operatives.
* Integrated Co-operative Development Project.
* Co-operative Election.
* Public Distribution System.
* Enforcement of control orders under the Essential Commodities Act.
* Consumer protection including price control measures.
Sub-departments
Undertakings and bodies
Present Ministers for Co-operation
KR.Periakaruppan
Former Ministers for Co-operation
* 2016- 2021
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Sellur Raju
Present Ministers for Food and Consumer Protection
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R. Sakkarapani
Former Ministers for Food and Consumer Protection
* 2006 - 2011
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E. V. Velu
See also
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Civil Supplies Department of Kerala
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Civil Supplies Department
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Government of Tamil Nadu
Government of Tamil Nadu is the subnational government for the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is seated at Fort St George, Chennai. The legislature of Tamil Nadu was bicameral until 1986, when it was replaced by a unicameral legislature, l ...
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Manu Needhi Consumer and Environmental Protection Centre
Manu Needhi Consumer and Environmental Protection Centre is a non-profit organisation, registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975. It was formed by then law students of Dr. Ambedkar Law College, Chennai, most of whom are no ...
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Tamil Nadu Government's Departments
References
External links
www.tn.gov.in/departments/cfcp.html (Official Website of the Tamil Nadu Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department)www.consumer.tn.gov.in/ (Official Website of the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department) www.tncu.tn.gov.in/ (Official Website of the Tamil Nadu Co-operation Department)(Official website of Government of Tamil Nadu)
{{Government Governments of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu state government departments
State civil supplies departments of India
Consumer protection in India
Cooperatives in India