Department of Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection (Tamil Nadu)

The Department of Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection of state of Tamil Nadu is one of the Department of Government of Tamil Nadu

Department of Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection of State of Tamil Nadu

Agency overview
Formed	1811
Jurisdiction	Tamil Nadu
Headquarters	Chennai
Ministers responsible	Sellur K. Raju, Minister for Co-operation Department R. Kamaraj, Minister for Food and Consumer Protection Department
Agency executives	Pradeep Yadav, IAS, Principal Secretary to Government R. Lalitha, IAS, Deputy Secretary
Parent agency	Government of Tamil Nadu
Website	Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department

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.[1]

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.

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Sub-departments

Name	Website
Commissionerate of Civil Supplies and Consumer ( Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection) Protection	http://www.consumer.tn.gov.in/
Department of Cooperation (Registrar of Cooperative Societies being the Head of the Department)	http://www.tncu.tn.gov.in/

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Undertakings and bodies

Sl. No	Company	Incorporated	Headquarters	Parent Department	Role	Type	Remarks	Website
1	The Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC)	1956	Chennai	Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection	PDS	State Govt. Undertaking		www.tncsc.tn.gov.in
2	The Tamil Nadu Cooperative Marketing Federation Limited (TANFED)	1959	Chennai	Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection	Food Processing	Co-operative society		www.tanfed.tn.gov.in
3	Tamil Nadu Warehousing Corporation(TWC)	1958	Chennai	Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection	Storage & Warehousing	Statutory Corporation		www.tnwc.in
4	Tamil Nadu Consumers Cooperative Federation Limited (TNCCF)	1958	Chennai	Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection	Retail	Co-operative society		Website
5	Tamil Nadu Cooperative Union (TNCU)	4.1.1914	Chennai	Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection	Retail	Co-operative society		www.tncu.tn.gov.in/
6	Tamil Nadu State Apex Co-operative Bank - TNSC Bank	26.11.1905	Chennai		Bankikng	Co-operative Body	NBFC	www.tnscbank.com
7	Tamil Nadu Co-operative State Agriculture & Rural Development Bank		Chennai		Bankikng	Co-operative Body
8	Thanjavur Cooperative Marketing Federation Limited		Thanjavur			Co-operative Body
9	The Nilgiris Cooperative Marketing Society		Udagamandalam			Co-operative Body

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Present Ministers for Co-operation

• Sellur K. Raju

Former Ministers for Co-operation

• 2006 - 2011
  • Ko. Si. Mani

Present Ministers for Food and Consumer Protection

• R. Kamaraj

Former Ministers for Food and Consumer Protection

• 2006 - 2011
  • E. V. Velu

See also

• Civil Supplies Department of Kerala
• Civil Supplies Department
• Government of Tamil Nadu
• Manu Needhi Consumer and Environmental Protection Centre
• Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (India)
• Tamil Nadu Government's Departments

References

1. "co operation history i=of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.tn.gov.in/rti/. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
2. "functions of the CO,F & CP Department" (PDF). www.tn.gov.in/rti/. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
3. "Sub - Departments of the CO, F & CP Department" (PDF). www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
4. "Organisations under the Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department" (PDF). www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 30 October 2012.

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)
• www.tn.gov.in/rti/proact_cfcp.htm ( RTI site of the Tamil Nadu Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department