Department of Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection (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 R. Kamaraj, Minister for Food
Agency executive	Thirumathi M.P Nirmala IAS, Principal Secretary (India) to the Government
Parent agency	Government of Tamil Nadu
Website	http://www.tn.gov.in/departments/cfcp.html

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

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	1958	Chennai	Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection	Storage & Warehousing	Statutory Corporation		Website
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

Sellur K. Raju, Minister for Co-operation (Cooperation, Statistics and Ex-Servicemen Welfare)
R. Kamaraj, Minister for Food (Food, Civil Supplies, Consumer Protection and Price Control)

Former ministers

Ko. Si. Mani, Minister for Co-operation (Cooperation, Statistics and Ex-Servicemen Welfare) (2006-2011)
E. V. Velu, Minister for Food (Food, Civil Supplies, Consumer Protection and Price Control) (2006-2011)

References

↑ "co operation history i=of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). http://www.tn.gov.in/rti/. Retrieved 2012-11-07. External link in |publisher= (help)
↑ "functions of the CO,F & CP Department" (PDF). http://www.tn.gov.in/rti/. Retrieved 2012-11-07. External link in |publisher= (help)
↑ "Sub - Departments of the CO, F & CP Department" (PDF). http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-11-07. External link in |publisher= (help)
↑ "Organisations under the Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department" (PDF). http://www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-10-30. External link in |publisher= (help)

External links

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