Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
3. Examine the potential of cooperatives in India and analyse the challenges they face. (250 words)
Reference: Indian Express
Why the question:
The article examines the history, potential, and challenges of cooperatives in India.
Key Demand of the question:
Examine the potential of cooperatives in India and analyse the challenges they face.
Directive:
Examine – When asked to ‘Examine’, we must look into the topic (content words) in detail, inspect it, investigate it and establish the key facts and issues related to the topic in question. While doing so we should explain why these facts and issues are important and their implications.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Start with what you understand by cooperatives.
Body:
Firstly, present an overview of cooperatives all over the world and India.
Discuss brief history of cooperatives in India; It started in 1950s, when Verghese Kurien began India’s significant tryst with dairy cooperatives, but the model was not working the way he had envisaged it.
Account for the challenges; issues like lobby groups to get funds for the new companies, vehicles to cater to cooperatives, not FPCs, etc.
Discuss the potential that cooperatives hold in today’s times, give examples and substantiate.
Conclusion:
Conclude that the coming of the ministry is a welcome step.
