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
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
- 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
| Name | Website |
| Commissionerate of Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection | http://www.consumer.tn.gov.in/ |
| Department of Cooperation | http://www.tncu.tn.gov.in/ |
Undertakings and bodies
| Sl. No | Company | Incorporated | Headquarters | Parent Department | Role | Type | Remarks | Website |
| 1 | The Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation | 1956 | Chennai | Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection | PDS | State Govt. Undertaking | ||
| 2 | The Tamil Nadu Cooperative Marketing Federation Limited | 1959 | Chennai | Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection | Food Processing | Co-operative society | ||
| 3 | Tamil Nadu Warehousing Corporation | 1958 | Chennai | Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection | Storage & Warehousing | Statutory Corporation | ||
| 4 | Tamil Nadu Consumers Cooperative Federation Limited | 1958 | Chennai | Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection | Retail | Co-operative society | ||
| 5 | Tamil Nadu Cooperative Union | 4.1.1914 | Chennai | Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection | Retail | Co-operative society | ||
| 6 | Tamil Nadu State Apex Co-operative Bank - TNSC Bank | 26.11.1905 | Chennai | Bankikng | Co-operative Body | NBFC | ||
| 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 |
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