What are the reasons behind the limited success of the co-operative movement? How can co-operatives be made more effective in fostering rural development?

Co-operative movement, means the movement where members are the real stakeholders in the organization. Reasons for limited success :- 1) Geographically limited area - limited to state of Maharashtra, Gujarat 2) Lack of proper enforcement - leading to many frauds, scams 3) Politicization of the organizations - using cooperative resources for personal gain 4) Limited to few sectors - like milk collection and processing, Agriculture, sugarcane production into sugar 5) Lack of audit mechanisms

Way Forward For cooperatives For rural development :- 1) Strengthening cooperatives through constitutional measures like 97th constitutional amendment Act 2) Institutional measures - control of cooperatives with central and state agencies 3) Reduction of corruption in the working of cooperative 4) Effective audit mechanism, here to achieve the goal of Visit Bharat by 2047, rural development becomes important and role of cooperatives need to be strengthened.