Write short notes on Causes of slow growth of co-operatives before independence.
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The co-operative movement in India was initiated in 1904 under the auspices of British Government.
Right from the beginning, the government has adopted an attitude of patronizing the movement.
Co-operative institutions were treated as If these were part and pared of the administrative set up of the government.
The government interference thus became an essential element in the working of these institutions. As a result people’s enthusiasm for the movement did not grow. The movement’s independence and self-reliance existed only on paper and files.
After Independence, in particular, after beginning of the planning, some healthy changes in the attitude of the government did take place. It was not given proper importance that is deserves in any plan. But even the co-operative movement has not become full fledged people’s movement.