India, Feb. 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The cooperative sector plays a crucial role in India's economy, contributing significantly to agricultural production, rural development, employment generation, housing and poverty alleviation. However, there are data gaps in understanding the contribution of this sector in terms of value of output as well as employment generation.
Ministry of Cooperation (MoC) approached MoSPI for a rapid survey on Cooperatives to estimate Gross Value Added/ Gross Value of Output as well as employment for the major cooperative sectors at all India level. MoSPI has agreed in principle to conduct the survey based on the list frame of Functional Cooperatives (FCs) to be provided by MoC.
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