India is basically an agrarian economy in which around 70% of its population is still residing in rural area. Agriculture sector contributes approx.15.4 percent to the GDP of India, so due to this the development of Agriculture sector is essential. Cooperatives are playing significant role in...

This paper examines how loans made by co-operative societies in rural areas meet the financial needs of their members and, by extension, the role of the co-operative lending in rural finance. The study makes use of primary data from nine focus group discussions comprising seventy two members...