Abstract

                                Co-operative credit societies are considered as the most suitable institutional agencies that provide credit and other inputs to agriculturists. In Tamil Nadu, almost all the villages have been covered by Co-operative credit societies which serve the needs of the farmers in the rural areas. A study on the working of these societies however, reveals that while a few of the societies have been highly successful in achieving the objectives, many of them continue to function against several odds. It will therefore, be of great interest to study the working of a society that functions efficiently in serving the needs of the rural people on whose faith and confidence the success of the society depends. The Thudiyalur Co-operative Agricultural Services Ltd., is one of the rural co-operatives which has shown a steady progress in serving the interests of the farmers and its devoted service to the agriculturists in and around Thudiyalur in Coimbatore District has been well recognised both by the Government and the public.

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