DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION

In Kerala, the Co-operative movement has spread its wings in almost all walks of life. The spread and growth of co-operatives in different sectors were nurtured under development plans with government initiative and government finance.

The word “Co-Operation” is derived from the Latin word ‘Co-operate’, which means ‘work together’. In the ordinary sense, co-operation means ‘working together jointly’. The term co-operation implies a common endeavor with a common end. Those who join together should have some economic aim, which they cannot normally achieve by individual isolated action. Union is ‘strength’ and hence they associate together to achieve the common end through self-help and mutual help. They are guided by the principle “each for all and all for each”