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Background
Overview
Its pivotal role in strengthening the cooperative movement, providing financial and technical assistance, and implementing government schemes for cooperative development, including support for artisans and farmers, makes it a key institution.
The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) is a statutory corporation established under the NCDC Act, 1963. It functions under the Ministry of Cooperation and is mandated to plan, promote, and finance programmes for the production, processing, marketing, storage, export, and import of agricultural produce and other notified commodities on cooperative principles.