India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

S. No.

Sector

Number of Societies

1

Agriculture & Allied Cooperative

27,600

2

Agro-Processing / Industrial Cooperative

20,809

3

Bee Farming Cooperative

361

4

Consumer Cooperative

22,779

5

Credit & Thrift Society

83,928

6

Dairy Cooperative

1,58,216

7

Educational & Training Cooperatives

1,605

8

Fishery Cooperative

27,669

9

Farmers Service Societies (FSS)

604

10

Handicraft Cooperative

5,223

11

Handloom Textile & Weavers Cooperative

19,433

12

Housing Cooperative Society

1,95,411

13

Jute and Coir Cooperative

61

14

Khadi Gramodyog

224

15

Labour Cooperative

47,182

16

Large Area Multi-Purpose Cooperative Societies (LAMPS)

6,171

17

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