Farmers’ body terms National Co-operative Development Corporation Act ‘anti-federal’
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha has criticized the new National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) Act, labeling it an anti-federal intrusion into state powers. The farmers' body argues that the law centralizes control over cooperative societies and undermines the autonomy of rural agricultural institutions.
Why it matters
This reflects ongoing tensions between central and state governments regarding the regulation of cooperatives, which are vital to India's rural economy.
The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) Act, recently passed by Parliament , is an onslaught on the federal rights of States, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha said here in a statement. The umbrella organisation of farmer groups alleged that the NCDC Act would divert resources from the priority sector of agriculture and agriculture-based, rural industrial and infrastructure development, and that the new law was framed to suit the “corporate model of urban-centric development”.
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