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V. Gandhiraj leads the co-operative sector — farm and women’s credit, ration-shop services and digital co-operative banking.
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With Ministers Vinoth and Ramesh, held talks with farmers protesting for a full co-operative loan waiver; they suspended the protest while the demand is examined.
Source: The New Indian Express
With the Food Minister, launched subsidised onion sales at ₹35/kg through fair-price shops in Alwarpet.
Source: The Times of India
Announced the ₹7,015 crore Singa Pengal entrepreneurship credit scheme for women, ₹5,000 crore in rural business loans for farmers, produce-pledge loans raised to ₹300 crore, a common ‘Vetri’ brand for co-operative products, TANFED input sales to ₹2,500 crore, e-auctions in 80 societies, 150 new fair-price shop buildings, UPI in 10,000 more ration shops, micro-ATMs and a unified loan portal.
Source: India Today
Announced an El Niño contingency strategy for co-operative credit, including seeking central support for extra crop loans.
Source: DT Next
Moved grocery procurement for co-operative stores entirely to online tenders for transparency and competitive prices.
Source: DT Next
Hoisted the co-operative flag in Chennai and announced statewide Kisan Credit Card camps, digital-banking demos, loan camps and other events; inspected the renovated ₹6 crore Arakkonam wholesale market with 204 shops.
Source: DT Next · India Live
Met ration-shop employees on problems with the doorstep ration-delivery scheme (biometrics, e-KYC, vehicle and loading charges) and promised to resolve them by 15 July.
Source: DT Next
Sworn in during the second phase of the Cabinet on 21 May 2026 and allocated Co-operation.
Source: Govt press release No. 40
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