Constraints Perceived by Members and Non-members About Women Dairy Cooperative Societies in Haryana

Livestock sector plays an important role in the national economy and social development of the country. Women constitute 71 per cent of the labour force in livestock sector as against 35 per cent in crop farming. Cooperatives have provided a platform to women to demonstrate their capabilities and competence through their activities. Cooperatives exclusively of women demonstrated that gender based interventions in its programmes planning not only increased income and employment, but also enhanced women's status in family and society.