Q.The apex organisation of the entire co-operative movement in India is:

The apex body of the whole movement is a representative union, not a training institute or a state body.

VAMNICOM and the NCCT deal with training; the Maharashtra union is a state body.

The National Co-operative Union of India (NCUI), with its headquarters in New Delhi, is the apex organisation representing the entire co-operative movement of the country; its members are the national federations and state co-operative unions.

Option-by-option analysis:

• (a) VAMNICOM, Pune — incorrect. It is the apex training institute, not the apex of the movement.
• (b) The National Co-operative Union of India (NCUI) — correct. It is the national apex body of the movement and promotes co-operative education and directs training nationally.
• (c) The Maharashtra State Co-operative Union — incorrect. It is the apex body only within the state of Maharashtra.
• (d) The National Council for Co-operative Training — incorrect. The NCCT organises training under the NCUI; it is not the apex of the whole movement.