The Department of Cooperation was established in 1948 immediately after the formation of the state of Himachal Pradesh. The main objective of the Department has been to eliminate exploitation of common man by middlemen and money lenders by ensuring credit facilities to farmers at low rate of interest through Cooperative institutions.
Its website has info about functions, structure, schemes, telephone directory, societies - apex, primary and secondary, action plans, RTI, notifications etc
Himachal Pradesh Co-operative Department
Block No 25, SDA complex Kasumpti, Shimla-9
Web : http://www.coophp.nic.in/