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Padmashri Dr. Vithalrao Vikhe Patil, the
pioneer of Sugar Co-operative movement,
establishing Asia's first co-operative sugar
factory, which was commissioned in 1950.
Born in a farmers family at Loni in 1901.
It dawned on him that co-operative movement
was the only ideal medium to achieve his
goal. So begins the saga of co-operative
movement in India. He pioneered co-operative
movement as a tool for social, educational
& economic upliftment of the rural masses.
He was awarded "Padmashree" the
distinguished title in appreciation of his
life's work with the co-operative movement,
at the hands of the President of India,
Late. Dr. Rajendra Prasad in 1961.
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