Sri Jagadish Shettar | CoopPeople | CoopWiki

Life Period: Born December 17, 1955 – Present (Active Contemporary Leader)
Region: Dharwad district
Role: Chief Minister of Karnataka; patron of the Hubli-Dharwad Urban Co-operative Credit Networks.
Core Contributions: Utilized the cooperative framework to rebuild regional artisan and weaver economies. He designed a specialized cooperative credit reschedule model that protected local handloom and powerloom weavers from bankruptcy during industrial cotton price shocks. He also heavily promoted marketing societies for specialized local commercial crops, such as Byadgi chilies, preventing private trading syndicates from undercutting farmgate prices.
Recognitions: Honored with special state-level cooperative pioneer citations from the Department of Cooperatives.