Thiru. N. S. Palanisamy | CoopPeople | CoopWiki

Tenure/Life Period: Circa 1938 – 2016
Association and Role within Society or Entity: Founder-Director of the Tiruppur Co-operative Handloom and Powerloom Weavers Society.
Contributions to the Cooperative Sector: Operating in the textile hub of Tiruppur district, Palanisamy used the cooperative framework to protect independent weaver families from being wiped out by the rapid rise of large-scale, private textile mills. He brought together hundreds of cottage artisans to establish a shared-equity cooperative production facility, securing state subsidies for modern electronic looms. He linked these local production units directly into the Co-optex national marketing network, ensuring steady employment, fair wages, and a reliable retirement fund for thousands of weaver households.
Awards and Recognitions: Conferred the State Handloom Weaver Cooperative Excellence Citation in 2010 for his dedicated work in preserving and modernizing artisan-led livelihood infrastructure.