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New Delhi: The Government of India has introduced a national ranking framework for primary cooperative societies to assess and improve their performance across sectors, as part of efforts to strengthen transparency and governance in the cooperative sector. According to a written reply in the Rajya Sabha by Union Minister for Home and Cooperation Shri Amit Shah, the ranking framework has been developed using the National Cooperative Database (NCD) and was launched on 24 January 2025. The system enables the Registrars of Cooperative Societies (RCS) in States and Union Territories to generate sector-wise and region-wise rankings of primary cooperative societies through…

New Delhi: The Government of India has outlined the transformation and strengthening of fisheries cooperatives in Raigarh district of Maharashtra through their upgradation into Fish Farmer Producer Organisations (FFPOs), as part of broader efforts to modernise the fisheries sector under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY). In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Union Minister for Home and Cooperation Shri Amit Shah informed Parliament that while the National Cooperation Policy (NCP) 2025 does not prescribe specific targets for Primary Fishery Cooperative Societies, the Department of Fisheries is facilitating the formation of 6,000 new Fisheries Cooperative Societies (FCS) across…

New Delhi: The Government of India has outlined a series of measures to strengthen Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) in Tamil Nadu and other southern states, with a focus on digital modernisation, governance reforms and expansion of services, according to a written reply by Union Minister for Home and Cooperation Shri Amit Shah in the Rajya Sabha. According to the National Cooperative Database (NCD), Tamil Nadu has a total of 4,532 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies, of which 4,529 are functional. These PACS form the backbone of rural credit delivery and are critical to improving farmers’ access to institutional finance and…

Anand (Gujarat): As part of the celebrations marking the International Year of Cooperatives (IYC) 2025, the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) has flagged off the “Cooperative Prosperity Journey: Celebration Caravan” from its headquarters in Anand, aimed at strengthening grassroots awareness about the cooperative movement. Dr. Meenesh Shah, Chairman, NDDB, flagged off the caravan in the presence of NDDB officials and staff. The initiative forms part of the official IYC 2025 calendar released by the Ministry of Cooperation and is aligned with the vision of “Sahakar se Samriddhi”, which focuses on promoting prosperity through cooperation. The caravan has been designed to…

Aizawl: The Mizoram State Cooperative Marketing & Consumers’ Federation Limited (MIZOFED) and National Co-operative Exports Limited (NCEL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Monday to strengthen cooperative-led export activities from Mizoram. The MoU was signed in Aizawl in the presence of the Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Cooperation, and Irrigation & Water Resources, Pu P. C. Vanlalruata, along with Registrar of Cooperatives Pu John L. T. Sanga and Pu Udit Prakash Rai (IAS), Commissioner and Secretary, Cooperation Department. The agreement was signed by Pu Unupom Kausik, Managing Director, NCEL, and Pu Lalhruaitluanga, Managing Director, MIZOFED. Focus on export-oriented…

Amit Shah, Union Home and Minister of Cooperation, chaired the meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Cooperation on Saturday at Banas Dairy in the Vav–Tharad region of Gujarat to deliberate on the future strategy of India’s cooperative dairy sector and the roadmap for White Revolution 2.0. The meeting was attended by Ministers of State for Cooperation Krishan Pal Gurjar and Murlidhar Mohol, Members of Parliament who are part of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee, Cooperation Secretary Dr. Ashish Kumar Bhutani and senior officials of the Ministry of Cooperation. Focus on White Revolution 2.0 and Cooperative-Led Growth A…

Amit Shah, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, inaugurated a newly constructed Bio-CNG and organic fertilizer plant at Banas Dairy in the Vav-Tharad region of Gujarat and laid the foundation stone for a 150-tonne-per-day milk powder plant, marking a significant expansion of cooperative-led green energy and dairy processing infrastructure. Banas Dairy, one of India’s leading cooperative milk unions, has emerged as a major player in sustainable dairy operations. Addressing farmers and cooperative members, Shah highlighted that the organisation, founded by Galbabhai Nanjibhai Patel in 1960, has grown into a ₹24,000-crore turnover institution driven largely by village-level milk societies and…

Gandhinagar, Gujarat, 5 January 2025:Union Minister of Home Affairs and Cooperation, Amit Shah today launched ‘Sahakar Sarathi’, a major digital transformation initiative for rural cooperative banks, at the Earth Summit 2025 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Shah described the platform as a significant step toward strengthening the cooperative banking ecosystem. A joint initiative of by the Ministry of Cooperation and NABARD, Sahakar Sarathi aims to provide rural cooperative banks (RCBs) with an integrated, modern, and secure digital infrastructure. The initiative is designed to help cooperative banks adopt advanced banking technologies and offer services comparable to commercial financial institutions. A Unified Digital Platform…

मध्य प्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री डॉ. मोहन यादव ने मंत्रालय में सहकारिता विभाग की समीक्षा बैठक में कहा कि किसानों को सशक्त बनाना और उनकी आर्थिक स्थिति मजबूत करना सहकारी संस्थाओं (Cooperative Societies) का प्रमुख लक्ष्य है। उन्होंने बताया कि वर्ष 2026 कोप्रदेशमें‘कृषिएवंकिसानवर्ष’(Agriculture & Farmers Year) के रूप में मनाया जाएगा, जिसके लिए विभाग को किसानों को उनकी फसल का उचित मूल्य (Fair Price for Crops) दिलाने पर विशेष ध्यान देने के निर्देश दिए गए। मुख्यमंत्री ने कहा कि कृषि विपणन सहकारी समितियों (Agricultural Marketing Cooperative Societies) को मजबूत बनाना आवश्यक है ताकि किसानों को फसल चक्र (Crop Cycle) के अनुरूप…

Date: 05-06 December 2025 (Gandhinagar Edition) Time: Full day Location: Gandhinagar, Gujarat Organizer: Earth Summit Brief Details: Union Home and Cooperation Minister, Shri Amit Shah will address the Earth Summit 2025 in Gandhinagar on 5th December 2025. The Summit serves as a global platform for cooperative-led, tech-driven rural transformation, and his address will highlight India’s vision for sustainable and inclusive development. The Earth Summit is a pan-India rural innovation and development platform aimed at empowering grassroots communities through collaboration among policymakers, financiers, technologists and social enterprises. The Summit brings together stakeholders including cooperatives, agri-enterprises, startups, investors and development agencies to…