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Content: Kerala Cooperative Sector Data and Profile Few states in India have embraced the cooperative movement as comprehensively as Kerala. Over the decades, cooperatives have evolved from community-based credit institutions into a vast network supporting agriculture, dairy, consumer services, housing, healthcare, education, fisheries, labour and women-led enterprises. Today, they remain deeply embedded in Kerala’s economic and social landscape, contributing significantly to financial inclusion, rural development and community-led growth. According to the central government records: Total Cooperatives: 19,582 across 27 cooperative sectors. Functional Rate: Approximately 77.6% (15,106 out of 19,479 primary cooperatives are functional). Largest Sector: Miscellaneous Non-Credit Cooperatives (3,463), closely…

Kerala Cooperative Sector: India’s Most Deeply Networked Cooperative Economy Introduction Kerala is widely regarded as one of India’s strongest cooperative states, where cooperatives are not merely financial institutions but an integral part of everyday economic and social life. From agricultural credit and dairy development to housing, consumer distribution, healthcare, education and women-led enterprises, the cooperative movement has built an extensive grassroots network across the state. Unlike many states where cooperatives remain confined to agricultural credit, Kerala has successfully diversified the movement into multiple sectors. Cooperative institutions today play a significant role in financial inclusion, rural development, food security, employment generation…

The cooperative dairy movement received a major boost on Sunday as Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah performed the Bhoomi Pujan for what is being described as the world’s largest curd (dahi) manufacturing plant under the Amul Bengal Dairy Project. The ₹700 crore facility will be established at the Howrah Food Park and is expected to significantly expand dairy processing capacity in West Bengal. Speaking at the event in Kolkata, Shah said the project reflects Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of “Sahkar Se Samriddhi” and “White Revolution 2.0”, with a focus on strengthening the cooperative model, enhancing…

The Cooperative Election Authority (CEA) has approved the results of the Board of Directors election 2026 of the National Federation of Fish Farmers’ Cooperatives Ltd. (FISHCOPFED), bringing the election process to a close and paving the way for the newly elected board to take charge. As per the election recommendations approved by the CEA on July 15, 2026, 10 directors have been elected out of a total vacancy of 14. Among the 10 elected directors, nine were elected unopposed. Election took place in the Western Zone constituency in which Maharashtra cooperator Prakash Marotrao Lonare defeated Premkumar Dashrath Gajbhare by 15…

The Uttar Pradesh Co-operative Institutional Service Board (UPCISB) has postponed the Combined Co-operative Banking and Technical Services Examination (Special Recruitment), originally scheduled for July 20–22, 2026, according to an official notice issued on 15 July 2026, citing “unavoidable reasons” without further elaboration. The examination was meant to fill 116 vacancies advertised under reference number A-1/S.R./2026. What is at stake The recruitment drive covers posts of Manager, Junior Manager, Assistant/Cashier, Assistant/Typist and Assistant Engineer (Civil) within the state’s cooperative banking and technical services cadre. Applications were accepted between 25 March and 15 April 2026, meaning the affected candidate pool has been…

दिल्ली नगर निगम (Municipal Corporation of Delhi – MCD) और केंद्रीय मत्स्य पालन, पशुपालन एवं डेयरी मंत्रालय के अधीन राष्ट्रीय डेयरी विकास बोर्ड (National Dairy Development Board – NDDB) ने बुधवार को केंद्रीय गृह मंत्री अमित शाह की मौजूदगी में एक समझौता ज्ञापन (Memorandum of Understanding – MoU) पर हस्ताक्षर किए, जिसके तहत गोबर के वैज्ञानिक उपयोग (scientific utilisation) के लिए दिल्ली में कंप्रेस्ड बायोगैस (Compressed Bio-Gas – CBG) संयंत्र स्थापित किए जाएंगे। एक आधिकारिक विज्ञप्ति के अनुसार, इसका उद्देश्य पशुओं के गोबर को यमुना में जाने से रोकना और उसे CBG व जैविक खेती को बढ़ावा देने वाले एक…

Birmingham (UK), July 8: India’s dairy cooperative sector has emerged as a key driver of the country’s circular bioeconomy, with significant potential to expand biogas, compressed biogas (CBG) and organic fertiliser production while creating new income streams for farmers. This vision was presented by Dr. Meenesh Shah, Chairman of National Dairy Development Board, during the session on Global Biogas Outlook: India, Italy, Ukraine at the World Biogas Expo & Summit 2026 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Dairy Cooperatives as Foundation for Scaling Renewable Energy Addressing an international audience, Dr. Shah explained how India’s extensive dairy cooperative network can serve as the…

New Delhi: In a significant move that could expand the footprint of India’s cooperative movement into the financial services sector, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah has announced that a new cooperative life insurance company will be established. The announcement was made during the fifth Foundation Day celebrations of the Ministry of Cooperation in New Delhi. The proposed insurer is expected to follow the broader philosophy behind Bharat Taxi, India’s cooperative-led ride-hailing platform, where service providers become stakeholders and beneficiaries of the enterprise rather than merely customers or workers. Shah also announced that Bharat Taxi would be expanded to…

The Ministry of Cooperation on Sunday marked its fifth Foundation Day, with Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah outlining the Centre’s efforts to modernise and expand the cooperative sector through institutional reforms, digitalisation, professionalisation and the creation of new national-level cooperative institutions. Addressing representatives of cooperative federations, banks, dairy unions, PACS and other stakeholders in New Delhi, Shah said the Ministry has spent the past five years identifying structural challenges in the sector and building a roadmap to make cooperatives more transparent, technology-driven and competitive. A key focus of the Ministry’s efforts has been strengthening grassroots institutions. According to…

Maharashtra has introduced one of the most significant regulatory overhauls for cooperative housing societies in recent years, with the notification of amended rules under the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Rules, 1961. The reforms are expected to impact more than 1.25 lakh cooperative housing societies across the state and bring greater clarity to issues that have long been a source of disputes among residents, managing committees and housing society administrators. As per the Ministry of Cooperation, Govt. of India, Maharashtra has a total of 1,25,734 housing cooperative with 70,42,759 members. The amendments create a dedicated regulatory framework for cooperative housing societies,…