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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 : 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 for…

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…

Rajkot, Gujarat — On 1 December 2025, KRIBHCO hosted a high-profile Mega Cooperative Conference in Rajkot, bringing together cooperative leaders, government representatives and stakeholders from across India. The event, held at Ratna Villas Palace, focused on the theme “PACS as Multi-Purpose Hubs: Diversifying Services for Rural Economic Resilience.” The conference aligns with the national cooperative movement’s renewed momentum this year, as 2025 is being observed as the International Year of Cooperatives (IYC 2025). The IYC, emphasised by KRIBHCO as a national priority, aims to promote inclusivity, innovation, and prosperity through cooperative values. Ministry of Cooperation lauds KRIBHCO’s leadership The gathering…

The Ministry of Cooperation has disbursed ₹6,841.86 croreto 35.44 lakh depositorsof the Sahara Group’s multi-state cooperative societies, Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. According to the minister, the refunds have been issued to depositors who filed claims through the CRCS–Sahara Refund Portaland the Re-submission Portal. A total of 1.41 crore applications have been received so far. Each verified depositor is currently eligible for a payment of up to ₹50,000, transferred directly into their Aadhaar-linked bank accounts. Shah said the ministry is taking “all possible steps” to ensure timely payments to genuine claimants. The Supreme Court…

देशभर की चीनी मिलों में गन्ना पेराई (Sugarcane Crushing) सीजन अब पूरी रफ्तार पर है। हालांकि चीनी न्यूनतम विक्रय मूल्य (Minimum Selling Price – MSP) और एथनॉल कीमतों (Ethanol Prices) को लेकर इंडस्ट्री में अनिश्चितता बनी हुई है। इस बार पेराई और उत्पादन दोनों ही पिछले सीजन की तुलना में अधिक हैं, जिससे स्टॉक बढ़ने की संभावना है। इसी को देखते हुए इंडस्ट्री ने सरकार से अतिरिक्त निर्यात की अनुमति की मांग की है। अब तक कितनी गन्ना पेराई हुई? नेशनल को-ऑपरेटिव शुगर फेडरेशन (NCSF) के अनुसार 30 नवंबर 2025 तक देश में 486 लाख टन गन्ने की पेराई हो…

New Delhi —The Sahkar Taxi Cooperative today officially commenced the soft launch of its ride-hailing app, Bharat Taxi, in Delhi and Gujarat, marking a key moment for India’s urban mobility landscape. The new service, run on a cooperative model, started beta consumer trials, in what the cooperative describes as the start of a “people-owned” alternative to traditional cab aggregators. With over 51,000 drivers — including cars, autos, and bikes — already registered across Delhi and Gujarat’s Saurashtra region, the cooperative is being promoted as the world’s first national mobility cooperative owned and run by drivers. The cooperative-led platform aims to…