Amit Shah unveils National Cooperative Policy

    25-Jul-2025
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NEW DELHI, Jul 24 : Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation  Amit Shah, today unveiled the National Cooperation Policy – 2025 in New Delhi.
On this occasion, Union Minister of State for Cooperation Krishan Pal Gurjar, Murlidhar Mohol, Cooperation Secretary Dr Ashish Kumar Bhutani, former Union Minister and chairman of drafting committee of new Cooperation Policy Suresh Prabhu, and many other dignitaries were present.
Addressing the unveiling ceremony of the National Cooperation Policy – 2025, Amit Shah that only a party with a vision and its understanding from the perspective of governance to achieve what is required for the country and its development, can give importance to the cooperative sector.
He said that the new Cooperation Policy is a historic step toward fulfilling Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Sahkar Se Samriddhi’ (Prosperity through Cooperation).
He said that the Modi Government has set a goal for India to emerge as the world’s third-largest economy by 2027.
Along with that, India also holds the responsibility for the inclusive development of its 1.4 billion citizens. He said that India’s core idea is to create a model in which there is a collective development for all, equitable growth for everyone, and national progress through the contributions from everybody.
He said that the cooperative sector has a unique capability to pool small amounts of capital from many individuals to create large-scale enterprises.
He stated that while formulating the Cooperation Policy, it was ensured that its core focus remained on the development of 1.4 billion people of India—especially villages, agriculture, rural women, Dalits, and tribals.
He said that the vision of the new cooperation policy is to build a Viksit Bharat by 2047 through ‘Sahkar Se Samriddhi’. He explained that the mission of the policy is to promote small cooperative units that are professional, transparent, technology-enabled, accountable, economically self-reliant, and successful—and to ensure at least one cooperative unit is established in every village.
There will be at least one primary cooperative unit in every Panchayat, which could be a Primary Agricultural Credit Society (PACS), Primary Dairy Cooperative, Primary Fisheries Cooperative, Primary Multipurpose PACS, or any other primary unit. These units will also help create more employment opportunities for youth.
He emphasized that in order to enhance transparency, financial stability, and institutional trust, each unit must be empowered.  For this, a cluster and monitoring system will also be developed.   
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