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Cooperation Policy 2025 | NATION

Solution to all problems of the cooperative sector in the new policy

n The government aims to create a cooperative sector n Till now, 4,108 PACS have been approved to
in the country in which the youth get the best open the PM Jan Aushadhi Kendra.
education and choose cooperatives as a career. n 393 PACS have applied to run petrol and diesel

n It has the potential to resolve all the issues of the retail outlets, over 100 PACS have applied for
cooperative sector. All states have adopted the model LPG distribution
bylaws, sidelining any political differences. n PACS are also working on managing the “Har

n Till now, the work of creating 45 thousand new Ghar Nal Se Jal” (tap water to every home)
PACS has almost been completed. The work of scheme and the PM Surya Ghar Yojana
computerization of PACS has also been completed.
n The foundation for the Tribhuvan Sahkari
n Out of the 25 new activities added with PACS, University has been laid to provide trained
progress has been made in every activity. manpower for all these activities.

A 40-member committee prepared the new Cooperation Policy
The 40-member national-level committee, led by former Union Minister
Suresh Prabhu, after considering more than 750 suggestions, discussions with
many parties, 17 meetings, and 4 regional workshops, consultations with the
RBI and NABARD, has finalized the new National Cooperation Policy. The
Government of India had brought the cooperation policy for the first time in
the year 2002, when Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the Prime Minister.

Major goals of Cooperation Policy 2025...
The National Cooperation Policy,
Connecting
2034 30% which develops cooperatives as
It aims to triple the 50 increase in the an inclusive, self-reliant, and
cooperative sector’s crore citizens number of futuristic economic model, will
contribution to with cooperative cooperative ensure transparency and technical
GDP societies. societies.
empowerment in cooperatives. It will
n Forming at least one cooperative society in every Panchayat. make it a center of expansion in new

n Developing 5 model cooperative villages in every tehsil. areas and employment generation.
This policy is proof of PM Modi’s
n The Contribution of the cooperative sector in
employment generation. deep sensitivity and strong will
n Increasing transparency, financial stability, and towards cooperatives.
institutional trust in societies. - Amit Shah, Union Home and

n Empowering women through White Revolution 2.0. Cooperation Minister

which is visionary, practical, and result-oriented. capital from many individuals to create large-scale
While unveiling the National Cooperation Policy enterprises. He stated that while formulating the
- 2025, Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said Cooperation Policy, it was ensured that its core
that it is very important for the country to become focus remained on the development of 140 crore
the third-largest economy. He emphasized that people of India, especially villages, agriculture,
only the cooperative sector can develop the nation’s rural women, Dalits, and tribals. The new policy will
economy inclusively with contributions from all 140 create employment and livelihood opportunities on
crore citizens. He said that the cooperative sector a large scale, and create Viksit Bharat by 2047 by
has a unique capability to pool small amounts of bringing Sahkar Se Samriddhi. n

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