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Nation Prosperity through Cooperation Prosperity through Cooperation Nation

Previously, PACS laws varied across the Now the role of the country's
country; to bring uniformity to them, the cooperative sector is going to be very
Ministry of Cooperation prepared PACS bylaws important to increase the potential
and sent them to all states and union territories. of the country's villages and farmers
The PACS bylaws have been accepted by as in the Amrit Kaal. Together, the
many as 26 states and union territories. After government and cooperation will give
September of this year, the same law will double strength to the resolve of a
apply to 85% of the country's PACS. developed India and a self-reliant India.

Amit Shah, Union Home and Cooperation Minister -Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

COOPERATIVES STRENGTHENING THE Farmers got an average of Rs. 50 thousand per annum

have been spent on fertilisers alone.
COUNTRY'S ECONOMIC SYSTEM n Under the Kisan Samman Nidhi, Rs. 2.5 lakh crore n MSP for farmers has increased over the last
have been deposited in the accounts of crores of
farmers in four years. In the previous five years of
2014, the total agriculture budget was less than Rs nine years. By purchasing at MSP, farmers have
received more than Rs 15 lakh crore. Farmers
90,000 crore. receive an average of Rs 50,000 per year from the
Let the common man participate in the process of transforming India into a n Today, a farmer can buy a bag of urea for less government in some form or another.
developed nation; let every home prosper through cooperation; and let the than �s ���� �hich is si�nificantly less than the
country prosper through the prosperity of every family. Every goal necessitates prices in Bangladesh, Pakistan, and China. Over the n The government recently announced a Rs 3.70 lakh
crore package for farmers. Sugarcane prices have
the participation of everyone. The cooperative spirit conveys the same message. last nine years, more than ten lakh crore rupees been raised to Rs 315 per quintal.
To reinforce this message, after increasing the number of Farmers’ Unions and
PACS, cooperative societies began linking with e-commerce platforms and PM Modi's call to cooperatives
offering online training at the 17th Indian Cooperative Congress in New Delhi on n �nsure chemical-free farmin� in five villa�es microirrigation to every village.
July 1, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed. in your district. The government has recently n Self-sufficiency in edible oil is possible. If the
approved PM-PRANAM, in which emphasis will be
cooperatives take over Mission Palm Oil, they will
laid on the production of alternative fertilisers, the
become self-sufficient in edible oil.
ndia has over nine lakh cooperatives, out of the budgetary provision for the setting up of one multi- soil will be safe, and the cost will be reduced. n There is a crisis for animals due to Foot and Mouth
world's 30 lakh cooperatives. PACS connects purpose PACS in every Panchayat. n Make one, two, or ten Amrit Sarovars according to Disease. More than 24 crore animals have been
Imore than �1� of villages and �0� of farmers. Prime Minister Narendra Modi sees cooperatives your capacity so that the future generation gets vaccinated so far. Cooperatives should come
Prime Minister Narendra Modi began strengthening as an important partner in the development of water. Another campaign related to water is Per forward for the vaccination drive and the tracing
this large network of cooperatives and cooperation villages and farmers. The main theme of the 1�th Drop, More Crop. Work is being done to extend of animals.
in 2014, but after the formation of the Ministry Indian Cooperative Congress, which was presided
of Cooperation in 2021, this large network of over by �nion Minister for Cooperation Shri work towards the development of such villages, train cooperative societies in product registration,
cooperatives began to connect with the prosperity Amit Shah, was �Amrit �aal� Prosperity through which will become self�su�cient by following the promotion, and branding. �ree data analysis will assist
of the village farmer and the nation. Priority is Collaboration for �ibrant India.� �e said that cooperative model. Cooperatives are being given in increasing sales. Similarly, ���� has launched
being given to modernization, computerization, and the Parliamentary Committee of Parliament has corporate-like platforms, and issues that have been an online portal called �ooperative ��tension and
competitive cooperative society formation in order unanimously approved the amendment to the pending for years are being resolved quickly Advisory Services in order to train the country's
to increase transparency in cooperative societies. Multistate Co-operative Societies Act. The bill will cooperative fraternity. A one-of-a-kind online platform
To increase the utility of cooperative societies, be introduced in this session of parliament. Marketing and training of cooperatives combines a learning management system and a
there is an agreement to open 300 Common Service PM Modi made it clear during the conference on an e-commerce portal collaborative resource centre. This is the first online
Centres in Primary Agricultural Societies �PACS�, that cooperatives should become the carriers of To reap the benefits of transparency and Sahkar se platform to study various aspects of cooperative
with 2 lakh new PACS to be set up in the ne�t � social and national policy rather than politics. Samriddhi, cooperative society products will now management, with the goal of educating youth
years and 2000 Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Cooperatives will become an important part of the be marketed through the ���� �aat e�commerce and women and realising their dreams of
�endras to be opened by �ecember 2024, besides Indian economy in the new India. �e must also portal. Along with online promotion, this portal will prosperity through livelihood cooperation.

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