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Cooperatives are shaping

India’s future

Greetings, 2025 the International Year of Cooperatives,
Cooperatives have played a pivotal role in and recently, two cooperatives from India, Amul
promoting social and economic prosperity. They and IFFCO, ranked first and second, respectively,
have not only strengthened the democratic fabric among the top 10 cooperatives in the world. In
of India but also served as a powerful instrument the year 1946, on December 14, the cooperative
for empowering the weaker and marginalized famous as Amul was registered. Under this
sections of society, providing them with better backdrop, “Sahkar Se Samriddhi” serves as the
employment opportunities and achieving social cover story for this issue.
and financial inclusion. In the personality section, read about India’s
Cooperatives in the country have a long art icon Nandlal Bose. Prime Minister Narendra
and rich tradition, playing a key role in the Modi’s interaction with the ICC Women’s World
economic movement before independence. The Cup champion and his stern approach to the
establishment of the Ministry of Cooperation in Delhi blast are the other highlights of this issue.
2021 reinvigorated this sector. Today, India has Along with it, special content on International
over 844,000 cooperative societies and over Day of Persons with Disabilities, nuclear energy,
300 million members. The country is giving an Union Cabinet decisions, and Prime Minister
impetus to the cooperative ecosystem, fostering Narendra Modi’s fortnightly programs are part
a new economic model that will lead India of this issue.
to achieve the aim of becoming a $5 trillion Additionally, the magazine features special
economy, and taking the country to a fast pace content on Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 results
of development. on the inside page and the 70th Mahaparinirvan
In the four and a half years since the Ministry Diwas of Baba Saheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar,
of Cooperation was established, this sector has celebrated on December 6, on the back cover.
received a fillip with over 100 administrative
and policy initiatives. This initiative, based on Keep sending us your suggestions.
the five Ps - People, Platform, PACS, Policy, and
Prosperity has revitalized India’s cooperative
movement. The cooperative sector, guided by
the mantra of “Sahkar Se Samriddhi,” is shaping
India’s destiny. The United Nations declared (Dhirendra Ojha)

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