How Multistate cooperatives function and why govt plans to amend the law
On Sunday, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah announced that the Centre has decided to amend the Multi State Cooperative Societies (MSCS) Act, 2002 to “plug the loopholes in the Act”. He was speaking at the convocation of the Vaikunth Metha National Institute of Cooperative Management, Pune. What is the Act, and what are […]
Cooperative model best suited for development of India: Amit Shah
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Sunday described the cooperative model as the best suited model to achieve an all-encompassing and inclusive development in a huge country like India with a population of 130 crore. Mr. Shah said the cooperative model had the capacity to bring prosperity for all and there was a […]
Dairy Sahakar a 5Kcr scheme launched for encouraging dairy cooperatives
With an aim to realise Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘from cooperation to prosperity’, Union Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah and Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala have jointly launched ‘Dairy Sahakar,’ a scheme envisaging investment of Rs 5,000 crore having focus on encouraging cooperative dairy businesses in the country. […]
Amit Shah praises Amul model and its role in uplifting the dairy sector
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday that the cooperative sector’s contribution in creating a $5-trillion economy will be immense as shown by the success of Amul, the world’s largest milk cooperative. At an event organised to mark the completion of 75 years of Amul, which was started in 1946 as a cooperative […]
Shah may inaugurate Sikkim Dairy Cooperative Conclave
Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to inaugurate the Indian Dairy Cooperative Conclave to be held in Gangtok in Sikkim from November-December this year. It is learnt that the Chairman of the National Cooperative Dairy Federation of India (NCDFI), Mangal Jit Rai, has requested Mr Shah to inaugurate the event as the duo met in […]
Maharashtra co-operative sector might be on a roller-coaster soon
Move seen as BJP’s bid to make inroads into a sector that was traditionally dominated by Congress, NCP The Centre’s decision to set up a Ministry-of-Co-operation to be headed by Home-Minister Amit Shah has stirred Maharashtra’s co-operative sector. Co-operative-barons-in the State have also objected to the recent amendments in the Banking Regulation Act to enhance […]
The rationale behind newly formed Min of Cooperation explained
On Monday, the government announced the formation of a separate Union Ministry of Cooperation. A subject that till date was looked after by the Ministry of Agriculture. In the Cabinet reshuffle of July 7, Home Minister Amit Shah was given charge of the new Ministry. What will be the new Ministry’s objectives? A media release […]
The rationale behind newly formed Min of Cooperation explained
On Monday, the government announced the formation of a separate Union Ministry of Cooperation. A subject that till date was looked after by the Ministry of Agriculture. In the Cabinet reshuffle of July 7, Home Minister Amit Shah was given charge of the new Ministry. What will be the new Ministry’s objectives? A media release […]