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Ahmedabad: The Gujarat State Cooperative Union hosted Sahakari Maha Sammelan-2025 in Ahmedabad on Sunday, chaired by Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and other dignitaries graced the event.
Addressing the gathering, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah stated that the United Nations has declared 2025 as the International Year of Cooperatives, underscoring that the cooperative sector continues to be as significant today as it was back in 1900.
He said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, it is time to revive the cooperative movement. To realise the goal of Sahkar se Samriddhi and The Role of Cooperation in Viksit Bharat, it is essential to strengthen the Primary Cooperative Societies in villages.
Emphasizing the need to expand the cooperative framework, Shah stated that expanding cooperative networks, along with training and transparency, is essential to ensure villages and farmers benefit from the transformations in the cooperative sector.
The Union Cooperation Minister also highlighted the importance of the “Science of Cooperation and Science in Cooperation,” stating that the cooperative movement that started at the time of independence will progress. Strengthening Primary Cooperative Societies in every state will, in turn, reinforce the cooperative structure at the village, district, and state levels.
He also mentioned the transition from a three-tier to a four-tier cooperative structure and stressed the importance of reinforcing the cooperative framework at the national level. He called for making cooperation an essential part of governance, advancing with transparency and honesty.
Amit Shah further said that true cooperation in the cooperative sector means that every village’s cooperative society must have its account in a cooperative bank. He appreciated the excellent work done in this direction in Panchmahal and Banaskantha districts, where accounts of dairies, APMC, and cooperative societies have been opened in district cooperative banks to strengthen cooperative activities.
The Union Minister emphasised the need to continue progressing in this direction. He also expressed confidence that with the establishment of the cooperative university named after Tribhuvanbhai Patel in Gujarat, the state will take a leading role in the field of cooperative education.
