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The Ministry of Cooperation has indicated that no amendments are necessary in the Cooperative Societies Acts of States/UTs to fulfill the National Cooperative Policy 2025. It emphasizes the digital integration of state-level cooperative databases with the National Cooperative Database (NCD) through a standard API, now adopted by Rajasthan. In
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The Ministry of Cooperation is spearheading the Pradhan Mantri Sahakar Se Samriddhi Yojana, aiming to boost the cooperative sector by establishing new cooperative societies across Indian villages, introducing ERP software to improve transparency, and supporting dairy, fishery, and agricultural cooperatives through various training and financial initiatives. The development of a
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In Tamil Nadu, a substantial audit of the Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS) Project is underway, with audits completed in 3,335 of the 4,532 sanctioned societies. Measures to improve audit efficiency include online training for auditors, integration of CAMS and ERP systems, and ongoing efforts to finalize audits
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The Tribhuvan Sahkari University Act of 2025 has been enacted to enable the university to establish a network of schools and campuses across India. Aimed at enhancing cooperative education, research, and training, the Act outlines two main paths for expansion: affiliating with eligible institutions and creating outlying campuses. Currently, seven
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The recent rationalisation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates in India, according to Minister Amit Shah, significantly benefits cooperatives in the dairy, food processing, agriculture, and rural sectors. With reductions from 12% to 5% or even nil in some categories, products like milk and paneer now enjoy more competitive
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The Ministry of Cooperation has launched a comprehensive plan to revitalize and expand the cooperative movement across India, focusing on establishing and strengthening primary agriculture cooperative societies (PACS), dairy, and fishery societies at the grassroots level. This initiative, approved on February 15, 2023, has led to the registration of over
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The Ministry of Cooperation in India has developed a comprehensive National Cooperative Database (NCD) to streamline access to information on over 8.4 lakh cooperative societies nationwide, involving approximately 32 crore members across 30 sectors. Launched in 2024, the database is regularly updated by state-appointed nodal officers. It was developed
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The Indian government, under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), is facilitating the formation of 6,000 new Fisheries Cooperative Societies (FCS) from 2024-29, with Raigarh forming 18 new cooperatives in 2024-25. These cooperatives are provided financial support of Rs 3 lakh each. The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC)
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The Ministry of Cooperation of India has introduced a Ranking Framework for evaluating primary cooperative societies across seven sectors, using the National Cooperative Database (NCD). Launched on January 24, 2025, this framework allows the Registrar of Cooperative Societies (RCS) of States and Union Territories to assess the societies based on
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The Ministry of Communications announced the successful onboarding of MTNL pensioners onto the SAMPANN portal. Spearheaded by the Controller General of Communication Accounts, Vandana Gupta, this initiative integrates 45,939 pensioners from Delhi and Mumbai onto a digital platform, enhancing pension management with digital processing, disbursement, and grievance redressal. Commencing
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The Sujalam Bharat App, launched by Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Shri C.R. Patil, aims to revolutionize rural drinking water governance in India. Developed with BISAG-N, the app offers an integrated system allowing real-time access and management of rural water schemes through advanced geo-referencing. With participation from all States
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The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has published a draft questionnaire for the 2026 Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) and is seeking public feedback. This survey, essential for economic policy-making, measures the performance of unincorporated non-agricultural sectors in India. The data is significant in supporting national statistics