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Indian Express
18-05-2025
- Business
- Indian Express
Centre has taken steps to ensure no PACS falls financially sick: Amit Shah in Gujarat
Highlighting the importance of Primary Agricultural Credit Society (PACS) in the country's cooperative set up, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that the Centre has taken steps to ensure that no PACS gets financially sick. Shah, who was addressing a convention of Gujarat State Cooperative Union, organised as part of the celebrations of International Year of Cooperation, at Science City in Ahmedabad, also said that the Union government is coming up with a policy for expeditious settlement of 'sick' PACS which have gone into liquidation and registration of a new PACS. Shah said, 'Till PACS are not strengthened, the cooperation structure does not become strong. And therefore, we have started a campaign to register 2 lakh PACS in the country by 2029.' 'However, these PACS too will fall (financially) sick if we do not add activities in it. The Government of India has added 22 different occupations with PACS. And I am confident that through this initiative it will be ensured that no PACS fall financially sick,' he added. The Cooperation Minister said that it is the duty of all the leaders of cooperative movement to strengthen the movement, which was started during the freedom struggle and which has been paralysed in a way as it ended in a major part of the country. 'There is not much impact of it on Gujarat. But it is the responsibility of Gujarat's cooperative leaders that the cooperation movement become symmetric and is developed equally; every district, every state is covered with cooperative (movement),' Shah said. To strengthen the cooperative movement, Shah said, the Union government has so far taken 57 initiatives. The minister also talked about a new initiative of circular economy in the dairy sector. He also talked about providing cattlefeed to all the animals in the state by cooperatives. Shah suggested that a new experiment will also be done shortly in the dairy sector by having cooperatives dealing with animal's dung and its skin, bones and horns after death. Shah added that arrangements will also be made at cooperative sector level to make instruments related to dairy sector for making products like ice cream, cheese and paneer. 'A beginning of this will be done from Gujarat itself,' Shah said. The minister also pushed for the idea of 'cooperation among cooperatives' wherein every coopoerative and its members have their bank accounts with district cooperative banks concerned.
Time of India
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Cooperative movement in Kolhapur will be enriched with the support of Sahakar Darbar: Prakash Abitkar
Kolhapur: Support will be provided through the 'Sahakar Darbar' initiative to make cooperative organisations and movements in the district more capable, self-sufficient, and effective, said guardian minister Prakash Abitkar . The state's first Sahakar Darbar was organised in Kolhapur on Monday under the govt's 100-day action programme, coinciding with the International Year of Cooperation. At the event, held at the Maharani Tarabai Auditorium, a total of 173 complaint applications related to cooperatives were received — 110 submitted online and 63 submitted in person. Divisional joint registrar Dr Mahesh Kadam, additional district collector Sanjay Shinde, in-charge superintendent of police Nikesh Khatmode-Patil, regional joint director of Cooperative Societies Kolhapur Gopal Mavale, district deputy registrar Nilkanth Kare, along with all district and taluka-level cooperative officers and applicants, were present. Speaking at the event, Abitkar said, "In an agricultural country like India, the role of the cooperative movement is very important. This movement has the power to bring about economic, social, and industrial progress by organising various elements like farmers, artisans, small entrepreneurs, women's self-help groups, cooperative banks, and milk unions. To make this movement effective and develop it in a prosperous direction, the Sahakar Darbar will be an important medium. A similar initiative will be taken up at the state level in the coming days." Abitkar emphasized that timely resolution of people's issues would strengthen cooperative societies, making them more transparent and efficient, increasing member participation, and building greater trust. "The cooperative movement is not only a means of economic progress but also a symbol of collective leadership, democratic values, and the unity of the social elements. The support received by such a movement through initiatives like Sahakar Darbar is its basic strength," he added. Abitkar also appealed to the police department during the meeting to take an active role in breaking financial exploitation by cracking down on private money lenders.
Time of India
27-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Cooperation ministry signs MoU with Swiggy Instamart to market cooperative products, ET HospitalityWorld
The cooperation ministry has signed a memorandum of understanding with Swiggy Instamart to onboard cooperative dairy and other products on the ecommerce platform. Under the agreement, products under Bharat Organics and other cooperative dairy products will be available on Swiggy's ecommerce and qcommerce platforms. The agreement was signed on Friday by Swiggy Instamart CEO Amitesh Jha and Joint Secretary of the ministry D K Verma, with Cooperation Secretary Ashish Kumar Bhutani present at the ceremony. "The signing of MoU will facilitate cooperatives to connect to new age customers through new age technologies," the ministry said in a statement. Advt Join the community of 2M+ industry professionals Subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights & analysis. Download ETHospitalityWorld App Get Realtime updates Save your favourite articles Scan to download App Swiggy will create a dedicated "Cooperative" category on its platform, featuring organic products, dairy, millets, handicraft and other items developed by cooperative partnership aims to support cooperative brands in marketing, promotion, consumer technology and capacity building, according to the collaboration comes as the United Nations has declared 2025 as the International Year of Cooperation, with Swiggy and the ministry planning an awareness campaign to promote cooperative movements nationwide.A day earlier, the cooperation secretary inaugurated a state-of-the-art packaging facility for National Cooperative Organics Limited in Noida, focused on packaging pulses and organic food products.
The Print
27-04-2025
- Business
- The Print
Swiggi Instamart to create dedicated ‘cooperative' category on its platform, signs MoU
After the MoU, the products under Bharat Organics and other cooperative dairy products will now be available on e-commerce and q-commerce platforms of Swiggy, the Ministry of Cooperation said in a statement on Saturday. New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): Online food ordering and delivery major Swiggy Instamart signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Cooperation to support cooperative brands in the areas of marketing, promotion, consumer technology, and capacity building. The food delivery platform will create a dedicated 'Cooperative' category on its platform, with a focus on products such as organics, dairy, millets, and handicrafts. The MoU aims to strengthen the cooperative movement in India by leveraging Swiggy's digital platform and outreach. The partnership will encourage the onboarding of cooperative dairy products on Swiggy's Instamart platform and provide support for preferred access, ensuring greater visibility and reach for cooperative entities. This collaboration will facilitate cooperatives in connecting with new-age consumers through new-age technology, thereby expanding their digital footprint and enhancing their market presence. In view of the United Nations' declaration of 2025 as the International Year of Cooperation, Swiggy, in collaboration with the Ministry of Cooperation, will engage in an awareness campaign to promote cooperative movements, organisations, and products across the country, the Ministry said in the statement. The government has taken more than 60 initiatives to strengthen the cooperative sector of the country. The Ministry has recently taken many initiatives to provide access to market to the cooperative produce, including the organic produce from the cooperative sector. (ANI) This report is auto-generated from ANI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
The Print
27-04-2025
- Business
- The Print
Swiggy Instamart to create dedicated ‘cooperative' category on its platform, signs MoU
After the MoU, the products under Bharat Organics and other cooperative dairy products will now be available on e-commerce and q-commerce platforms of Swiggy, the Ministry of Cooperation said in a statement on Saturday. New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): Online food ordering and delivery major Swiggy Instamart signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Cooperation to support cooperative brands in the areas of marketing, promotion, consumer technology, and capacity building. The food delivery platform will create a dedicated 'Cooperative' category on its platform, with a focus on products such as organics, dairy, millets, and handicrafts. The MoU aims to strengthen the cooperative movement in India by leveraging Swiggy's digital platform and outreach. The partnership will encourage the onboarding of cooperative dairy products on Swiggy's Instamart platform and provide support for preferred access, ensuring greater visibility and reach for cooperative entities. This collaboration will facilitate cooperatives in connecting with new-age consumers through new-age technology, thereby expanding their digital footprint and enhancing their market presence. In view of the United Nations' declaration of 2025 as the International Year of Cooperation, Swiggy, in collaboration with the Ministry of Cooperation, will engage in an awareness campaign to promote cooperative movements, organisations, and products across the country, the Ministry said in the statement. The government has taken more than 60 initiatives to strengthen the cooperative sector of the country. The Ministry has recently taken many initiatives to provide access to market to the cooperative produce, including the organic produce from the cooperative sector. (ANI) This report is auto-generated from ANI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
