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91st General Council of NCDC

Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah recently addressed the 91st General Council meeting of the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) in New Delhi. He brought into light...

November 27, 2024

India Hosts Global Cooperative Conference 2024

India is set to host the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) General Assembly and Global Cooperative Conference in Delhi. The event runs from November 25 to 30, 2024, and...

November 23, 2024

Multi-State Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2022

The Union Cabinet recently approved changes to the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002. Key facts The Central Government approved the Multi-State Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2022. It incorporates...

October 12, 2022

July 4: International Day of cooperatives

Every year, the International Day of Cooperatives is celebrated on July 4. The main aim of celebrating the day is to draw the world attention in creating awareness...

July 4, 2020

Shahakar Mitra Scheme launched

On June 12, 2020, the Union Agriculture Minister shri Narendra Singh Tomar launched Shahakar Mitra scheme. The scheme has been launched to assist the cooperative institutions to access...

June 12, 2020

New Scheme for Diary Sector: GoI subsidizes interest rates on working capital

On May 14, 2020, the Government of India launched a new scheme for the diary sector. The scheme has introduced Interest Subvention on Working Capital to support Diary...

May 15, 2020

Procurement of Pulses and Oil Seeds from Farmers

The Government of India has procured oil seeds and pulses from farmers directly at Minimum Support Prices. Currently, the Price Support Scheme for the Rabi season has been...

April 19, 2020

Yuva Sahakar­- Cooperative Enterprise Support and Innovation Scheme 2019 launched

‘Yuva Sahakar’-­ Cooperative Enterprise Support and Innovation Scheme 2019 was launched at the opening ceremony of first ever ‘India International Cooperatives Trade Fair’ in New Delhi on 11...

October 12, 2019

Rajasthan: First State to fix minimum education qualification for cooperative body poll

Rajasthan has become the first State in the country to lay down the minimum educational qualifications for contesting elections to village cooperative societies and various other cooperative bodies....

July 12, 2017

Union Cabinet gives nod to India, Mauritius agreement on cooperation in Cooperatives

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing of an Inter-Governmental Agreement between India and Mauritius on cooperation in cooperatives and related fields. The Agreement provides for...

May 13, 2016

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