Lok Sabha Question No. 1523 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-26
Subject: 100th International Day of Cooperatives
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Prataprao  Jadhav, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Sudheer Gupta, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Ravi Kishan Shukla, Ram Kripal Yadav, Shrirang Appa Barne, Subrata Pathak, Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1523 TO BE ANSWERED ON  26 th  JULY, 2022

## 100th International Day of Cooperatives

## 1523.  SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI RAVI KISHAN

SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK:

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

Will the Minister of COOPERATION ( सहकारिता मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has recently celebrated the 100 th International Day of Cooperatives;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the programmes organized on the said occasion and the aims of the International Day of Cooperatives;
- (c) whether the Government is working on drafting a new cooperative policy and schemes;
- (d) if so, the details along with aims and objectives thereof; and
- (e) the details of other initiatives/steps taken by the Government for providing cooperative education and training for bringing socio-economic development for inclusive growth in the country?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF COOPERATION सहकारिता मंत्री (SHRI AMIT SHAH)

(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. On the occasion of 100th International Day of Cooperatives, the Government of  India,  in  association  with  National  Cooperative  Union  of  India  (NCUI),  organized  a Conference themed 'Cooperatives Build an Aatmanirbhar Bharat and a  Better World.' The programme was widely attended by stakeholders from across the country, besides international delegates.

The Government of India, through National Council for Cooperative Training (NCCT) also organized a webinar on the theme 'Convergence and Scaling up in the Cooperative Training' which was attended by stakeholders and representatives from the cooperative sector.

The aim of the International Day of Cooperatives is to increase awareness of cooperatives and promote the movement's ideas of international solidarity, economic efficiency, equality and world peace.

(c) & (d): To strengthen the cooperative movement in the country and deepening its reach up to the grassroots, the Ministry is currently in the process of formulating a New Cooperation Policy. The policy is being formulated in consultation with various stakeholders which include Central Ministries/Departments, States/UTs, Cooperative Unions & Federations, Institutions and general public.

Besides, a number of schemes have been initiated, the details of some of which are as under:

- i.    Centrally  sponsored  project  'Computerization  of  PACS'  has  been  approved  with  a budgetary outlay of Rs. 2516 crores for digitalization of 63,000 functional PACS which are the grassroot level economic entities of the three-tier rural credit structure. This project will bring transparency and efficiency in their operations.
2. ii)    Draft  Model  Bye-Laws  of  PACS  are  being  prepared  in  consultation  with  the  State Governments, National Cooperative Federations and all other stakeholders. The Model byelaws  of  PACS  is  aimed  at  making  PACS  vibrant  multi-purpose  economic  entities  at village/panchayat-level.
3. iii)  A  new  scheme  titled  'Cooperation  to  Prosperity'  is  also  being  formulated  in consultation with all the stakeholders.

(e) In order to professionalize the working of cooperatives in India, steps are being initiated to augment, restructure & reorient the existing cooperative education & training system in the country, in consultation with various stakeholders.  The aim is to standardize and bring high-quality education/training so as to make cooperatives more efficient and productive to contribute in inclusive growth.

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