NEW COOPERATION POLICY

Proposed Themes of Cooperation Policy

Theme Title Choice of Group

Theme-I Introduction 1. Shri Dileep Sanghani
 Preamble 2. Dr Y Dongre
 Genesis of Cooperatives 3. Shri Prakash Naiknavre
4. Shri R S Sodhi
 Previous Policies 5. Dr H K Mishra
 March of Cooperatives since the formulationof New
Ministry of Cooperation
 Guiding Principles of Cooperation Policy
 Need for New Cooperation Policy
 Vision, Mission, Goals and Roadmap
- Inclusion of Honorable Prime Minister’s Cooperation
Minister’s concept of Sahakarita
 Dimensions of New Cooperation Policy
 Policy Outcome
Theme-II Current Status and Strategies for growth anddevelopment 1. Shri Konduru Ravinder
Rao
 Revisiting the present legal framework 2. Shri K K Ravindran
 Enhancing share of Rural Credit in India through 3. Shri M P Tangrila
Cooperatives & Role of Institutions like NCDC / NABARD / 4. Dr. Sukhpal Singh
RBI. 6. Shri Prakash Naiknavre
5. Shri Vallabh Salkar
 Strengthening credit structure and finance forcooperatives, 6. Shri Atonu Chatterjee
 Measures required for removal of obstacles leading to Ease 7. Shri Manoj Semwal
of Doing Business 8. Shri Satish Marathe
 Providing a level playing field between cooperatives and 9. Shri Ritesh Chauhan
other economic entities.
 Formation of Multi State National Level Umbrella
Cooperative Societies in Exports & Organic Farming / Seeds
 Rejuvenating Rural India through revitalizing &
strengthening PACs.
 Model bye laws for PACS to all states/UTs and encourage
them to adopt the same.
 Role of National Cooperatives
 Constitutional status of Cooperatives (as contained in Part
IX of Constitution)
Theme- Structural Reforms and Governance Framework 1. Shri B L Meena
III  Reforms for strengthening governance increasing 2. Shri Konduru Ravinder
member participation, transparency, elections, HR Rao
Policy, compliances, ethics 3. Shri Anoop Kumar
 Creation of trustworthy leadership and network 4. Shri Ajaybhai Patel
5. Dr J Radhakrishnan
 Role of Registrar, Board of Directors, Audit, Inspection and
6. Shri A C Diwakar
compliances
7. Shri Baidyanath Yadav
 Fostering inclusive and equitable governance
 Model Cooperative Law

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Theme-IV Cooperatives as Vibrant Entities 1. Dr Sukhpal Singh
 Making cooperatives vibrant economic 2. Shri Manoj Semwal
entities by strengthening infrastructure 3. Shri D Krishna
 Enhancing % share of Cooperatives in the 4. Shri Jyotindra Mehta
National Economy 5. Shri R S Sodhi
 Strengthening equity base, access to capital 6. Shri Praveen Reddy
and diversification of activities 7. Shri Sanjeev Chadha
 Promoting entrepreneurship, 8. Shi Alex Varghese
 Promoting Branding, Marketing, Business plan
development and boosting, design &
incubation centres for cooperatives
Theme-V Skill, Continuing Education, Research, 1. Dr C Pitchai
Knowledge Dissemination 2. Smt Geeta Patel
 Cooperative Training, Education & 3. Shi Y Dongre
knowledge sharing 4. Shri A Venkatchalam
 Awareness Building including 5. Shri Satya Prakash Thakur
mainstreaming cooperatives 6. Shri V Raghavan
 Linking training with entrepreneurship, 7. Shri Subodh Singh
inclusion of Women, Youth & Weaker 8. Shri P V Scaria
Sections
 Bringing professionalism in Cooperative
Training, Education & knowledge sharing
 Awareness Building including
mainstreaming cooperatives
 Establishment of World’s Largest
Cooperative Training Scheme catering to
300 million members, board of directors &
personnel of the cooperative sector.
 Establishing National Cooperative
University
 Bringing professionalism in cooperatives
 Separate chapter on Multi State Cooperative
Societies (MSCS) and National Federations
and their designated roles / potentials /
extension / coverage.
Theme-VI Accelerating the Cooperative Movement 1. Shri Prakash Naiknavare
 Promoting new cooperatives and revitalizing 2. Shri Uddhav Chandra Manji
defunct ones 3. Shri Rajan Chowdhury
 Promoting cooperation among cooperatives 4. Shri Vijay Ramola
 Establish 6 Lakh multi purpose PACS/Diary & 5. Shri Karam Singh
Fishery Cooperatives at village level by 2047 6. Shri Deverapalli Muthayya Garu
 Increasing membership & formalizing 7. Smt Nita Kejriwal
collectives 8. Shri Maninder Singh
 Developing cooperatives for sustainable
growth and for ease of living (access to food,
health, house, employment & peace )
 Mitigating regional imbalances
 Exploring new sectors such as GI &
promoting circular economy through
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Theme- Infrastructure, Technology, and Innovations 1. Shri Umakant Dash
VII 2. Dr H K Mishra
Technology interventions, its adoption and 3. Shri Uddhav Chandra Manji
skill development 4. Shri Veerabramaiah
 Creation of National Cooperative Database 5. Shri Harinder Randhawa
on cooperative development for future 6. Smt Karam Abe Devi
planning 7. Shri KV S Kumar
 computerize functional PACS in the 8. Shri Maninder Singh
country and bring them on a single national
platform by 2024
 Decision Support System (DSS), MIS, Digital
Inclusion, technology for innovation in
supply chain
 Quality control through technology and
innovation in Cooperatives
Theme- Networks and Convergence 1. Shri Dileep Sanghani
VIII 2. Shri B L Meena
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Convergence of schemes – Whole of 3. Shri Prakash Naiknavare
Government approach to establish 4. Shri Veerabramaih
Cooperatives as robust economic structure 5. Shri Virender Singh
for implementation of Government
schemes.
 Policy on convergence for climate resilient
cooperatives, Promoting Inter-Ministerial,
State-Center, Inter-State cooperation as
special purpose vehicle for economic zone
Comprehensive Policy Recommendation and
pathways
Annexure Guidelines for implementation of Policy