Events In News: 100th International Day of Cooperatives (2nd July). Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah addressed a conference to commemorate the 100th International Day of Cooperatives in New Delhi. The United Nations celebrates the International Day of Cooperatives annually on the first Saturday of July. The aim of the Day is to increase awareness of cooperatives and promote the movement’s ideas of international solidarity, economic efficiency, equality, and world peace.
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Home Minister Amit Shah was the Chief Guest at the celebrations of the 100th International Day of Cooperatives in New Delhi on 2nd July.
- The theme of 100th International Cooperative Day is “Cooperatives Build a Better World”.
- Considering the importance of Atmanirbhar Bharat in creating a better world, the Ministry of Cooperation and National Cooperative Union of India are organizing the event with the theme “Cooperatives Build an Atmanirbhar Bharat and Better World.”
- The basic concept and vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat is based on the self-sustainable growth of the Indian economy, and India’s cooperative model is aligned with the Government’s emphasis on building an Atmanirbhar Bharat.
- The cooperative movement in India is the largest in the world. At present, cooperatives in India with a network of over 8.5 lakh covering 90 percent of the villages, are pivotal institutions for bringing socio-economic development for inclusive growth in both rural and urban areas.
- Despite their local community focus, cooperatives also aspire to bring the benefits of their economic and social model to all people in the world.
- The ministry was created by transferring the entries related to cooperation in the business of the erstwhile ministry of agriculture, cooperation and farmers welfare.
- The ministry is responsible to provide a separate administrative, legal and policy framework for strengthening the cooperative movement in the country.
- It aims to deepen cooperatives as a true people-based movement reaching up to the grassroots and develop a cooperative based economic model where each member works with a spirit of responsibility.
- The principal activities of the ministry include streamlining processes for ‘Ease of Doing Business’ for cooperatives and enabling development of multi-state cooperative societies.
- At present, cooperatives in India with a network of over 8.5 lakh covering 90 per cent of the villages, are pivotal institutions for bringing socio-economic development for inclusive growth in both rural and urban areas. Around 12 crore people are linked directly with this sector.
- AMUL, IFFCO, KRIBHCO, NAFED, etc are some of the well-known success stories of the cooperative movement in India.
- The top court, however, held that Part IXB of the Constitution, which dealt with functioning and incorporation of multi-state co-operative societies, will be operative.
- This was then further continued by the Constitution of India.
- The change in the Constitution has amended Article 19(1)(c) to give protection to the cooperatives and inserted Article 43 B and Part IXB, relating to them.
- The Part IXB of the Constitution inserted by 97th Amendment deals with incorporation, terms of members of board and its office bearers and effective management of cooperative societies.
- The Part IXB contained Articles 243ZH to Article 243ZT, which empowered Parliament (for multi-state cooperative societies) and state legislatures for other cooperative societies to make laws.
- Since inception and till 31.03.2021, NCDC has disbursed Rs.1.77 lakh crore to cooperatives for their development. It includes assistance to agricultural and horticulture cooperative societies.
- The “Central Sector Integrated Scheme on Agricultural Cooperation (CSISAC)” is a Central Sector Scheme for assistance to NCDC programmes for development of Cooperatives. Under the scheme, loan is extended by NCDC from its own resources and subsidy is provided by the Government of India.
- The Highest number of Agricultural Cooperatives are in Maharashtra (21217)
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