Ministry of Co-operation
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 6 July 2021 |
Jurisdiction | Government of India |
Headquarters | New Delhi |
Minister responsible | |
Minister of State responsible | |
Agency executive |
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The Ministry of Cooperation is a Union ministry under the
The ministry works in strengthening co-operatives at the grassroot level,
Objectives
The ministry was created with objectives of:[8]
- To realise the vision of "Sahkar se Samriddhi" (prosperity through cooperation).
- To streamline processes for ‘'Ease of doing business’' for co-operatives and enable development of Multi-State Co-operatives (MSCS)
- to provide a separate administrative, legal and policy framework for strengthening the cooperative movements in the country.
- To deepen the cooperative as a true people-based movement reaching upto the grassroot level.
Cooperative Societies at National Level
Core Cooperative Society at National Level
- National Cooperative Union of India Limited
Cooperative Banks at National Level
- National Federation of State Cooperative Banks Limited
- National Federation of Urban Cooperative Banks and Credit Societies Limited
Development Cooperative Banks at National Level
- National Cooperative Land Development Banks Federation Limited
- All India Industrial Cooperative Banks Federation Limited
Consumer Cooperative Societies at National Level
- National Cooperative Consumer’s Federation of India Limited
Worker Cooperative Societies at National Level
- National Federation of Labour Cooperative Limited
Housing Cooperative Societies at National Level
- National Cooperative Housing Federation Limited
Producer/Marketing Cooperative Societies at National Level
- National Federation of Industrial Cooperative Limited
- Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited
- Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited
- All India Federation of Cooperative Spinning Mills Limited
- National Cooperative Dairy Federation of India Limited
- National Heavy Engineering Cooperative Limited
- All India Handloom Fabrics Marketing Cooperative Society Limited
- National Federation of Fishermen’s Cooperative Limited
- National Cooperative Tobacco Grower’s Federation Limited
- Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited
- National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories Limited
- National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India
- Petrofils Cooperative Limited (To be de-liquidated)
Cabinet Ministers
No. | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency |
Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | |||
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From | To | Period | |||||||
1 | Amit Shah (born 1964) MP for Gandhinagar |
7 July 2021 |
Incumbent | 2 years, 262 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | Narendra Modi |
Ministers of State
No. | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | |||
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From | To | Period | |||||||
1 | B. L. Verma (born 1961) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh |
7 July 2021 |
Incumbent | 2 years, 262 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | Narendra Modi |
Department of Co-operation State Committees
Department of Co-operation State Committees was created with objectives of:[8]
- Legal framework preservation for strengthening the country.
- To deter discrimination to communities in the country.
- Historic preservation of every state in the country.
Criticism
Co-operative societies, being a subject of State List under the Seventh schedule of the Constitution, many experts raised concerns that, creating such a ministry at the central level would increase the power in the hands of the union government.[9]
Kerala's Minister of Co-operation and Registration V. N. Vasavan stated that, "Creation of a new Cooperation ministry is an infringement upon the federal rights of the state governments. [....] This is an intrusion into the authority of the state governments."[10]
See also
External links
References
- ^ "Explained: Why a Ministry of Cooperation". The Indian Express. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ https://cabsec.gov.in/writereaddata/allocationbusinessrule/amendment/english/1_Upload_3012.pdf
- ^ "Explained: Why a Cooperation Ministry". The Indian Express. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ a b Mishra, Himanshu Shekhar (6 July 2021). Pullanoor, Harish (ed.). "New "Ministry Of Cooperation" Created A Day Before PM's Cabinet Reshuffle". NDTV.com.
- ^ Mathew, Liz; Tiwari, Ravish (7 July 2021). "Governor reshuffle, new Ministry clear decks for Cabinet expansion". The Indian Express.
- ^ "Modi Government creates a new Ministry of Co-operation". Press Information Bureau. 6 July 2021.
- ^ Saha, Poulomi (6 July 2021). "Ministry of Cooperation: Modi govt creates new ministry to strengthen cooperative movement". India Today. Delhi.
- ^ a b "Explained: Why did Modi government form a new cooperation ministry | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Cooperative spirit: On the new Union Ministry of Cooperation". The Hindu. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ ""Assault On Federalism": Kerala Leaders On Ministry Of Cooperation". NDTV.com. Retrieved 12 July 2021.