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Ministry of Cooperation

Category:
  • Government
  • National Government
Focus:
  • Governance
  • Social
Location:
  • Delhi National Capital Territory
  • National
Organization Description:

Formed in 2021, India’s Ministry of Cooperation has the mandate of realizing the vision “Sahkar Se Samriddhi” (Cooperation to Prosperity) by strengthening the cooperative movement and creating an enabling policy, legal, and institutional framework for cooperatives at the grassroots level. The Ministry works on primary agricultural credit societies, multi-state cooperatives, and farmer-producer organizations, and has launched schemes for long-term agricultural credit, dairy cooperatives, and digital services through PACS. It coordinates closely with NABARD, NCDC, and state cooperative departments.

Role in Indian Shrimp Aquaculture: Cooperative models are increasingly explored in Indian shrimp farming to aggregate smallholders, improve access to finance and markets, and adopt better management practices at scale. The Ministry of Cooperation can back farmer-producer organizations and multi-state cooperatives in shrimp clusters in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, and elsewhere, integrating them with credit, input supply, and digital services.
Contact: dhananjay.singh@nic.in
Website: www.cooperation.gov.in/en
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