Amit Shah at Sahkar & Rojgar Utsav in Jaipur: appointment letters to over 8,000 youth
On 17 July 2025 in Jaipur, Rajasthan, Union Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah addressed the 'Sahkar & Rojgar Utsav', where appointment letters were given to over 8,000 youth.
Summary
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah addressed the 'Sahkar & Rojgar Utsav' in Jaipur, Rajasthan on 17 July 2025, held to mark the International Year of Cooperatives 2025, where appointment letters were distributed to over 8,000 youth. Shah virtually inaugurated 24 grain storage warehouses and 64 millet outlets, saw ₹12 crore in loans given to 1,400 cowherds under the Gopal Credit Card Scheme, and launched an online registration platform for Primary Dairy Cooperative Societies under White Revolution 2.0. Shah said the Ministry of Cooperation has taken 61 initiatives in four years and that 40,000 of a targeted two lakh new PACS have been created.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 17 July 2025, Jaipur, Rajasthan
- Appointment letters
- Over 8,000 youth
- Inaugurated
- 24 grain storage warehouses, 64 millet outlets
- Gopal Credit Card
- ₹12 crore to 1,400 cowherds
- White Revolution 2.0
- PDCS online registration platform
- Ministry of Cooperation
- 61 initiatives in four years
- PACS
- 40,000 of a targeted 2 lakh new PACS created
- International Year of Cooperatives (static)
- 2025, declared by the UN General Assembly; first event inaugurated by PM Modi
Practice MCQs 3 questions
In which city was the 'Sahkar & Rojgar Utsav' addressed by Union Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on 17 July 2025 held?
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Correct answer: A — Jaipur
PIB (Ministry of Cooperation): Amit Shah addressed the 'Sahkar & Rojgar Utsav' in Jaipur, Rajasthan, where appointment letters were distributed to over 8,000 youth.
As stated by Amit Shah in Jaipur on 17 July 2025, how many of the targeted two lakh new PACS have been created?
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Correct answer: B — 40 thousand
PIB (Ministry of Cooperation): Shah said the aim is to create two lakh new PACS, of which 40 thousand have been created.
Consider the following statements: 1. The United Nations General Assembly declared 2025 as the International Year of Cooperatives. 2. As per the Union Minister of Cooperation in July 2025, the Ministry of Cooperation had taken 61 initiatives within four years of its establishment. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
PIB (Ministry of Cooperation): Shah said the UNGA declared 2025 as the International Year of Cooperatives and that within four years of its establishment the ministry strengthened cooperatives through 61 initiatives. Both are correct.