Ministry of Cooperation holds national workshop in Udaipur to review PACS and cooperative reforms
A two-day National-Level Workshop and Review Meeting on Strengthening the Cooperative Sector was held in Udaipur, Rajasthan, on 8–9 January 2026, reviewing PACS computerisation, the grain storage plan, the National Cooperative Database and Multi-State Cooperative Society reforms.
Summary
The Ministry of Cooperation held a two-day National-Level Workshop and Review Meeting on Strengthening the Cooperative Sector in Udaipur, Rajasthan, on 8–9 January 2026, under the 'Sahkar se Samriddhi' vision. Inaugurated by Cooperation Secretary Ashish Kumar Bhutani, it brought together Secretaries and Registrars of Cooperative Societies from States and UTs. Sessions reviewed computerisation of PACS, ARDBs and RCS offices, what the ministry calls the world's largest grain storage initiative, extra services by PACS such as Common Service Centres and PM Jan Aushadhi Kendras, the National Cooperative Database and Multi-State Cooperative Society reforms; a day-2 session was titled 'Sahkar se Samriddhi – PACS Ahead'.
Key facts
- Event
- National-Level Workshop and Review Meeting on Strengthening the Cooperative Sector
- Venue, dates
- Udaipur, Rajasthan, 8–9 January 2026
- Inaugurated by
- Ashish Kumar Bhutani, Secretary, Ministry of Cooperation
- Reviewed
- PACS/ARDB/RCS computerisation; grain storage plan; National Cooperative Database; MSCS reforms
- Day-2 session
- Sahkar se Samriddhi – PACS Ahead
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Which city hosted the Ministry of Cooperation's National-Level Workshop and Review Meeting on Strengthening the Cooperative Sector on 8–9 January 2026?
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Correct answer: D — Udaipur
PIB (Cooperation): the two-day workshop was held in Udaipur, Rajasthan.
Consider the following statements about the cooperative-sector workshop held in Udaipur in January 2026: 1. It was inaugurated by Cooperation Secretary Ashish Kumar Bhutani. 2. It reviewed the National Cooperative Database and Multi-State Cooperative Society reforms. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
PIB (Cooperation): both are correct.