Parliament passes Tribhuvan Sahkari University Bill as Rajya Sabha clears it
The Rajya Sabha passed the Tribhuvan Sahkari University Bill, 2025 on 1 April 2025, completing its passage through Parliament after the Lok Sabha had passed it on 26 March 2025.
Summary
The Rajya Sabha passed the Tribhuvan Sahkari University Bill, 2025 on 1 April 2025 after Minister of State for Cooperation Murlidhar Mohol replied to the debate; the Lok Sabha had passed the Bill on 26 March 2025, so it has now been passed by Parliament. The university is to provide education, training and capacity building in the cooperative sector and undertake research. In his reply, Mohol said the cooperative sector will need about 17 lakh trained youth in the next five years, and that the country has about 8 lakh cooperatives with over 30 crore members. He added that the budget for cooperation has risen from ₹122 crore in 2013-14 to ₹1,190 crore, and that model bye-laws making PACS multipurpose have been adopted by 32 states and UTs.
Key facts
- Bill
- Tribhuvan Sahkari University Bill, 2025
- Lok Sabha
- Passed 26 March 2025
- Rajya Sabha
- Passed 1 April 2025
- Reply by
- MoS Cooperation Murlidhar Mohol
- Need cited
- About 17 lakh trained youth in five years
- Sector size
- About 8 lakh cooperatives, over 30 crore members
Practice MCQs 2 questions
On which date did the Rajya Sabha pass the Tribhuvan Sahkari University Bill, 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 1 April 2025
PIB (Cooperation): the Rajya Sabha passed the Bill on 1 April 2025 after the MoS replied to the discussion; the Lok Sabha had passed it on 26 March 2025.
During the Rajya Sabha debate on the Tribhuvan Sahkari University Bill, how many trained youth did the government say the cooperative sector will need in the next five years?
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Correct answer: A — About 17 lakh
PIB (Cooperation): the MoS said the cooperative sector will need about 17 lakh trained youth in the next five years, which is why the university is being set up.