PM Modi reviews cooperative sector; draft National Cooperation Policy 2025 discussed
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting on 6 March 2025 to review the cooperative sector, at which the draft National Cooperation Policy 2025 was discussed.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg on 6 March 2025 to review the cooperative sector under the vision of 'Sahkar Se Samruddhi'. He called for partnerships with global cooperative bodies, promotion of organic products for export, a soil testing model through cooperatives, integrating UPI with RuPay Kisan Credit Cards, using Agristack, ranking cooperatives by performance, and cooperative courses in schools, colleges and IIMs. He was briefed on the draft National Cooperation Policy 2025, which prioritises women and youth, and on the 60 initiatives taken by the Ministry of Cooperation across seven areas since its creation.
Key facts
- Date and place
- 6 March 2025, 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, New Delhi
- Vision
- Sahkar Se Samruddhi
- Policy discussed
- Draft National Cooperation Policy 2025
- Ministry of Cooperation
- 60 initiatives across 7 key areas
- PM's suggestions
- UPI with RuPay KCC, Agristack, cooperative courses, performance ranking
Practice MCQs 2 questions
At his review of the cooperative sector on 6 March 2025, PM Modi stressed integrating UPI with which card to ease financial transactions?
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Correct answer: C — RuPay Kisan Credit Card
The PM highlighted the importance of integrating UPI with RuPay KCC cards.
As briefed to the PM on 6 March 2025, how many initiatives has the Ministry of Cooperation taken since its creation, and across how many areas?
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Correct answer: C — 60 initiatives across 7 areas
The Ministry of Cooperation has undertaken 60 initiatives across seven key areas, including computerisation of cooperatives.