White Revolution 2.0 will strengthen women's self-reliance and empowerment as well as the fight against malnutrition

Amit Shah, today chaired a National Conference in New Delhi on the initiatives taken by the Ministry of Cooperation in the first 100 days of the third term of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi led NDA government. Many dignitaries including Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying and Panchayati Raj, Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Shri Lallan Singh, Minister of State for Cooperation, Shri Muralidhar Mohol and Secretary, Ministry of Cooperation Dr. Ashish Kumar Bhutani were present on the occasion. On this occasion, Shri Amit Shah launched the ‘Margdarshika’ for the formation and strengthening of 2 lakh new MPACS, Dairy and Fishery Cooperatives. He also launched the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on ‘White Revolution 2.0’ and ‘Cooperation among Cooperatives’.

Addressing the National Conference, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah said that in the 100 days of the third term of the Prime Minister Modi’s led government, the Ministry of Cooperation has taken 10 important initiatives, out of which three initiatives are being launched today. He said that for years, there was a demand for a Ministry of Cooperation at the national level to take the cooperative movement, involved in more than 15 different types of activities, to every village of the country with a holistic approach and equitable development. He said that for almost 70 years this demand was not given attention in the corridors of power, but finally Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, decided to establish an independent Ministry of Cooperation. Shri Shah said that it is a matter of good fortune for him that PM Modi gave him the honour of becoming the first Minister of Cooperation of the country.

Shri Amit Shah said that cooperation binds together the strengths of individuals and transforms it into the capability of the society. He said that the mantra of cooperation calls upon all to come together, share each one’s good qualities, work together to hide each other’s shortcomings and help as one in the development of nation. He said that the mantra of cooperation has shown miraculous results in many places, but for a long time the cooperative movement was becoming irrelevant in our country. Shri Shah said that in the last 70 years, the necessary changes that were to be made in cooperatives were not made, due to which cooperatives became very successful in some states, while, it was left to the mercy of state governments in many others, and it totally disappeared from some states.

Union Minister of Cooperation said that when the Ministry of Cooperation was formed, the objective was to revive cooperative institutions in every district and village of the country, the law of cooperatives, its systems and culture should be adaptive of the need of the hour, for a new beginning. He said that it should be providing employment in a country of 140 crore people driving country’s prosperity and enabling people to live with self-respect. He said that a lot of work has been done in the last three years towards this objective, under which, more than 60 new initiatives have been taken so far. Shri Shah said that the 10 initiatives taken in the last 100 days will make a huge contribution in perfecting the cooperative sector. He said that we had prepared a joint proposal of two lakh MPACS, dairy and fishery cooperatives and sent it across the country. All the states have accepted it. He said that once two lakh primary cooperative societies are registered, there will not be a single panchayat in the country where there is no PACS, dairy or fisheries cooperative society. He said that once this happens, co-operatives will be able to reach the whole country, which will lead to the creation of cooperative institutions at tehsil and district level and state institutions will also gain new strength and momentum.