Ministry of Cooperation has constituted a 48-member National Level Committee consisting of experts of the cooperative sector, representatives from National/State/District/Primary level cooperative societies, Secretaries (Cooperation) and RCSs from States/UTs, officers from Central Ministries/Departments to formulate the New National Cooperation Policy. In this regard, the National Level Committee held 17 meetings, and 4 regional workshops throughout the country to elicit suggestions/recommendations. Draft report on New National Cooperation Policy, prepared by the National Level Committee has been received. The draft policy has been prepared and is under finalization.
Government on 15.02.2023, has approved the Plan for strengthening cooperative movement in the country and deepening its reach up to the grassroots. The Plan envisages establishment of new multipurpose PACS or primary dairy/ fishery cooperative societies covering all the uncoveredPanchayat/ villages ofthe country in the next five years, through convergence of various GOI schemes, including Dairy Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF), National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD), PM Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), Fisheries & Aquaculture Infrastructure Fund (FIDF).
