Varsity on co-operatives soon to achieve ‘prosperity through cooperation’: Union Minister Mohol

New Delhi: The Union Government is setting up a national cooperative university, the bill for which has been tabled before the Lok Sabha in the budget session.

Further, it will be taken up for getting approved in the next session, Union Minister of State for Cooperation Muralidhar Mohol said in Pune on Saturday.

The Minister added that the Union Government believes and strives to work with the aim that prosperity can be achieved through co-operation.

She was speaking at a three-day international conference organized by the Union Ministry of Cooperation at the Vaikunth Mehta National Cooperative Society (VAMNICOM) in Pune.

The theme of conference was ‘Generating Prosperity through Cooperatives: Digital Innovation and Value Chain’.

Mohol said, “There has been sustainable development in rural areas due to cooperative sector. The Government has made special efforts to strengthen the cooperative banks”.

The conference in Pune was the first event by the Government in the International Year of Cooperatives.

The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 2025 as the International Year of Cooperatives (IYC2025).

This year’s theme is “Cooperatives Build a Better World”.

Mohol appreciated CICTAB and VAMNICOM for successfully organizing the conference and said that the relations in the field of cooperation with the participating countries of Asia and Africa will be strengthened.

Around 36 delegates from 12 countries, namely, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Lao PDR, Cambodia, Gambia, Kenya, Liberia, Mauritius, Namibia, Sri Lanka and Zambia attended the conference.

During the three days, experts gave guidance on topics like digital innovation in cooperatives, introduction of successful cooperatives, challenges and opportunities in value chain, sustainability in cooperatives, prosperity through cooperatives, global cooperation etc.