New national coop policy's revised draft to be prepared with Shah's inputs

A 49-member committee headed by former minister Suresh Prabhu on Monday submitted the draft new national cooperation policy, along with key recommendations, to Cooperation Minister Amit Shah, who has shared further inputs based on which a revised draft will be prepared.

The current policy on cooperation was formulated in 2002 and a need was felt to draft a new national policy to deal with the changed economic scenario. Therefore, a committee was formed on September 2, 2022, to draft a new policy to realise Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of 'Sehkaar se Samriddhi'.

"As per the guidance received from the Minister of Cooperation, the Committee will prepare a revised draft," the Cooperation Ministry said in a statement.

The new Cooperation Policy is expected to be unveiled in July, after consulting all the stakeholders, including state governments, central ministries, departments, national cooperatives, etc, it said.

The committee members briefed the Minister about the objectives