Amit Shah To Launch National Cooperative Policy 2025 In New Delhi Today

Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will announce the National Cooperative Policy 2025 at Atal Akshay Urja Bhawan in New Delhi on Thursday.

The policy, seen as a major reform initiative, is expected to guide India’s cooperative movement for the next two decades, from 2025 to 2045. According to the Ministry of Cooperation, the new policy has been formulated to modernise the sector and align it with the vision of “Prosperity through Cooperation (Sahkar se Samriddhi)."

It will serve as a roadmap to boost grassroots-level development and enhance the role of cooperatives in achieving the goal of “Viksit Bharat 2047."

“Witness the next historic chapter of India’s cooperative journey! India is ready for a new beginning in the direction of “Prosperity through Cooperation." Union Home and Cooperation Minister

@AmitShah will grandly unveil the “National Cooperative Policy–2025" on July 24, 2025," the Cooperation Ministry wrote on X.

Amit Shah also shared a post on X, calling it a “historic day" for India’s cooperative sector. 

India’s first National Cooperative Policy was introduced in 2002, providing a basic framework for managing the economic activities of cooperative institutions.

The new policy aims to make cooperative institutions more inclusive, professionally managed, and future-ready, News on Air reported. A 48-member committee, chaired by former Union Minister Suresh Prabhu, has prepared the new Policy. The policy is expected to bring structural changes to the cooperative ecosystem, promoting innovation, transparency, and sustainability.