Co-Operative Sector Gaining Traction: Amit Shah

Bhopal: Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the cooperative movement had remained in shambles in the country as laws were earlier not tweaked accordingly. Madhya Pradesh has a lot of possibilities in the agriculture, animal husbandry and co-operative fields, Shah said at a state-level cooperative conference in Bhopal.

A lot of work needs to be done to exploit these possibilities to the fullest, the minister added. “Co-operative movements had remained in shambles as laws were earlier not tweaked accordingly. But after 75 years of independence, the co-operative ministry was formed to boost the co-operative movement, which has gained traction,” he said.

Shah said no thought was given by the previous central governments to bolster the cooperative sector.

“The reason for this was that there was no ministry in the country for the field of cooperatives. After 75 years of independence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi established the Ministry of Cooperatives,” he said.