Implementation of National Cooperation Policy, 2025
Government update on National Cooperation Policy, 2025 implementation and cooperative expansion
- The National Cooperation Policy, 2025 is presented as a 10-year roadmap for cooperative-sector development and inclusion.
- White Revolution 2.0 is the government’s dairy-linked cooperative expansion track and is tied to employment generation and women’s empowerment.
- The Government of India approved a plan in 2023 to establish new multipurpose PACS, dairy, and fisheries cooperatives for wider village coverage.
What happened
The Ministry of Cooperation informed Lok Sabha about the implementation of the National Cooperation Policy, 2025. Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said the policy was launched on 24 July 2025 and provides a 10-year roadmap for the systematic and holistic development of the cooperative sector.
The policy framework rests on 6 strategic pillars, 16 objectives, and 83 recommendations. The government has presented it as a sector-wide roadmap rather than a standalone subsidy programme, and the policy document does not envisage a specific budgetary allocation.
UPSC can frame the National Cooperation Policy, 2025 as a question on cooperative-sector reform, institutional design, and inclusive rural livelihoods. The issue connects cooperative federalism, the role of the Ministry of Cooperation, and the policy challenge of converting cooperatives into effective vehicles for dairying, fisheries, and participation of Dalits, Adivasis, women, and marginal farmers.
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