**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Cooperation issued notification S.O. 2048(E) on April 22, 2026, to amend the "Tribhuvan" Sahkari University Statutes and Act of 2025. This amendment modifies the previous notification dated July 16, 2025, specifically regarding the appointment of senior ministry officials to the university's framework. It mandates the inclusion of two officers at the Joint Secretary level or above, each handling distinct portfolios.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Legal Framework and Authority**
* The notification is issued in pursuance of statute 8 of the “Tribhuvan” Sahkari University Statutes, 2025.
* It exercise powers under sub-section (2) of section 22 of the “Tribhuvan” Sahkari University Act, 2025.
* It amends the principal notification S.O. 3247(E) originally published on July 16, 2025.
**Structural Amendments**
* The amendment replaces serial number 3 under paragraph 2 of the original notification regarding "Joint Secretary and above level officer from the Ministry of Cooperation."
* The requirement has been updated from a general entry to a specific mandate for two high-ranking officers.
**Officer Qualifications and Portfolios**
* **Rank Requirement:** Appointed officials must not be below the rank of Joint Secretary from the Ministry of Cooperation.
* **Designated Roles:**
* One officer must be specifically dealing with **Cooperative Policy and Parliament**.
* The second officer must be specifically dealing with **Cooperation to Prosperity**.
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of Cooperation**
**Impact**
The Ministry is now required to provide double the representation at the senior leadership level for the university’s governance compared to the previous structure, with specific focus on policy and prosperity initiatives.
**Action Required**
The Ministry must identify and designate two qualifying officers (Joint Secretary or above) who manage the specified portfolios to fulfill these roles.
**"Tribhuvan" Sahkari University**
**Impact**
The university’s administrative or governing composition is altered to include specialized oversight from the Ministry.
**Action Required**
The university must update its official records and incorporate these two designated officers into its relevant statutory or administrative proceedings as per the amended 2025 Statutes.
Key Entities Referenced
"Tribhuvan" Sahkari University Act, 2025: The primary legislative act under which the university is established and regulated, specifically referenced for its provisions regarding administrative nominations.
"Tribhuvan" Sahkari University Statutes, 2025: The specific governing rules that empower the Central Government to nominate officers to university positions.
Ministry of Cooperation: The primary government department responsible for nominating high-level officials to oversee cooperative policy and prosperity initiatives within the university's framework.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
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स.ं 1975] नई दिल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतवार, अप्रलै 23, 2026/विै ाख 3, 1948
No. 1975] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2026/VAISAKHA 3, 1948
सहकाररता मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 22 अप्रलै , 2026
का.आ. 2048(अ).— "जत्रभुवन" सहकारी यूजनवर्सिटी अजधजनयम, 2025 (2025 का 11) की धारा 22 की उप-धारा (2) के
साथ परित "जत्रभुवन" सहकारी यूजनवर्सिटी पररजनयम, 2025 के पररजनयम 8 के अनुसरण में, केन्द्रीय सरकार, एतद्द्वारा भारत सरकार,
सहकाररता मंत्रालय की दिनांक 16 िुलाई, 2025 की अजधसूचना, िो भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग-II, खंड 3, उप-खंड (ii) में
दिनांक 16 िुलाई, 2025, को संख्या का.आ. 3247(अ) के माध्यम से प्रकाजित हुई थी, में जनम्नजलजखत संिोधन करती है, अथाित्:—
उक्त अजधसूचना के, पैराग्राफ 2 में, "सहकाररता मंत्रालय के संयुक्त सजचव और उससे ऊपर के स्ट्तर का अजधकारी” के िीर्ि के
अधीन, क्रम संख्या 3 और उससे संबंजधत प्रजवजि के जलए, जनम्नजलजखत क्रम संख्या और प्रजवजि को प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाता है,
अथाित्: —
“3. सहकाररता मंत्रालय से िो अजधकारी िो संयुक्त सजचव स्ट्तर से नीचे के अजधकारी नहीं होंग,े जिनमें से एक अजधकारी ऐसा
होगा िो सहकारी नीजत और संसि से संबंजधत और िसू रा ऐसा अजधकारी होगा िो सहकार से समृजि से संबंजधत कायि कर
रहा हो।“
[फा. सं. के-17/1/2025-एमओसी]
आनंि कुमार झा, संयुक्त सजचव
नोट: मुख्य अजधसूचना भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उप-खडं (ii), संख्या का.आ. 3247(अ),
दिनांक 16 िलु ाई, 2025 के माध्यम स े प्रकाजित की गई थी।
2893 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF COOPERATION
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 22nd April, 2026
S.O. 2048(E).— In pursuance of statute 8 of the “Tribhuvan” Sahkari University Statutes, 2025, read
with sub-section (2) of section 22 of the “Tribhuvan” Sahkari University Act, 2025 (11 of 2025), the Central
Government hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India,
Ministry of Cooperation, dated 16th July, 2025 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II,
Section 3, Sub-section (ii) vide number S.O. 3247(E), dated the 16th July, 2025, namely: —
In the said notification, in paragraph 2, under the heading “Joint Secretary and above level officer
from the Ministry of Cooperation”, for serial number 3 and the entry relating thereto, the following
serial number and entry shall be substituted, namely: —
“3. Two officers not below the rank of Joint Secretary from the Ministry of Cooperation, out of
which one shall be an officer who is dealing with the Cooperative Policy and Parliament and the
other one shall be an officer who is dealing with the Cooperation to Prosperity.”
[F. No. K-17/1/2025-MoC]
ANAND KUMAR JHA, Jt. Secy.
Note: The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 3247(E), dated the 16th July, 2025.
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