Date: 2026-07-05Category: Press ReleaseState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah to lay the Foundation Stone and Inaugurate Several Key Initiatives at the 5th Foundation Day Ceremony of the Ministry of Cooperation in New Delhi Tomorrow
**Executive Summary**
The Union Home and Cooperation Minister, Shri Amit Shah, will lead the 5th Foundation Day Ceremony of the Ministry of Cooperation on July 6, 2026, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. The event marks the launch of major infrastructure, digital, and environmental initiatives, including the transformation of 50,000 PACS into e-PACS and the expansion of the World's Largest Grain Storage Scheme. These initiatives aim to realize the "Sahakar Se Samriddhi" vision through technology adoption and institutional strengthening.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Infrastructure and Grain Storage**
* **Storage Expansion:** Transfer of 135 godowns, inauguration of 85 godowns, and foundation stone laying for 47 additional grain storage units under the World's Largest Grain Storage Scheme.
* **Tissue Culture Facilities:** Bhoomi Pujan for Bharatiya Beej Sahkari Samiti Limited (BBSSL) tissue culture facilities in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, and Jalgaon, Maharashtra.
**Digital Transformation and Innovation**
* **PACS Modernization:** Digital transformation of 50,000 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) into e-PACS to empower grassroots institutions.
* **Banking Platforms:** Launch of "Sahakar CBS" (centralized core banking) and "Sahakar Sahyogi" (AI-powered conversational platform) for Urban Cooperative Banks.
* **Monitoring Tools:** Introduction of NCD 3.0, a geo-tag mobile application, and the National Dairy Development Board’s (NDDB) Milk Supply Review Dashboard Portal.
**Dairy and Multi-State Cooperatives**
* **New Organizations:** Inauguration of the Cooperative Milk Producers Organisation Multi-State Limited and the Gomay Cooperative Society Multi-State Limited.
* **Regulatory Updates:** Release of model bye-laws for dairy cooperative societies to standardize operations.
* **Productivity Initiatives:** Launch of projects focused on dairy animal productivity under Cooperative Inputs and Services Delivery Multi-State Limited.
**Partnerships and Environment**
* **Seed Systems:** Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between BBSSL and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) to strengthen national seed systems.
* **Forestation:** Bhoomi Pujan for ‘Sahakar Van,’ a 64-acre cooperative forestation project managed by Amul and NCCF.
**Impact Analysis**
**Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS)**
**Impact**
Significant digital empowerment and modernization of grassroots operations.
**Action Required**
Transition existing manual or legacy processes to the new e-PACS digital framework.
**Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs)**
**Impact**
Access to advanced technological infrastructure including AI-powered tools and centralized core banking.
**Action Required**
Adopt and integrate Sahakar CBS and Sahakar Sahyogi platforms into their banking service delivery.
**Dairy Cooperative Societies**
**Impact**
Improved regulatory clarity and better monitoring of milk supply chains.
**Action Required**
Adopt the newly released model bye-laws and utilize the Milk Supply Review Dashboard Portal.
**Agricultural and Seed Producers**
**Impact**
Strengthened seed systems and access to advanced tissue culture facilities for improved crop quality.
**Action Required**
Engage with BBSSL and ICAR initiatives to utilize enhanced seed systems and infrastructure.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Cooperation: The primary central ministry responsible for strengthening the cooperative movement and overseeing the various digital and infrastructure initiatives mentioned.
World's Largest Grain Storage Scheme: A flagship initiative under which grain storage godowns are being inaugurated and foundation stones laid to enhance cooperative infrastructure.
Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS): Grassroots cooperative institutions, 50,000 of which are being digitally transformed into e-PACS for enhanced grassroots empowerment.
National Urban Co-operative Finance and Development Corporation (NUCFDC): The specialized body for Urban Cooperative Banks, unveiling major digital platforms including Sahakar CBS and Sahakar Sahyogi.
Bharatiya Beej Sahakari Samiti Limited (BBSSL): A national-level cooperative society involved in strengthening seed systems and developing tissue culture facilities.
Ministry of Cooperation
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit
Shah to lay the Foundation Stone and Inaugurate
Several Key Initiatives at the 5th Foundation Day
Ceremony of the Ministry of Cooperation in New
Delhi Tomorrow
Transfer, Inauguration and Foundation Stone Laying of 232
Grain Storage Godowns under the World's Largest Grain
Storage Scheme
Bhoomi Pujan of ‘Sahakar Van’ a 64 Acre cooperative
forestation project by Amul and NCCF
Bhoomi Pujan of tissue culture facilities of BBSSL in Uttar
Pradesh and Maharashtra
Launch of NCD 3.0 and geo-tag mobile application and
NDDB’s Milk Supply Review Dashboard Portal
50,000 PACS to be transformed into e-PACS
Shri Amit shah to unveil two major digital initiatives of
NUCFDC — Sahakar CBS and Sahakar Sahyogi for Urban
Cooperative Banks
Inauguration of Cooperative Milk Producers Organisation
Multi-State Limited and Gomay Cooperative Society Multi-
State Limited
MoU to be signed between BBSSL and ICAR to strengthen
seed systems; model bye-laws for dairy cooperative societies
to be released
प्रव तथ: 05 JUL 2026 5:21PM by PIB DelhiUnion Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah will attend the 5th Foundation Day
Ceremony of the Ministry of Cooperation at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, tomorrow, 6 July 2026. The
ceremony will be held in line with the vision of “Sahakar Se Samriddhi” of Prime Minister Shri Narendra
Modi and under the leadership of Shri Amit Shah, who has guided the cooperative sector towards greater
transparency, technology adoption, institutional strengthening and grassroots empowerment. In the last
five years, the Ministry has undertaken several transformative initiatives for Primary Agricultural Credit
Societies, cooperative banks, dairy cooperatives, urban cooperatives, national-level cooperative
institutions and multi-state cooperative societies.
Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh, Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
and Panchayati Raj; Shri Bhajan Lal Sharma, Chief Minister of Rajasthan; Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar,
Minister of State for Cooperation; and Shri Murlidhar Mohol, Minister of State for Cooperation and Civil
Aviation, will also grace the occasion. Senior officers of various Ministries including; Dr. Ashish Kumar
Bhutani, Secretary, Ministry of Cooperation; Shri Atish Chandra, Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and
Farmers Welfare; and Shri Naresh Pal Gangwar, Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry and
Dairying, will also be present. Representatives of national cooperative institutions, cooperative
federations, cooperative banks, dairy cooperatives, Bharat Taxi, PACS and other stakeholders from the
cooperative sector will also attend the programme.
Shri Amit Shah will also lay the Foundation Stone and Inaugurate several major projects and initiatives on
this occasion. These include the transfer of 135 godowns, the inauguration of 85 godowns, and the laying
of the foundation stone for 47 grain storage godowns; Bhoomi Pujan of Sahakar Van by Amul and NCCF,
Bhoomi Pujan of tissue culture facilities of BBSSL at Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh and Jalgaon in
Maharashtra, launch of NCD 3.0 and geo-tag mobile application; launch of NDDB’s Milk Supply Review
Dashboard Portal, initiatives related to productivity of dairy animals under Cooperative Inputs and
Services Delivery Multi-State Limited, inauguration of Cooperative Milk Producers Organisation Multi-
State Limited, inauguration of Gomay Cooperative Society Multi-State Limited; and unveiling of two
major initiatives of NUCFDC — Sahakar CBS, a centralised core banking platform, and Sahakar Sahyogi,
a conversational AI-powered platform for Urban Cooperative Banks.
Another major highlight of the programme will be the transformation of 50,000 PACS into e-PACS,
marking a significant step towards digital empowerment of grassroots cooperative institutions.
During the programme, a Memorandum of Understanding will also be signed between BBSSL and ICAR
for strengthening seed systems. On this occasion, Shri Amit Shah will release model bye-laws for dairy
cooperative societies and a book highlighting the achievements of the Ministry of Cooperation during the
last five years.
The ceremony will reaffirm the Ministry’s commitment to building a cooperative ecosystem that connects
farmers, women, youth, small producers, dairy farmers, urban cooperatives and rural institutions with the
vision of “Sahakar Se Samriddhi” and of a developed and self-reliant India.
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