NCP-2025 is the second policy for the Cooperative sector after 2002 with the vision of ‘Sahkar Se Samriddhi’ (Prosperity through Cooperation).
About NCP-2025
- Aim: To establish cooperation as an instrument for the country’s development for future generations.
- Mission: Promotion of professional, transparent, technology-enabled, accountable, economically self-reliant, and successful cooperative units.
Objectives
- Establishment of at least one cooperative unit in every village and five Model Cooperative Villages in every tehsil.
- Tripling the cooperative sector’s GDP contribution by 2034.
- Increasing the number of cooperative societies by 30% from the current 8.3 lakh.
- Expansion into new sectors like tourism, insurance, taxi services, green energy.
- Legal reforms every 10 years to keep the policy relevant.
- A cluster and monitoring system.
Significance of Cooperative Sector:
- Rural development: Operations & Maintenance of Rural Water Supply.
- Farmer’s Development: Act as Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samriddhi Kendras (PMKSK).
- Others: Operate as Janaushadhi Kendras, Common Service Centres (CSCs), Convergence with PM-KUSUM, Women welfare, Credit and Banking, Housing.