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EARTH Summit 2025
- 08 Dec 2025
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Union Home & Cooperation Minister inaugurated EARTH Summit 2025 in Gandhinagar, launching 13+ digital services under Sahakar Sarathi, including Digi Kisan Credit Card (KCC), Cooperative Governance Index, and the World’s Largest Grain Storage Application.
- EARTH Summit: The EARTH Summit series aims to build a national policy framework for rural development by integrating learnings from its three editions, first held in Hyderabad, then in Gandhinagar, and later in Delhi.
- Jointly organized by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), the summit places strong emphasis on reviving Gandhian Gram Swaraj, ensuring that villages remain at the heart of India’s development strategy.
- It also reaffirmed that strengthening cooperatives is essential for accelerating growth in agriculture, dairy, animal husbandry, and fisheries-the core pillars of the rural economy and crucial drivers of inclusive development.
- Sahakar Sarathi: It is a digital initiative launched under the Ministry of Cooperation and developed by NABARD to modernise and strengthen India’s cooperative banking and rural financial ecosystem.
- It aims to bring every district, central, state, agricultural and urban cooperative bank under a single, unified technology platform, reducing costs and improving efficiency for smaller cooperatives.
- Helps rural banks access modern banking technology without the financial burden of building their own infrastructure.
- Ensures that farmers with e-KCC receive digital facilities comparable to international credit cards.
| Read more: Towards a Vibrant Rural India |
