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India’s First National Cooperative University
- 08 Jul 2025
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Union Home and Cooperation Minister inaugurated Tribhuvan Sahkari University in Anand, Gujarat, India’s first national cooperative university, aligning with the government’s vision of ‘Sahkar se Samriddhi’ (Prosperity through Cooperation) to strengthen the cooperative sector through education.
Tribhuvan Sahkari University (TSU)
- About: TSU is named after Tribhuvandas Kishibhai Patel, a key figure in India’s cooperative history and founder of Amul. His work, alongside Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, helped transform the cooperative movement in Gujarat starting in 1946.
- The university will be registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.
- Objective: It aims to strengthen the cooperative sector by offering degree, diploma, and PhD courses in cooperative management, accounting, finance, marketing, cooperative law, and rural development to build a skilled workforce.
- It aims to train over 20 lakh professionals in 5 years, covering key areas like dairy, fisheries, and agricultural credit cooperatives.
- A dedicated Research and Development (R&D) Council will be established to drive innovation, ensure transparency, and promote best practices across rural cooperative institutions.
Cooperative Sector in India
- It includes member-owned organizations that work together to meet common social and economic needs through mutual help and fair sharing of resources, playing a key role in rural development and promoting financial inclusion.
- The right to form cooperative societies was made a Fundamental Right under Article 19(1)(c) by the 97th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2011.
- The sector is primarily governed by the Cooperative Societies Act, 1912 and the Multi-State Cooperative Societies (MSCS) Act, 2002.
- The MSCS (Amendment) Act, 2023 seeks to strengthen governance, accountability, and transparency in multi-state cooperatives.
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