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Amit Shah Lays Foundation Stone for Tribhuvan Sahkari University in Gujarat

Professionalising India’s cooperative sector through merit-based training of two million workers, the university anchors the country’s first national cooperative research and development council.

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Cooperatives: The New Face of Rural India
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Union minister Amit Shah addresses a gathering during an event to mark the fourth foundation day of the Ministry of Cooperation and the 150th birth anniversary year of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, at the campus of Amul Dairy in Anand, Gujarat, Sunday. (PTI)

Overview

  • The 125-acre campus in Anand, Gujarat, will be built at a cost of ₹500 crore following Saturday’s bhoomi pujan ceremony led by Union Minister Amit Shah.
  • Academic programmes will span PhDs, managerial degrees, supervisory diplomas and operational certificates across cooperative management, finance, law and rural development.
  • Over the next five years, the university aims to train around 20 lakh personnel from PACS, dairy cooperatives, fisheries and related societies to meet the sector’s growing manpower needs.
  • A dedicated research and development council will be established to drive innovation and affordable technological solutions in rural and cooperative institutions.
  • Merit-based recruitment rules will eliminate nepotism and link more than 200 cooperative bodies into a national network under transparent governance.