With Union home minister Amit Shah taking charge of the newly created ministry of cooperation, the writing is on the wall. Interestingly, the new ministry was also created in the backdrop of ongoing farmer protests against the new farm laws. “This ministry will provide a separate administrative, legal and policy framework for strengthening the cooperative movement in the country. “The exploitative trade practices followed by the local trade cartel triggered off the cooperative movement. “In a historic move, a separate ‘Ministry of Co-operation’ has been created by the Modi Government for realizing the vision of ‘Sahkar se Samriddhi’.

Source: Hindustan Times July 08, 2021 08:03 UTC