Archive · 13 Dec 2025
Union Minister Praises Assam's Cooperative Reforms
A big event called the 4th Cooperative Mela 2025 started in Guwahati, Assam.
A important government official, Union Minister Krishan Pal Gurjar, talked about how cooperatives help make India stronger and more self-sufficient.
He praised Assam for doing great things like making all its Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) digital and helping many people, especially young and women, to start their own businesses.
The state minister also spoke about how cooperatives are helping people become self-reliant and turn waste into useful things.
The event has many groups showing their products and success stories.
Union Minister Krishan Pal Gurjar emphasized the role of cooperatives in making India self-reliant at the 4th Cooperative Mela 2025 in Guwahati, Assam.
Assam has fully computerized its Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) and over 800 PACS have adopted new Model Byelaws.
The cooperative movement in Assam is empowering youth and women, fostering entrepreneurship, and contributing to financial inclusion for over 32 lakh members.
Assam is aligned with the National Cooperative Policy 2025's goal of establishing one cooperative in every village by 2026.
The Cooperative Mela features 160 cooperative societies showcasing local products, innovations, and success stories in sectors like handloom, fishery, dairy, agriculture, and women-led enterprises.
- Who
- Union Minister Krishan Pal Gurjar and State Minister Jogen Mohan
- What
- Opening of the 4th Cooperative Mela 2025
- When
- December 13, 2025
- Where
- Guwahati, Assam
- Why
- To emphasize the role of the cooperative movement in making the country self-reliant and to showcase Assam's reforms and achievements in the cooperative sector
- Event
- 4th Cooperative Mela 2025
- Location
- Guwahati, Assam
- Duration
- Three days
- Key Speaker
- Union Minister Krishan Pal Gurjar
- PACS Computerization
- 100% in Assam
- PACS Adopting Model Byelaws
- Over 800
- Financial Inclusion Members
- Over 32 lakh
- National Goal
- One cooperative in every village by 2026