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National Cooperative Policy 2025

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: National Cooperative Policy 2025 (GS2/3 · Cooperatives, 24 July 2025)

What happened

  • The Home and Cooperation Minister released the National Cooperative Policy 2025 [PIB].
  • By 2034 it aims to triple the sector’s GDP share and bring 50 crore active members; five model cooperative villages per tehsil are planned [PIB].

Background

  • It aims for a 30% rise in cooperatives and at least one in every village [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Professional management is the old weakness of cooperatives.

How to use this in Mains

GS-II Government policies and interventions for development

  1. As per PIB (2025-07-24): the Home and Cooperation Minister released the National Cooperative Policy 2025.
  2. Professional management is the old weakness of cooperatives.
Quotable data point

By 2034 it aims to triple the sector's GDP share and bring 50 crore active members; five model cooperative villages per tehsil are planned.

PIB: National Cooperative Policy 2025, 24 Jul 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: policy targets.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

National Cooperative Policy target year

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

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Official source: PIB: National Cooperative Policy 2025, 24 Jul 2025

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