Review of National Cooperation Policy, 2025

The Ministry of Cooperation has reviewed the National Cooperation Policy (NCP) 2025, establishing a national‑level ‘Policy Implementation and Monitoring Committee’ (first meeting on 09‑06‑2026) and a ‘National Steering Committee on Cooperation Policy’ chaired by the Union Minister of Cooperation. The policy outlines six strategic pillars, 16 objectives and 83 recommendations for a ten‑year horizon. A National Cooperative Database (NCD) has been created, covering over 8.5 lakh cooperative societies across 30 sectors and roughly 30 crore members, with state‑wise data compiled in Annexure‑A. The NCD is intended to aid policy formulation, implementation, geographic coverage analysis, financial performance assessment, and estimation of the cooperative sector’s economic contribution.