‘SAHAKAR SE SAMRIDDHI’ INITIATIVE IN HIMACHAL PRADESH

The Ministry of Cooperation’s ‘Sahakar Se Samriddhi’ initiative aims to boost the cooperative sector’s role in economic growth, rural development and livelihood generation. It seeks to expand cooperative coverage to uncovered Panchayats and villages, increase members’ incomes through diversification and better market access, promote transparent, technology‑enabled governance, and ensure greater participation of women, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other weaker sections. To achieve this, the Government has launched more than 150 schemes, including model bye‑laws for Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS), computerisation of PACS, establishment of new multipurpose PACS/dairy/fisheries cooperatives, a grain‑storage plan, and various financial and operational reforms for urban and rural cooperative banks. Specific measures for Himachal Pradesh are detailed in Annexure‑B, covering digitisation, credit access, and sector‑specific support.