9th National Review Workshop concludes in Bastar with a call for State-specific action plans to accelerate cooperative transformation

The Ministry of Cooperation concluded its two-day 9th National Review Workshop in Bastar, Chhattisgarh, focusing on 'Sahkar se Samriddhi — The Road Ahead: Scaling Impact through Cooperative Transformation'. The workshop emphasized translating cooperative reforms into measurable grassroots outcomes through State-specific, time-bound action plans. Discussions covered strengthening Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS), cooperative banking cybersecurity and digital services, modern Core Banking Solutions (CBS) via NABARD, dairy cooperatives, and decentralised grain storage infrastructure. The Secretary of the Ministry of Cooperation highlighted the role of national bodies like NCEL, NCOL, and BBSSL in produce aggregation, alongside plans to explore alternative farmer-centric marketing and financing models such as pledge finance without replacing the Minimum Support Price framework.