Amit Shah Launches Nano-Fertiliser Scheme and Bharat Organic Atta on International Day of Cooperatives

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah will launch a scheme for 50% assistance on the purchase of nano-fertiliser by farmers under the AGR-2 Scheme for the financial year 2024-25. This will take place during the ‘Sahkar Se Samriddhi’ conference on the 102nd International Day of Cooperatives in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, on Saturday.

During the conference, Shah will also initiate the payment for the scheme to three farmers and inaugurate the launch of ‘Bharat Organic Atta’ produced by the National Cooperative Organics Limited (NCOL). The event is organized by the Ministry of Cooperation to celebrate the International Day of Cooperatives 2024, which falls on July 6, coinciding with the 3rd Foundation Day of the Ministry of Cooperation.

The theme for the 102nd International Cooperative Day is ‘Cooperatives Build a Better Future for All.’ Shah will also visit the Changda Milk Producers Cooperative Society Limited in Banaskantha to review transactions done by milk producers via RuPay KCC at micro-ATMs and distribute RuPay KCC cards at zero interest to women cooperative members.

Additionally, Shah will visit Panchmahal district to engage with members of the Angadia Arthksham Seva Sahakari Mandli and review the Aashapur Chhariya Milk Cooperative Society. The Ministry of Cooperation has undertaken over 54 initiatives in the cooperative sector recently.

The conference aims to reinforce the theme of International Cooperative Day 2024 and initiate dialogues with cooperatives to ‘build a better future for all.’ The year 2025 has been declared the International Year of Cooperatives by the United Nations General Assembly, aligning with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Sahkar se Samriddhi.’