Agriculture Cooperative Societies to get larger role in running farm schemes: Amit Shah

Union home minister Amit Shah, who also holds the cooperation portfolio, said that the Centre will soon unveil a new cooperative policy that will entrust the primary agriculture cooperative societies (PACS) with the task of implementing various government schemes in the farm sector. The government is also planning to facilitate the creation of more PACS so that one such entity is present in every two villages. Addressing the gathering of over 2,100 representatives of different cooperatives from across the country. He emphasised that the centre would cooperate with states and “there will be no friction.” “We will work with all states to take forward the cooperative movement,” he said, and stressed that the Ministry of Cooperation has been formed to strengthen and modernise the sector.