India, July 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
In order to realize the vision of Sahakar-se-Samriddhi, Ministry of Cooperation has undertaken several initiatives to strengthen the cooperative sector and deepen its reach up to the grassroot level across the country. These initiatives are aimed at promoting cooperation based economic development model, including socio-economic upliftment of small and marginal farmers, traders and other weaker sections.
The Ministry of Cooperation has undertaken several initiatives to enable cooperative banks to carry out banking and allied financial activities at par with commercial banks, including acting as 'Corporate Agents' for the distribution of insurance products. These initiatives a...