Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation  Amit Shah, today chaired a “Manthan Baithak” with the Ministers of Cooperation of all States and Union Territories in New Delhi. The event marks the celebration of International Year of Cooperatives (IYC) 2025 and the purpose of the Manthan Baithak is to review ongoing schemes to strengthen the cooperative movement in India, assess achievements, and provide a dynamic platform to promote collaboration. He said, Prime Minister Narendra Modi established the Ministry of Cooperation with the objective of reviving the long-standing tradition of cooperation in the country while also keeping the present perspectives in mind. He said that social change and a new landscape of development have emerged in the country since the Narendra Modi government came into power. He said that cooperation is the only option for generating employment for every individual in the country. Mr Shah said that with sensitivity, cooperation must be revitalized for the welfare of millions of small farmers and rural people in the country because there are immense opportunities in this sector. He  said that Narendra Modi government’s goal is that within the next five years, there should not be a single village in the country without a cooperative, and the cooperative database should be used to achieve this goal.Union Minister of Cooperation also urged the  every state should have at least one cooperative training institution affiliated with the Tribhuvan Sahkari University. He said,  very soon, the National Cooperative Policy will also be announced, which will be effective from 2025 to 2045.He said that under the National Cooperative Policy, each state’s cooperative policy will be formulated according to the cooperative conditions of that state and specific goals will be set.  He said, State Cooperation Ministers should work together with Agriculture Ministers to promote natural farming, so that both public health and the well-being of the earth are ensured.