IFFCO welcomes Tribhuvan Sahkari University Bill 2025
This will empower cooperatives with a new generation of professionals in the field of fertiliser cooperative management and marketing
IFFCO welcomes the announcement of the Tribhuvan Sahkari University Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha and its subsequent approval by the lower house. While announcing the bill, Minister of Cooperation and Home Affairs Shri Amit Shah said that after 75 years of independence, the country is getting its first cooperative university. He said that this bill will strengthen the rural economy, develop the ecosystem of self-employment and small entrepreneurship, increase social inclusion and increase opportunities to set new standards in innovation and research. He said that, in a way, the whole country will get a new cooperative leadership inspired by the spirit of cooperation and equipped with modern education.
Dr Udai Shanker Awasthi, Managing Director, IFFCO, stated, “I appreciate the Tribhuvan Cooperative University Bill 2025, a historic step for the pioneering development of cooperatives. The establishment of this university will bring a new revolution to the cooperative sector. I welcome this commendable step of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Home and Cooperative Minister Amit Shah. This is a very big step for Indian agriculture, farmers and rural development. This will further strengthen our villages.”
He said the establishment of sector-specific schools across the country will help fertiliser cooperatives, especially IFFCO. This will empower cooperatives with a new generation of professionals in the field of fertiliser cooperative management and marketing. Short-term courses for existing cooperative employees are a game-changer and a step which was never done at this scale. This university will also train the existing employees and cooperators, making them efficient and a great asset to the fraternity.
While expressing his appreciation for this step, Dileep Sanghani, Chairman, IFFCO, said this step will ensure that seeds for the next generation of cooperative leadership will be nurtured and cared for under a system run by the cooperatives for the cooperatives. He expressed his gratitude towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi under whose guidance Shri Amit Shah, the first Union Minister of Cooperation, is working tirelessly with the motto of ‘Sahkar se Samriddhi. ’ He said this is a historic step which will ensure the development of the cooperative sector for years to come.
This will empower cooperatives with a new
