By Chandan Singh | Page 3 News Worldwide | New Delhi

New Delhi: The Delhi Government has announced a major push to modernise the cooperative sector, including a new state-specific cooperative policy and the digitisation of the Registrar Cooperative Societies (RCS) office, as it marked the fifth anniversary of the Ministry of Cooperation with the closing ceremony of ‘Cooperation Week-2026’.

Speaking at the event held at the NDMC Convention Centre, Delhi’s Cooperation Minister Ravinder Indraj Singh said cooperation remains the strongest foundation for achieving the vision of a Developed India by 2047, highlighting the sector’s growing contribution to agriculture, dairy, banking, digital payments, marketing and other key areas of the economy.

The minister said the Delhi Government is drafting a new Cooperative Policy tailored to the capital’s needs and is working to establish multi-purpose cooperative societies that will integrate services such as banking, transport, public services and Common Service Centres under a single cooperative framework. He added that digitising the RCS office would enhance transparency and provide simplified online services to cooperative institutions.

Member of Parliament Bansuri Swaraj, the Guest of Honour, said the Ministry of Cooperation has infused fresh momentum into the cooperative movement over the past five years. She noted that cooperative institutions are playing an increasingly important role in empowering farmers, dairy producers, fishermen, small traders and other grassroots communities while contributing to India’s long-term development goals.

The event concluded with the felicitation of cooperative institutions, office-bearers and employees for their outstanding contribution to strengthening the cooperative sector.