Mumbai: Sharad Pawar reacts to new Ministry of Cooperation; says Centre has no right to interfere

Mumbai: Sharad Pawar reacts to new Ministry of Cooperation; says Centre has no right to interfere

FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Sunday, July 11, 2021, 02:46 PM IST
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Mumbai: Sharad Pawar reacts to new Ministry of Cooperation; says Centre has no right to interfere | ANI

NCP chief Sharad Pawar has finally reacted to formation of new Ministry of Cooperation. Pawar said that the laws regarding the Cooperation sector are framed in Maharashtra Assembly and the Centre has no right to interfere in the laws drafted by the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.

"The reports of the Union Ministry of Cooperation creating problems in the state have no facts as the matter constitutionally belongs to the state govt. The right to a multi-state institution, i.e., an institution which is run in two states, goes to the Central government," Pawar was quoted as saying by ANI.

For the unversed, the Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who has been given additional charge of the newly created Ministry of Cooperation, has long been associated with the cooperative societies in Gujarat.

The ministry of cooperation has been created to provide a separate administrative, legal and policy framework to strengthen the cooperative movement in the country and will help deepen cooperatives as a true people based movement reaching up to the grassroots.

Some states have cooperative departments, but till now there was no separate ministry for this at the central level. The Ministry of Cooperation is likely to streamline the 'Ease of Doing Business' processes for cooperatives.

The country has cooperative based economic development model, according to which every member works with his own sense of responsibility. A senior official of the government said, "The formation of the Ministry of Cooperation will bring prosperity in the agriculture and rural sector. That is why the government has taken this historic decision to realize the dream of people. It will work towards the welfare of farmers and making their businesses self-reliant."

Amit Shah has been the convener of the Bharatiya Janata Party's National Cooperative Cell (SAIL) in Gujarat. He was also the youngest chairman of the Ahmedabad District Co-operative Bank (ADCB) at the age of 36. During his stint, in just one year, Shah not only broke even the bank's loss of Rs 20.28 crore but also brought in a profit of Rs 6.60 crore. For this achievement in the cooperative sector in Gujarat, Amit Shah was called the father of the cooperative movement.

The ministry is likely to have the same importance as the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

(With inputs from agencies)

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