Amit Shah
Amit Shah to head newly created Ministry of Cooperation along with Home Affairs
New Delhi/IBNS: Amit Shah, the number two in Prime Minister Narendra Modi Cabinet, will now head the newly-set up Ministry of Cooperation in addition to his current Home Affairs portfolio.
The additional charge was made public on Wednesday amid the major reshuffle of the Union Cabinet that saw 43 new faces getting key portfolios.
Calling it a 'historic move', the Modi government created a separate ‘Ministry of Co-operation’ for realizing the vision of ‘Sahkar se Samriddhi’ on Tuesday.
This ministry will provide a separate administrative, legal and policy framework for strengthening the cooperative movement in the country.
"It will help deepen Co-operatives as a true people based movement reaching upto the grassroots," an official government statement had claimed.
"In our country, a Co-operative based economic development model is very relevant where each member works with a spirit of responsibility," the government had said.
The Ministry will work to streamline processes for ‘Ease of doing business’ for co-operatives and enable development of Multi-State Co-operatives (MSCS).
"Creation of a separate Ministry for Cooperation also fulfils the budget announcement made by the Finance Minister," the statement had added.
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