India Reaffirms Commitment to Rules-Based Multilateral Trading System at WTO Trade Policy Review in Geneva

India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India's 8th Trade Policy Review (TPR) at the World Trade Organization (WTO) commenced today in Geneva, with Commerce Secretary Shri Rajesh Agarwal leading the Indian delegation and reaffirming the country's commitment to a transparent, rules-based, inclusive and development-oriented multilateral trading system. The Trade Policy Review meeting, being held on 21 and 23 July 2026, provides WTO Members an opportunity to assess India's ...


Government Expands FTAs, Export Promotion Measures to Diversify Export Markets

India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Annexure I Sl. Name of the Agreement Date of signing Date of implementation 1 India - Mauritius Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA) 22nd February, 2021 1st April, 2021 2 India-UAE CEPA 18th February, 2022 1 st May 2022 3 India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (Ind-Aus ECTA) 2nd April, 2022 29th December 2022. 4 India-European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Trade an...


PLI Schemes Attract Over Rs.2.40 Lakh Crore Investment, Generate More Than 14.15 Lakh Jobs

India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: stakeholder consultations, and timely resolution of implementation issues in coordination with the concerned Ministries/Departments through the Empowered Group of Secretaries (EGoS). These measures are aimed at improving Scheme uptake, accelerating investments, enhancing production and exports, generating employment and strengthening domestic manufacturing ecosystems. ANNEXURE-I Sl. Sectors Cumulative Investment till March, 202...


National Cooperation Policy & Database

India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sr. No. State/UT Number of Societies Number of Members 1 ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS 47 16,051 2 ANDHRA PRADESH 2,041 53,45,995 3 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 177 19,545 4 ASSAM 1,401 22,86,183 5 BIHAR 8,494 1,37,72,082 6 CHANDIGARH 4 589 7 CHHATTISGARH 2,554 34,99,717 8 GOA 141 2,54,104 9 GUJARAT 10,576 33,59,851 10 HARYANA 820 28,16,408 11 HIMACHAL PRADESH 2,225 13,49,946 12 JAMMU AND KASHMIR...


Bharat Taxi Service

India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Bharat Taxi is a cooperative-based ride-hailing platform being operated by Sahakar Taxi Cooperative Limited to provide a transparent, driver-owned mobility service under the cooperative model. The platform comprising of Sarathi (Driver) Application, Passenger Application, and Backend Management System. Sahkar Taxi Cooperative Limited is undertaking the phased rollout of the platform across the country including Sarathi (driver) onb...


Benefits of Yuva Sahakar and Swayam Shakti scheme

India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), a statutory organization under the Ministry of Cooperation, is implementing Yuva Sahakar and Swayam Shakti Shakar Scheme. Both the schemes are fully funded and supported by NCDC. Yuva Sahakar Scheme is being implemented with the aim to encourage newly formed cooperative societies with new and/or innovative ideas. The objective of Swayamshakti Sahakar Scheme is to facilitate acc...


PACS Services in Andhra Pradesh

India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No. District PACS Onboarded as CSC PACS Active as CSC Inactive PACS 1 Alluri sitharama raju 1 1 0 2 Anakapalli 1 1 0 3 Anantapur 110 106 4 4 Annamayya 4 4 0 5 Chittoor 64 59 5 6 East godavari 294 288 6 7 Guntur 157 137 20 8 Kakinada 1 1 0 9 Konaseema 1 1 0 10 Krishna 403 381 22 11 Kurnool 98 92 6 12 Nandyal 1 1 0 13 Ntr 1 1 0 14 Palnadu 3 3 0 15 Parvathi...


Meri Samiti Mera Patal

India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The "Meri Samiti Mera Patal" is an initiative which has been independently conceptualized and launched by Regional Institute of Cooperative Management (RICM), Chandigarh under National Council for Cooperative Training (NCCT). The objective of the "Meri Samiti - Mera Patal" is to empower and modernize Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) by addressing their training needs, improving governance, and enhancing visibility. Thi...


Cooperative Societies in Bhagalpur

India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S. No State/UTs Name Approved PACS Hardware Delivered ERP Onboarded 1 Andaman and Nicobar 46 46 46 2 Andhra Pradesh 2037 2021 2021 3 Arunachal Pradesh 139 14 14 4 Assam 850 709 581 5 Bihar 4495 4477 4482 6 Chhattisgarh 2028 2028 2028 7 Daman and Diu 9 4 4 8 Goa 86 58 55 9 Gujarat 6216 5754 5760 10 Haryana 710 710 710 11 Himachal Pradesh 1885 1789 1598 12 Jammu and Kashmir...


Implementation of National Cooperation Policy, 2025

India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: S.No State PACS DCS FCS Total 1 ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS 1 2 11 14 2 ANDHRA PRADESH 11 1,067 2 1,080 3 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 136 25 29 190 4 ASSAM 580 725 89 1,394 5 BIHAR 61 4,498 2 4,561 6 CHHATTISGARH 517 361 336 1,214 7 GOA 38 5 4 47 8 GUJARAT 662 810 26 1,498 9 HARYANA 40 197 6 243 10 HIMACHAL PRADESH 136 854 12 1,002 11 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 232 1,339 ...