Regional Workshop at Raipur Reviews Grain Storage Plan, White Revolution 2.0 and New Cooperative Societies

📌 Summary:

• The Ministry of Cooperation held a Regional Workshop at Raipur, Chhattisgarh on the formation and strengthening of 2 lakh new M-PACS, Dairy and Fisheries Cooperative Societies and the World Largest Grain Storage Plan in the cooperative sector
• Officials from Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal, along with NABARD, FCI, NAFED, NCCF, NDDB and Warehousing Corporations, participated
• The Secretary, Ministry of Cooperation, stated that the cooperative sector is the backbone of the rural economy, guided by the mantra "Sahkar se Samriddhi"
• Under White Revolution 2.0, the Ministry reviewed the target of forming 75,000 new Dairy Cooperative Societies and strengthening 46,000 existing societies over five years
• Dairy cooperatives were highlighted as transforming women from homemakers into entrepreneurs, enabling financial inclusion and access to organised markets
• The workshop stressed sustainability and circular economy models — Compressed Bio Gas (CBG), organic fertilizers, whey protein and carbon credits — to strengthen rural energy security amid global energy uncertainty

🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS3 Economy — cooperatives, animal husbandry and dairy, food security, the rural economy and women-led development.

📝 Prelims Facts:

• White Revolution 2.0 targets 75,000 new Dairy Cooperative Societies in five years
• "Sahkar se Samriddhi" (Prosperity through Cooperation) is the guiding mantra of the Ministry of Cooperation
• NDDB, NABARD, FCI, NAFED and NCCF are key institutions in the cooperative ecosystem

🔑 Key Term: White Revolution 2.0 — a renewed dairy-sector initiative to expand and strengthen dairy cooperatives, boost milk procurement and empower rural women.