Parl nod to India’s first university dedicated to co-op edn, research

NEW DELHI, April 6: India’s first university dedicated to cooperative education and research helping the cooperative movement received a nod from the Parliament with the passing of the Tribhuvan Sahkari University (TSU) Bill, 2025 recently.
This will strengthen rural economies, foster self-employment ecosystems, enhance social inclusion, and set new standards in cooperative innovation and research all over the country including the rural area dominated Northeastern region, according to an official release by the IFFCO, the world’s largest cooperative.
“The whole country will get new cooperative leadership inspired by the spirit of cooperation and equipped with modern education,” Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who had piloted the Bill in Lok Sabha, said.
Managing Director of IFFCO, Dr Udai Shanker Awasthi, called the bill “a historic step for the pioneering development of cooperatives” that will “bring a new revolution in the cooperative sector.”
IFFCO Chairman Dileep Sanghani expressed appreciation for the initiative, stating it would nurture “seeds for the next generation of cooperative leadership” within a system “run by the cooperatives for the cooperatives.”
The Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited, a cooperative society focused on supporting Indian agriculture, has largescale presence in Northeast India. It has taken initiatives like the joint venture Sikkim IFFCO Organics Ltd. (SIOL) and efforts to promote organic farming and improve agricultural productivity in the region.