The Lok Sabha has passed the Tribhuvan Sahkari University Bill 2025. Replying to the debate on the Bill in the HouseUnion Cooperative, Minister Amit Shah said that the Tribhuvan Sahkari University Bill 2025 will empower the rural economy and help in creating self-employment and the development of small entrepreneurs. The Minister said that through this bill, innovation and Research and development will get a push in the cooperative sector. Besides, the country will have a cooperative leadership equipped with modern education. The Minister said that the Tribhuvan Sahkari University has been named after Tribhuvan Bhai Patel who laid the foundation of Amul Company in Gujarat.
Mr Shah said that cooperation is a sector that connects every family in the country. He said, there are some units of cooperatives in every village which are engaged in agriculture, rural development and self-employment and contributing to the progress of the country. The Minister said the only way to connect a person with entrepreneurship without capital is the cooperative sector and crores of people are coming together with a capital of 100 rupees each and starting their own ventures.
The Bill seeks to establish the Institute of Rural Management Anand, as a University to be known as the Tribhuvan Sahkari University and to declare it as an institution of national importance. The institution will impart technical and management education and training in the cooperative sector and will promote cooperative research and development to attain standards of global excellence in order to realise the vision of Sahakar Se Samriddhi. It will also strengthen the co-operative movement in the country through a network of institutions and declare the Institute as one of the Schools of the University.
Earlier, initiating the discussion, Geniben Nagaji Thakor of Congress initiated the discussion. She said it is a matter of pride that the first cooperative university will be established in Gujarat. Mitesh Patel of the JP said that cooperation is an important way to empower small farmers. He said the success story of Anand Milk Union Limited AMUL is the example of visionary leadership of Tribhuvan Das Patel. The MP from Anand said that Tribhuvan Sahkari University will strengthen the cooperative movement in the country.
Virendra Singh of the Samajwadi Party questioned the criteria for the appointment of the Vice Chancellor and governing body of the University. The discussion is underway.
