India’s First Cooperative University, Structure, Functioning

India’s First Cooperative University, Structure and Functioning

Discover India’s First Cooperative University, its significance in promoting cooperative education, sustainable development, and skill-based learning for a self-reliant economy.

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Context: The Tribhuvan Sahkari University Bill, 2025, was passed by the Lok Sabha to establish India’s first national cooperative university.

About National Cooperative University

It will be established at the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA), Gujarat.
The university is named after Tribhuvan Kashibhai Patel, the founder of Amul and a pioneer of India’s cooperative movement.

Structure and Functioning

The university will function on a hub-and-spoke model.
Cooperative training institutes in all states will be registered as schools or colleges under the university.
It will offer degree, diploma, and PhD courses in cooperative studies.
An estimated 8 lakh people are expected to receive certification annually.

About Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA)

It was established in 1979, by Verghese Kurien (Founder of India’s White Revolution) in Anand, Gujarat.
It aims to provide professional education in rural management and develop leaders for the cooperative sector.

Facts

The UN General Assembly has declared 2025 as the International Year of Cooperatives (IYC2025). (Theme – Cooperatives Build a Better World).
The Ministry of Cooperation was created by the Union Government in July, 2021 with the mantra of ‘Sahkar se Samriddhi‘.