HM Amit Shah to perform Bhoomi Pujan of NHEC Multi-State Coop Society in Pune, on Sunday
Initiating Bharat Taxi services in Pune to encourage the expansion of Co-op-based transport services and greater participation of Sarathis
Pune/New Delhi: In a significant initiative towards realising PM Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Sahkar se Samriddhi’ and further strengthening, modernising and making the cooperative movement in the country more inclusive, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah will perform the Bhoomi Pujan of NHEC Multi-State Cooperative Society at a programme to be held in Talegaon Dabhade, Pune district, Maharashtra, on Sunday. Shah will also inaugurate the Western Regional Office of the Central Registrar of Cooperative Societies (CRCS) and launch Bharat Taxi services for Pune. Union MoS for Cooperation and Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol, Dy CM of Maharashtra Smt. Sunetra Ajit Pawar and Dy CM Eknath Shinde and other dignitaries will be present at the event as per the ministry press note.
The Ministry of Cooperation has been making sustained efforts to strengthen cooperative institutions financially, enhance transparency and accountability in their functioning, promote cooperative-based enterprises and create new economic opportunities in the cooperative sector. The programme in Pune marks another important step towards advancing these initiatives.
Home Minister and Minister of Co-op Amit Shah will begin the programme by performing the 
Bhoomi Pujan of NHEC Multi-State Cooperative Society. The foundation-laying ceremony of the NHEC Multi-State Cooperative Society project marks a significant initiative towards expanding cooperative-led industrial and economic activities. On the occasion, a Letter of Intent (LoI) will also be exchanged between NHEC and IDMC Limited. This initiative is expected to promote institutional collaboration and open up new opportunities in the cooperative sector.
Home Monister Amit Shah will virtually inaugurate the Western Regional Office of the Central Registrar of Cooperative Societies (CRCS). The initiative marks an important step towards making administrative and regulatory services more accessible to Multi-State Cooperative Societies at the regional level, while promoting ease of operations, transparency and accountability in the functioning of cooperative institutions adds the ministry.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Minister of Cooperation will also launch Bharat Taxi services for Pune, Maharashtra. The initiative, aimed at expanding cooperative-based transport services, is expected to encourage greater participation of Sarathis (driver-partners) and further strengthen the cooperative model in the transport sector. During the programme, share certificates will also be presented to four Bharat Taxi Sarathis, underscoring the principles of member participation and ownership that lie at the heart of the cooperative model.
The programme in Pune represents a significant initiative towards strengthening cooperative institutions, promoting cooperative-based entrepreneurship and expanding new economic activities. Guided by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Sahkar se Samriddhi’ and under the leadership of Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah, the Ministry of Cooperation continues to work towards making cooperative institutions across the country more capable, competitive and people-centric.
