Presenting the first ever digital Union Budget, Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman said that given the role being played by cooperatives in the economy of the country, the time has come for setting up a separate Administrative Structure for them.
Some of the key highlights of the Union Budget 2021-22 for co-ops and agri sector are
Finance Minister reiterated the government’s commitment to the development of Multi-State Cooperatives and assured to provide all support to them.
To further streamline the ‘Ease of Doing Business’ for Cooperatives, the Budget proposed to set up a separate Administrative Structure for cooperatives.