International Year of Cooperative as declared by United Nations for the year 2012 is being celebrated across the globe. Governments and cooperative institutions are funding studies to arrive at scientific conclusions about cooperatives. In a voting conducted by Indiancooperative.com on the question of the role of National Cooperative Union of India in IYC so far, surprisingly majority opinion goes in favour of NCUI doing enough for IYC. On the ground the experience, however seems to suggest ...

A delegation of cooperative leaders led by the President of National Cooperative Union of India Dr Chandra Pal Singh Yadav met the President Pratibha Devisingh Patil to request her to inaugurate the Indian Cooperative Congress slated sometime in April-May. President Mrs Patil is believed to have given her consent and dates are being worked out. Indian Cooperative Congress is going to be a mega event in which participation by top notch cooperative leaders are expected. NCUI, the apex body of ...

The Vice President of National Cooperative Union of India Mr G H Amin has been appointed as one of the professional directors in the board of NALCO- a navratna PSU of Government of India. Talking to Indiancooperative.com Mr Amin who was President of NCUI before Dr Chandra Pal Singh took over said “ it is recognition of cooperative movement by the government that a cooperative leader like me has been appointed in the board of NALCO dominated by highly trained professionals”. NALCO Board ...

In a dramatic turn of events India lost its ICA Board membership to Iran in the election conducted during General Assembly meeting in Cancun in Mexico on Friday. Much heat was generated when NCUI President Chandra Pal announced his candidature, represented earlier by Iffco nominee Sriniwas Gowda. Chandra Pal withdrew later and told Indiancooperative.com that cooperative leaders had advised him to withdraw in support of Iffco candidate Sriniwas Gowda as it was not a regular election. Things ...