Lok Sabha passes bill to set up "Tribhuvan" Sahkari University in Gujarat

New Delhi [India], March 26 (ANI): The "Tribhuvan" Sahkari University Bill, 2025, which aims to establish the Institute of Rural Management Anand in Gujarat as a University, was passed in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that it will strengthen the rural economy, self-employment and small entrepreneurship.
During the discussion of the bill, Shah affirmed that after the bill is passed, "it will strengthen the rural economy, self-employment and small entrepreneurship will develop, social inclusion will also increase and there will be opportunities to set new standards in innovation and research."
Shah emphasised that India's Cooperation sector connects every family in the country, noting that there's some unit in every village contributing to the country's development through cooperation
"Cooperation is a sector that connects every family in the country. There is some unit in every village which is engaged in agriculture, rural development and self-employment through cooperation and is contributing to the progress of the country," Amit Shah said.
Shah further said there's only one way to connect a person with entrepreneurship with capital is through the cooperative sector.
"The only way to connect a person with entrepreneurship without capital is the cooperative sector, through which crores of people are coming together with a capital of Rs 100 each and are starting their own ventures, living equally, getting jobs and contributing to the development of the country through self-employment," he said.
Along with establishing the Institute of Rural Management Anand as a University, the bill also aims to declare the same as an institution of national importance and to impart technical and management education and training in the co-operative sector.
It also emphasises promoting cooperative research and development and attaining standards of global excellence therein in order to realise the vision of "Sahkar Se Samriddhi" and to strengthen the cooperative movement in the country through a network of institutions. (ANI)