Source: TOI
Context: The Tribhuvan Sahkari University Bill, 2025 was introduced in Lok Sabha to establish India’s first national cooperative university at IRMA, Gujarat.
About Tribhuvan Sahkari University:
- What it is?
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- India’s first national cooperative university, focused on education, training, and research in the cooperative sector.
- Declared an institution of national importance.
- Proposed at: Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA), Gujarat.
- Aim:
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- To develop skilled professionals for managerial, technical, and administrative roles in cooperative societies.
- To promote standardized cooperative education across India.
- Features:
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- Sector-Specific Schools: Dairy, fishery, sugar, banking, rural credit, cooperative finance, cooperative marketing, cooperative laws, and multi-state cooperatives.
- Affiliated Colleges Nationwide: 4-5 in states with high cooperative presence, 1-2 in others.
- Digital Learning: To integrate with SWAYAM e-learning platform.
- Global Collaboration: To partner with universities, colleges, and cooperative institutions for research and development.
About Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA):
- Established in: 1979, by Verghese Kurien, founder of India’s White Revolution.
- Location: Anand, Gujarat.
- Aim: To provide professional education in rural management and develop leaders for the cooperative sector.
- Functions:
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- Education & Training: Specialized courses in rural management and cooperative development.
- Policy Research: Studies on cooperative governance, rural development, and financial inclusion.
- Capacity Building: Strengthening cooperative institutions and organizations.
- Collaboration: Works with National dairy development board (NDDB), Government of India, and international agencies.
- Future Role Post-University Establishment:
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- IRMA will become a school within Tribhuvan Sahkari University and serve as a Centre of Excellence for Rural Management.
- It will retain its identity and autonomy under the university framework.
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