In his presentation at Co-op Kumbh 2025, Dr. K.K. Tripathy, Joint Secretary, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, outlined a concrete roadmap to make youth the driving force of India’s cooperative movement.

In his talk titled “From Job Seekers to Change Makers: Encouraging Youth in Cooperatives,” Dr. Tripathy presented the targets and way forward for strengthening youth engagement in the sector by 2030.

He proposed increasing the youth share in cooperatives from less than 10% to over 25%, establishing 5,000+ youth-led cooperatives, and generating over one million jobs and self-employment opportunities.

Tripathy also set a goal of achieving 60% cooperative awareness among educated youth and promoting at least 500 digital cooperatives across the country.

He called for reviewi

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