National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI)

NCCE (NCUI) organized a three-day Leadership Development Program (LDP) for Chairpersons and Directors of Housing Cooperatives from July 24th to 26th, 2024. The program witnessed participation of 63 representatives from various states across India. The inaugural function held on 24th July, was graced by Savitri Singh, Deputy Chief Executive, NCUI, who warmly addressed the participants and outlined the program’s structure. N. S. Mehara, Managing Director of the National Cooperative Housing Federation (NCHF), applauded NCUI’s initiative and came up with a thought-provoking presentation during the inaugural function. Dr. Shrija Sinha, Research Officer, NCUI took a session on Cooperative Philosophy, Values & Principles. Lalit Goyal, Regional Manager, National Housing Bank (NHB), discussed the role of NHB in promoting affordable housing. Pankaj Gupta, Dy. Chief (I&D) BMTPC took an exclusive session on New Construction Technologies promoted by BMTC and cost-effective building material and technology. Dipti Yadav, Dy Director & Course Coordinator, who earlier explained the significance of the program, expressed vote of thanks on the occasion. #NCUI #CooperativeLeadership #HousingCooperatives #LDP2024 #AffordableHousing Ministry of Cooperation

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The concluding ceremony of the ‘Training of The Trainers’ Program for the state representatives and transgender entrepreneurs of India HIV/AIDS Alliance was organised in NCUI on 19th July, 2024. Dr. Sudhir Mahajan, IAS (Retd.), Chief Executive, NCUI chaired the meeting and around 50 participants from Alliance India, ISRA INDIA and other organisations participated in the event. Ms. Anubhuti M Bhattacharya, Program Manager, Alliance India introduced the participants about the agenda and objectives of ‘Saahas’ project. Sumit Singh, Advisor, NCUI explained the areas of collaboration planned under NCUI - Alliance India collaboration and how the NCUI Haat e-commerce portal and Incubation Centre projects of NCUI can help in building capacities of the transgender community. Many trainee turned trainers of Incubation centre shared their experiences and how they have benefitted in establishing their own enterprises with support from CEDC, NCUI. Many transgender entrepreneurs shared the challenges faced in livelihood enhancement and requested support from NCUI and its partner institutions like ISRA to get benefits of various social welfare schemes. They also showed keen interest to form cooperative societies in near future. Bipin Kevadiya, CMD, Ethics Group of Companies explained the benefits of Jan Aushadhi Kendra and NCUI Haat E-commerce portal in socio-economic development of the transgender and other needy sections of the society. Ethics Group is currently managing supply chain of both the projects run by Ministry of Health, GoI and NCUI respectively. Dr. Sudhir Mahajan appreciated the efforts of Alliance India in empowering the transgender community across India through their interventions in areas of healthcare and livelihoods. He also motivated the transgender entrepreneurs to take benefits of the various initiatives of Ministry of Cooperation and NCUI. #NCUI #AllianceIndia #Cooperatives. #SHGs #NCUIHAAT

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According to NCUI President Dileep Sanghani, this year's Budget sets the stage for a robust and resilient cooperative movement . It aligns with the vision of 'Sahakar Se Samriddhi', driving sustainable development and inclusive growth across the nation. Ministry of Cooperation

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Alliance India in partnership with Centre for Entrepreneurship Development and Cooperation, NCUI, organized a threue-day ‘Training of Trainers’ Program on ‘Entrepreneurship and Cooperative Development' for the state representatives of project SAHAS in its office from 17th to 19th July, 2024. Project SAHAS, supported by Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives (APPI) and implemented by India HIV/AIDS Alliance, focuses on empowerment of the transgender community across India. On the first day, Anubhuti Bhattacharya, Program Manager, Aliiance India introduced the participants about the agenda of the meeting. Sumit Singh, Advisor (Strategy & Cooperation), NCUI addressed the audience and explained the role of cooperative entrepreneurship in the socio-economic upliftment of the marginalized sections of the society. He also highlighted the key initiatives of NCUI in the past three years like NCUI Haat, Skill Development Centre, Incubation Centre, etc. He motivated the participants to form cooperative society and start their own enterprise like NCUI Haat Stores, Jan Aushadhi Kendra, Cloud Kitchen, etc. Dr. Shikha Dhawan, Managing Director, Abhya Life described her journey from a public health specialist to supporting various livelihood initiatives across India. She elaborated with examples to uncover unmet customer needs, quality of products, environment friendly jute/cotton packaging and labelling solutions. In the afternoon session, Abhishek Agrawal, Co-Founder, Instituvte of Social Responsibility and Accountability (ISRA) provided details of ISRA INDIA application as a one-stop-solution for accessing all government welfare schemes. He explained the procedure for accessing relevant central and state-specific government schemes for the marginalized and poor citizens across sectors including health, livelihood and social protection. On the second day, Bipin Kevadiya, CMD, Ethics Group of Companies explained the advantages and application procedure for Jan Aushadhi Store and also busted various myths around generic medicines. Abhishek Agrawal explained the benefits of branding and social media promotion for business development. Anu, Community Mobilizer, NCUI Incubation Centre along with trainers (Shashi Mathur, Rinku Thakur and Ritu) provided training on various handmade products like soaps, candles, pen stand, etc. Abhinav and Nitin of NCUI Haat project from Ethics Group gave a demonstration of the NCUI Haat e-commerce portal. Ministry of Cooperation Kapil Meena, IAS

We are excited to announce the launch of our Training Module on “Business Development Planning in Cooperatives,” created by the NCRC Division of NCUI. This module aims to equip participants with the essential information, knowledge, and skills needed to successfully plan, implement, and oversee the growth and development of Cooperative Societies of all types, helping them develop successful business models. This comprehensive module is now available on NCUI’s CEAS-LMS Portal and can be accessed for free. Unlock growth and drive success with strategic business development and planning. Let’s turn our vision into reality and create a roadmap for sustainable growth! Get started now: https://lnkd.in/gapTkjfw #CooperativeGrowth #BusinessDevelopment #TrainingModule #SustainableGrowth #Coops4GenNext #KnowledgeSeries #Start-ups #Entrepreneurs Ministry of Cooperation Kapil Meena, IAS International Cooperative Alliance International Cooperative Alliance - Asia and Pacific Balu Iyer Sagar Wadkar

On Friday, July 19th, NCUI had the pleasure of welcoming Class 12 students from Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan. Their visit featured insightful discussions, engaging sessions, and a shared spirit of cooperation. It was inspiring to see the cooperative spirit in action and learn how it shapes our communities. Check out the highlights to witness these moments of learning and inspiration as we work together toward a brighter future. 🌟 #NCUI #FutureLeaders #CooperativeSpirit #LearningJourney Ministry of Cooperation

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