AP Cooperation Department

24/09/2026

NABARD Steps Up Oversight, Digital Push for Rural Co-op Banks
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has stepped up supervision and institutional strengthening of rural cooperative banks, with its 2025-26 Annual Report highlighting inspections, turnaround plans for weak banks, grievance redressal and technology-led modernisation.
During FY2026, NABARD conducted 34 statutory inspections of StCBs, 268 inspections of DCCBs and eight inspections of SCARDBs. It also conducted 43 regular inspections of Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) before the amalgamation of 26 RRBs into 11 banks, followed by snap inspections of the amalgamated entities.
NABARD advised weak rural cooperative banks classified under Category C and D based on inspection ratings, along with banks covered under the Supervisory Action Framework–Self Initiative for Turn Around (SAF–SITA), to prepare and implement comprehensive Turn Around Plans (TAPs).
NABARD’s web-based NIVARAN platform enables customers to register, track and escalate complaints online.

17/09/2026

*Sahakar Sarathi Mobilises Rs 803 Crore; 315 RCBs Migrate to Bank.in*
Sahakar Sarathi Private Limited (SSPL), the shared-services platform created to accelerate the digital transformation of Rural Cooperative Banks (RCBs), mobilised equity of Rs 803.18 crore by March 2026 and helped 315 cooperative banks migrate to the exclusive bank.in internet domain during its first year of operations.
Established with the approval of the Reserve Bank of India and registered on July 21, 2025, SSPL is backed equally by NABARD, the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) and participating RCBs, with each holding 33.33% of the entity.
The initiative was conceived to address long-standing challenges faced by rural cooperative banks, including fragmented technology systems, uneven digital adoption, rising compliance requirements and the high cost of independently developing and maintaining sophisticated banking infrastructure. NABARD has said the shared-services model is intended to create economies of scale while improving efficiency, service quality and digital capabilities.

17/09/2026

*Co-op Banks get new role in Education Loan Credit Guarantee Scheme*
The Government of India has provided for the inclusion of Scheduled State Cooperative Banks and Scheduled Urban Cooperative Banks that meet prescribed eligibility criteria as Member Lending Institutions (MLIs) under the Credit Guarantee Fund Scheme for Education Loans (CGFSEL).

10/09/2026

NCDC Pushes Innovation; Rs 25 Lakh grant to Spur Co-op Innovation

10/09/2026

*Expanding Role: NAFED to supply food in Vande Bharat, Premium Trains*
The initiative gives a new dimension to NAFED’s expanding business portfolio and brings cooperative institutions closer to millions of consumers. NAFED’s mandate already extends across agricultural marketing, processing, storage, retail, inter-state and international trade, besides supporting cooperative marketing and supply societies.

The move comes against the backdrop of a broader policy push to position cooperatives as engines of economic growth. The National Cooperative Policy 2025 notes that India has more than eight lakh cooperative societies with around 30 crore members, spanning dairy, housing, labour, fisheries, sugar, consumer activities, marketing, processing and services.

The policy seeks to substantially increase the cooperative sector’s contribution to the national economy and bring at least 50 crore people within the cooperative fold over the coming decade.

02/09/2026

PACS emerge as key players in PM-KUSUM’s Green Energy push

25/08/2026

News Article Published in Shakara Bhumi Journal

20/08/2026

15/08/2026

Independence day celebrations in Sahakara Sakha

15/08/2026