India, July 17 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, today addressed the 'Sahkar & Rojgar Utsav' in Jaipur, Rajasthan, as the Chief Guest on the occasion of the International Year of Cooperatives - 2025. On this occasion, several dignitaries including Rajasthan Chief Minister Shri Bhajan Lal Sharma, Union Minister of Culture Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, former Rajasthan Chief Minister Smt. Vasundhara Raje Scindia, and Secretary of the Ministry of Cooperation, Dr. Ashish Kumar Bhutani, were present.

Addressing the 'Sahkar & Rojgar Utsav,' Shri Amit Shah said that the celebration of the International Year of Cooperatives - 2025 began from India. He sa...