Minister for Cooperation Primary and Secondary Education and Health, Government of Uttarakhand, Dhan Singh Rawat visited NABARD, Gujarat Regional Office on 8th May 2022, to understand the concept of Model Cooperative Village, being piloted by NABARD and Gujarat State Cooperative Bankin the State of Gujarat. The Pilot project has the distinction of having been launched by the Home Minister Amit Shah in the presence of Chairman, NABARD, in a ceremony held on 10 April 2022. NABARD, Gujarat RO has conceived this idea of Model Cooperative Village with multiple objectives of not only making the PACS vibrant in the State so that they can provide a one-stop solution to the villagers, but also generating livelihoods forthe villagers and overallimprovement in the standard of living in the villages through the cooperative mode. The Minister Dhan Singh Rawat was welcomed by the NABARD, Gujarat Team led by Gyanendra Mani, CGM, NABARD, Gujarat RO.