A review meeting of the world's largest cooperative food grain storage scheme

Current Context: The review meeting of the world’s largest cooperative food grain storage scheme was held in New Delhi on June 2, 2025, chaired by Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah.

Key Highlights:

Objective: Strengthen Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS), boost rural employment, and enhance India’s GDP.
Participants: Officials from Ministry of Cooperation, Food Corporation of India (FCI), NABARD, NAFED, NCCF, NCDC, and other institutions.

Directives:

National-level warehouse mapping to optimize storage infrastructure.
Integration of PACS with FCI, NCCF, NAFED, and State Warehousing Corporations.
Expansion of loan facilities under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) to improve PACS financial health.

Vision: Aligns with ‘Sahkar Se Samriddhi’ and ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’, ensuring cooperative-led rural development.

Question:

Q.1 Who chaired the review meeting of the world’s largest cooperative food grain storage scheme held in New Delhi on June 2, 2025?
a) Narendra Modi
b) Amit Shah
c) Piyush Goyal
d) Arjun Munda

Answer: c) The review meeting was chaired by Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah.