The National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday at its headquarters in New Delhi, chaired by NCUI President Dileepbhai Sanghani. In his presidential address, Sanghani underlined that the AGM should not remain a routine exercise but serve as a platform to share ideas, assess achievements, and address challenges of the cooperative sector. These include the National Cooperative Policy, digitization of 75,000 PACS, tax concessions, and the establishment of Tribhuvan Sahakari University. Sanghani also highlighted the Multi-State Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Act, 2023, which ensures professional, democratic functioning and mandates two seats for women on the boards of multi-state cooperatives, thereby enhancing gender equality. Calling for modernization, he stressed the need to professionalize human resources, upgrade cooperative training institutes, and explore emerging sectors such as renewable energy, health, tourism, insurance, and transport for cooperative ventures.