31 October,2025 01:56 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah. FILE PIC
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah is set to inaugurate "CO-OP Kumbh 2025", an international conference on Urban Cooperative Banks, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on November 10 and 11, 2025.
Organised by the National Federation of Urban Cooperative Banks and Credit Societies (NAFCUB), the two-day event marks the "International Year of Cooperatives" and aims to foster dialogue on the future of the cooperative banking sector in India and abroad.
According to NAFCUB President Laxmi Dass, more than 1,200 chairpersons and CEOs of urban cooperative banks have confirmed their participation, making it one of the largest gatherings in the cooperative credit sector. The conference will bring together top officials, including representatives from the Reserve Bank of India, nationalised banks, and the Ministry of Cooperation.
As per the news agency PTI, the event's concluding session will feature a lecture by Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, while various experts will address emerging issues shaping the cooperative banking landscape.
With a focus on technological transformation, the "CO-OP Kumbh 2025" will host a CEO panel discussion on topics such as digital transformation, artificial intelligence, financial inclusion, and policy reforms. The conference will also delve into AI-driven banking, open finance, digital identity, and cybersecurity challenges, including fraud prevention, AML, and KYC compliance.
NAFCUB said the initiative seeks to strengthen operational resilience among urban cooperative banks and promote partnerships that will drive innovation and growth in India's cooperative credit ecosystem.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday emphasised on a "triple engineer sarkar" in Maharashtra as he laid the foundation stone for the new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters building at Churchgate in Mumbai. While addressing the party workers during the event, Shah said, "I am not satisfied with the double-engine sarkar. I want a triple-engine government [in Maharashtra]."
The party's current headquarters is at Nariman Point, and the new headquarters is set to come up at Vasani Chambers near the Churchgate railway station. Shah's statement assumes significance as senior BJP leaders and Mahayuti allies - Ekanth Shinde-led Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar's NCP - are talking about contesting local body elections independently to test their individual strength on the ground.
The stone-laying foundation ceremony was attended by CM Devendra Fadnavis, State Revenue Minister Chandrashekar Bawankule, Maharashtra BJP President Ravindra Chavan, Mumbai party unit chief Ameet Satam, and other senior party leaders. Shah further urged party workers and leaders to work with full strength for the upcoming local body elections in Maharashtra. "Party workers should ensure that the opposition is wiped out in such a manner that one should not be visible even with the binoculars," Shah added.
(With PTI inputs)
