Press Information Bureau · All India · 20 Sept 2026

Union Minister of State for Cooperation and Civil Aviation Shri Murlidhar Mohol addresses the inauguration ceremony of the new Head Office of Shri Beereshwar Co-operative Credit Society Limited in Belagavi, Karnataka

Union Minister of State for Cooperation and Civil Aviation Shri Murlidhar Mohol inaugurated the new head office of Shri Beereshwar Co-operative Credit Society Limited in Belagavi, Karnataka, and highlighted the government's cooperative sector initiatives under 'Sahkar se Samriddhi'. He noted the society's scale, progress in computerising PACS, creation of cooperative institutions, and future training needs.

Key facts

Shri Beereshwar Co-operative Credit Society has approximately 4.60 lakh members, 263 branches and a business of more than Rs 9,000 crore.
More than 160 important decisions have been taken in the cooperative sector under the leadership of Shri Amit Shah; work worth approximately Rs 3,000 crore has been initiated for computerisation of nearly 80,000 PACS.
Nearly 70,000 cooperative institutions have joined the three national-level Multi-State Cooperative Societies; village-level cooperative institutions have been linked with more than 25 types of business activities.
Approximately 17 lakh trained human resources will be required in the cooperative sector over the next 10 years; 'Tribhuvan' Sahkari University is an important initiative in this direction.
The new Head Office is located at Nandi in Chikodi Taluka of Belagavi district, Karnataka; today also marks the 36th Foundation Day of the institution.

Summary written by Suchna Board from the official release; the release itself is the source.

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