Narendra Singh Tomar launches Sahakar Mitra: Scheme on Internship Programme

5 Dariya News

New Delhi 12-Jun-2020

In keeping with Prime Minister  Narendra Modi’s clarion call for Atma Nirbhar Bharat (Self Reliant India) emphasizing the importance of local for vocal, Sahakar Mitra: Scheme on  Internship Programme (SIP) was launchedyesterday by Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar. Launching the scheme, Shri Tomar said that  the unique cooperative sector development finance organization, National Cooperative Development Corporation, NCDC has embarked upon a series of initiatives in the  cooperative sector entrepreneurship development ecosystem through capacity development, paid internship to youth and assured project loans on liberalized terms to young  cooperators on start-up mode.The Minister said that NCDC has been proactive in delivering innovative solutions for the cooperative sector. In the series of initiatives by NCDC,  the new scheme called Sahakar Mitra: Scheme on Internship Programme (SIP) will provide the young professionals an opportunity of practical exposure and learning from the  working of NCDC and cooperatives as a paid intern. 

NCDC has also introduced a complementary scheme to promote start-up cooperative ventures. Sahakar Mitra would also provide an opportunity to professionalsfrom academic  institutions to develop leadership and entrepreneurial roles through cooperatives as Farmers Producers Organizations (FPO).Sahakar Mitra scheme is expected to assist  cooperative institutions access new and innovative ideas of young professionals while the interns gain experience of working in the field giving confidence to be self-reliant. It is  expected to be a win-win situation both for cooperatives as well as for the young professionals.Under the scheme, professional graduates in disciplines such as Agriculture and  allied areas,IT etc. will be eligible for internship.  Professionals who are pursuing or have completed their MBA degrees in Agri-business, Cooperation, Finance, International  Trade, Forestry, Rural Development, Project Managementetc. will also be eligible.NCDC has earmarked funds for Sahakar Mitra paid internship program under which each intern  will get financial support over a 4 monthsinternship period. Online application portal for internship application available on NCDC website, was also launched by the Union  Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Minister.