In 1992, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed this day.
The date was chosen as it marked the centenary of the International Cooperative Alliance’s establishment.
The Cooperatives celebrated the 100th International Day of Cooperatives this year.
This marks a decade from the United Nations International Year of Cooperatives 2012.
The 100th International Day of Cooperatives in India is jointly organized by the Ministry of Cooperation, Government of India and National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI) on July 4 at Vigyan Bhawan, in New Delhi.
The NCUI is an apex organization of the cooperative movement in India with a focus on cooperative education and training.
The theme of 100th International Cooperative Day is “Cooperatives Build a Better World”.
The cooperative movement in India is the largest in the world.
AMUL, IFFCO, KRIBHCO, NAFED, etc. are some of the well- known success stories of the cooperative movement in India.