PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Global Cooperative Conference 2024 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. 

• PM Modi also launched the United Nations’ International Year of Cooperatives 2025 and released a commemorative postal stamp. 
• Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah, the Prime Minister of Bhutan, the Deputy Prime Minister of Fiji, the President of International Cooperative Alliance (ICA), and several other dignitaries were present.
• Shah said in his address that the UN’s decision to observe 2025 as the International Year of Cooperatives (IYC) is a timely step and will prove to be a blessing for millions of poor people and farmers worldwide.
• He added that the inauguration of the International Year of Cooperatives-2025 by the PM on Monday and the hosting of the International Cooperative Conference of the ICA in India is a welcome step.
• The theme of the conference, “Cooperatives Build Prosperity for All,” aligns with the Indian Government's vision of “Sahkar Se Samriddhi” (Prosperity through Cooperation)