Implementation Of Government Flagship Programs Through Cooperatives
Implementation Of Government Flagship Programs Through Cooperatives 
What Do The Flagship Programs Mean?
Flagship schemes of the government of India are those schemes which are declared so by the union cabinet or the Development Evaluation Advisory Committee (DEAC) of Planning Commission. The list of flagship programmes can be modified by the DEAC or the Government from time to time. Flagship programmes derive their origin from the term flagship which is the main or most important ship of a country's navy and is symbolic of the main thrust of the nation's developmental policy. So these are the best and most important programs of the government. These help the government in bridging education, health, infrastructure and employment divides.
Flagship Programs By Indian Government In 2015-2016
For The Poor
Pradhan mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (World’s largest Financial Inclusion programme), Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Shramev Jayate Karyakram, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Antyodaya Yojana, Mission Housing for all, Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Bank (MUDRA Bank), Pradhan mantri Ujjawala yojana
For The Youth
My Gov Online Platform, Digital India,Make In India, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushal Yojana, National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, National Sports Talent Search Scheme, Swachh Vidyalaya Abhiyan, Padhe Bharat Badhe Bharat, Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teacher Training, Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan
For The Farmer
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana, Soil Health Card Scheme,Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana, Jan Suraksha Schemes (PMJJBY, PMBSY, APY), Rashtriya Gokul Mission, Pro Women Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Abhiyaan, Sukanya Samriddhi Account, Himmat App, PAHAL-Direct Benefits Transfer for LPG (DBTL) Consumers Scheme, Swachh Bharat Mission, Gold Monetisation Scheme
For The Senior Citizen
Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, Atal Pension Yojana.
For The Development
The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI AAYOG), Make In India, Digital India, Smart City Programme, The National Urban Development Mission, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana, Pragati Platform
Why Does Government Seek Assistance From Cooperatives
Every government has some flagship schemes, which are the best and most important programs of the government. The government needs assistance and cooperation from cooperatives at the grass-root level because the cooperatives, due to their vast spread and outreach across the country, can seek active involvement of people at actual in the development schemes. The cooperatives can also be instrumental providing door-step guidance on these schemes and generating awareness.
The government needs assistance and cooperation from cooperatives at the grass-root level because
a) The cooperatives, due to their vast spread and outreach across the country, can seek active involvement of urban councils or small town institutions and people at actual in the development schemes.
b) The cooperatives can also be instrumental providing door-step guidance on these schemes and generating awareness.
c) Cooperatives, due to their grass root level presence and member driven operational economic atmosphere have the potential of enhancing financial inclusion in rural areas which forms the base of implementation of many flagship schemes.
d) Cooperatives follow cooperative principles and have tremendous potential to play active roles in identifying opportunities and threats of implementation, ensuring training, extension and awareness generation through local community meetings, and carrying out monitoring, inspection and evaluation of the steps taken under the mission to make the Mission successful.
e) The country’s development sphere hinges around the community and community organisations as these are the agencies which can utilise public resources efficiently and skilfully in various planned development interventions.
f) The cooperatives in consultation with the local self-governments can identify required contours of economic and welfare policies and prepare a realistic roadmap for a journey towards a positive and sustained development ensuring the required coordination between the people and village/block/district/State administrators.
NYCS’s Contribution To The Flagship Programs
NYCS is a proud associate with National Skill Development Corporation to implement the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana and to launch the Kaushalya Setu Yojana with Maharashtra State Government to promote Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. Imparting employable skills and creating self employment opportunities, under its KOVIDA project, NYCS aspires to join hands with the system to implement a few more government flagship programmes in near future.
NYCS celebrated the 63rd All India Cooperative Week between 14th to 20th November. The date of 17th November had a theme dedicated to the topic implementation of government flagship schemes and programmes through cooperatives. NYCS believes that with its strong network of more than 350 district representatives, it has the potential to contribute into a flagship scheme that goes in alignment with its institutional goals and will whole heartedly participate when the need be.