Discuss the recent changes and initiatives related to cooperatives that aim to smoothen the tussle between the Centre and States in the cooperative sector. (Answer in 150 words)

SC judgment – Rajendra Shah (2020) – squashing part of 97th Amendment violating states' rights – a multistate cooperative. Multi-state Cooperative Act – for regulating interstate cooperative, billing coordination, collaboration Challenges Remain: (1) lack of technology adoption (2) primitive management and administrative method accountability (3) elite capture (4) leading to dominance of few authorities to objectives (4) uneven focus – forms, gives housing PT weavers/traders UT (5) criminalization – use of DCC for political usage There are a total of 88 lakh cooperatives/SARKAAR SE SAMMRIDDHI is the clarion call of New India.