Ministry of Cooperation
Browse and strategize across all 3 official problem statements submitted by Ministry of Cooperation for Smart India Hackathon 2026.
Problem Statements (3)
Match My TeamAI-Enabled Cooperative Capacity Building, ERP & Employment Ecosystem
India's 850,000+ Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) and cooperative societies struggle with paper registers, fragmented accounting, untrained youth, and lack of modern digital ERP systems, limiting rural job creation. Build an AI-enabled Cooperative Capacity Building, Cloud ERP, and Rural Employment Platform for the Ministry of Cooperation that provides standardized double-entry accounting, automated statutory audit compliance, cooperative skilling courses, and local rural job matching.
Multilingual Cooperative Governance & Legal Assistance Chatbot
Members and directors of rural cooperative societies in India struggle to understand complex statutory legal frameworks (Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act 2002, State Cooperative Societies Acts, bye-laws, election rules, dispute arbitration), leading to administrative delays, illegal board resolutions, and costly litigation. Build a Multilingual Cooperative Governance & Legal Assistance AI Chatbot for the Ministry of Cooperation that indexes central/state cooperative acts, model bye-laws, and dispute resolution case law with source-cited legal answers in 12+ Indian languages.
Cooperative Gig Services Platform for Household & Community Services
Rural and semi-urban gig workers (electricians, plumbers, carpenters, domestic workers, care providers) in India are exploited by private gig platforms charging 20-30% commissions without social security or collective bargaining power. Build a Worker-Owned Cooperative Gig Services Platform for the Ministry of Cooperation that enables local worker cooperatives to manage household and community service bookings, retain 100% of service earnings, access collective health insurance, and manage democratic cooperative voting.