NICM, Chennai: As part of the celebration of 5th Anniversary of Ministry of Cooperation( MoC), Govt. of India, the Institute organised the “Cooperative Oath Taking Ceremony” on 29.06.2026, at the Institute’s Conference Hall. All faculty members, staff and HDCM students attended this programme. Shri. G.Suresh, Director addressed the gathering, briefed the background of the formation of Ministry of Cooperation by Govt. of India and the various initiatives taken by the Ministry with the iobjective of “Shakakhar Se Samruddhi” and the week long celebration through various awareness, outreach and community engagement programmes, including Women Awareness, School awareness programmes, trees sapling plantation, lectures/ workshops, by the Institute from 29.06.2026 to 06.07.2026. Further, the Director administered the Cooperative oath to the faculty members, staff and students.