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Year 2026 · Volume 6 · Issue 5
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Cooperative Governance in Assam: Applying the Four Pillars Framework to the GPSS/PACS Movement
Dr Pranab Baishya1
1 Faculty, ICM, Guwahati, Assam, India.
Published Online: September-October 2026
Pages: 317-321
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1. Assam PCS Notes. (2024). Cooperative sector in Assam. https://assam.pscnotes.com/assam-economy/cooperative-sector-in-assam/
2. Government of Assam. (2007). Assam Co-operative Societies Act, 2007. Cooperation Department, Government of Assam.
3. Indian Cooperative. (2026, March 9). PACS central driver of rural development in Assam: CM office. https://www.indiancooperative.com/featured/pacs-central-driver-of-rural-development-in-assam-cm-office/
4. International Cooperative Alliance. (n.d.). Cooperative identity, values & principles. https://ica.coop/en/cooperatives/cooperative-identity
5. Kalindi Prasad Institute of Applied Sciences [KPIAS] Academy. (2026). Sahkar Se Samriddhi: India's cooperative reforms explained. https://kpiasacademy.com/sahkar-se-samriddhi/
6. Ostrom, E. (1990). Governing the commons: The evolution of institutions for collective action. Cambridge University Press.
7. Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Assam. (n.d.-a). Cooperatives in rural economy. Government of Assam. https://rcs.assam.gov.in/portlet-innerpage/cooperatives-in-rural-economy
8. Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Assam. (n.d.-b). State level cooperative organizations. Government of Assam. https://rcs.assam.gov.in/portlets/state-level-cooperative-organizations
9. Sentinel Assam. (2025, June 25). NABARD reviews PACS computerization progress in Nagaon district. https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/nabard-reviews-pacs-computerization-progress-in-nagaon-district
10. Sherwood, A. L. (2013). Democratically owned and controlled businesses: Identifying common and unique expectations of co-op board governance systems. Vincent and Elinor Ostrom Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, Indiana University.
11. Sherwood, A. L., & Columinate (CDS Consulting). (2014). Four pillars of cooperative governance. Cooperative Grocer. https://archives.grocer.coop/articles/four-pillars-cooperative-governance
2. Government of Assam. (2007). Assam Co-operative Societies Act, 2007. Cooperation Department, Government of Assam.
3. Indian Cooperative. (2026, March 9). PACS central driver of rural development in Assam: CM office. https://www.indiancooperative.com/featured/pacs-central-driver-of-rural-development-in-assam-cm-office/
4. International Cooperative Alliance. (n.d.). Cooperative identity, values & principles. https://ica.coop/en/cooperatives/cooperative-identity
5. Kalindi Prasad Institute of Applied Sciences [KPIAS] Academy. (2026). Sahkar Se Samriddhi: India's cooperative reforms explained. https://kpiasacademy.com/sahkar-se-samriddhi/
6. Ostrom, E. (1990). Governing the commons: The evolution of institutions for collective action. Cambridge University Press.
7. Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Assam. (n.d.-a). Cooperatives in rural economy. Government of Assam. https://rcs.assam.gov.in/portlet-innerpage/cooperatives-in-rural-economy
8. Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Assam. (n.d.-b). State level cooperative organizations. Government of Assam. https://rcs.assam.gov.in/portlets/state-level-cooperative-organizations
9. Sentinel Assam. (2025, June 25). NABARD reviews PACS computerization progress in Nagaon district. https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/nabard-reviews-pacs-computerization-progress-in-nagaon-district
10. Sherwood, A. L. (2013). Democratically owned and controlled businesses: Identifying common and unique expectations of co-op board governance systems. Vincent and Elinor Ostrom Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, Indiana University.
11. Sherwood, A. L., & Columinate (CDS Consulting). (2014). Four pillars of cooperative governance. Cooperative Grocer. https://archives.grocer.coop/articles/four-pillars-cooperative-governance
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