CNRI Milestones

2005

Foundation Established

CNRI established as India’s apex platform for voluntary organisations; launched at the National Summit of Rural NGOs by President Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.

2006

Landmark MOU

Landmark MoU with LIC to implement the Jeevan Madhur Micro Insurance Scheme for rural households.

2007

Launched the Bharat Vikas Yatra

Launched the Bharat Vikas Yatra, connecting government development programmes with rural communities.

2008

National Legal Literacy Campaign

Spearheaded the National Legal Literacy Campaign; addressed by President Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil.

2009

Strengthening

Strengthened State and District Chapters to build grassroots institutions.

2010

Empowerment

Promoted knowledge, education, digital literacy and community capacity building.

2011

Pensionization

Promoted the Swavalamban Scheme with PFRDA and LIC HFL, advancing pension inclusion.

2012

Education

Promoted knowledge, education, digital literacy and community capacity building.

2013

Governance

Strengthened national partnerships for transparency and accountability.

2014

Succession

Launched consultations to build the next generation of civil society leadership.

2015

Jan Dhan–Aadhaar–Mobile

Aligned programmes with the JAM (Jan Dhan–Aadhaar–Mobile) Trinity.

2016

E-agriculture

Launched the Right to Technology for Farmers initiative.

2017

democratising

Championed democratising the agricultural value chain.

2018

Farmer-ownership

Advanced farmer-owned markets through collectives and Cooperative Commodity Zones. in 1 or 2 words

2019

Localization

Launched the G-Local SDG Roadshow to localise the UN SDGs.

2020

Initiated national dialogue

Initiated national dialogue on the Cooperative Economic Framework (CEF).

2021

COVID-relief

Mobilised its network for COVID-19 relief and community-led recovery

2022

UN-recognition

Granted Special Consultative Status with UN ECOSOC.

2023

cooperative diplomacy

Advanced cooperative diplomacy and global partnerships.

2024

Launched Nasha Mukt Bharat

Launched Nasha Mukt Bharat, mobilising civil society against substance abuse..

2025

20th-anniversary

Celebrated 20 years as a global voice for the Cooperative Economic Framework.

2026

Resilience-declaration

Declared the year of the Civil Society Resilience and National Awareness Mission (CSRNAM).