<h1>Cooperative sector survey training strengthens data quality and prepares nationwide collection on economic contribution and employment generation.</h1> The Rapid Survey of Functional Cooperatives is being prepared through an all-India training workshop to equip master trainers with conceptual clarity, survey methodology, technical know-how, and uniform understanding of survey concepts. The survey will be conducted nationwide from April 2026 using the National Cooperative Database as the sampling frame and a web-based data collection system to generate sector-wise estimates of economic contribution and employment generation.