The writer is an author and a lawyer based in Mumbai. A MEASURE undertaken by the government of India illustrates how unimaginative governments can be; especially in not reckoning with public reaction. On July 8, the government of India formed the ministry of cooperation. It was announced that the new ministry would be headed by Home Minister Amit Shah. Evidently, it was thought that he had lots of time to spare. According to the Indian government, the ministry of cooperation “will provide a separate administrative, legal and policy framework for strengthening the cooperative movement in the country”. It is also meant to boost the “ease of doing business” by improving processes, and to enable the development of multi-state cooperative banks. As reported, “the MSCBs have now been solely taken under the Reserve Bank of India for regulatory purposes”.