Coop sector joins developed India Sankalp Yatra, vows to make Bharat fully developed in Amrit Kaal
Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said that the cooperative sector, accepting the challenges facing the country, should actively contribute to making India a developed nation on the call of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said this while addressing two-day Credit Society National Convention organised by Sahakar Bharti at Pusa Fair Ground in New Delhi.
Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said that the cooperative sector, accepting the challenges facing the country, should actively contribute to making India a developed nation on the call of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said this while addressing two-day Credit Society National Convention organised by Sahakar Bharti at Pusa Fair Ground in New Delhi.
Tomar said, "An organization with honest representation is necessary for the development of any sector and I can say with confidence that Sahakar Bharti is an able and strong representative organization of the representatives working in the field of cooperative. It is a matter of great importance and pleasure to see such a large number of credit societies gathering at one place for one purpose in today’s event."
Tomar said that everyone knows very well that without values there is no cooperation and without cooperation there is no progress. Sahakar Bharti is providing dedicated services in the field of cooperation. Its objective is to advance cooperation through values. The objective of cooperation is not new to the country.
"The feeling of cooperation resides in our soul. Earlier, houses in villages were kutcha, but relationships were strong. Due to the spirit of cooperation no one in the village was troubled and there was no dearth of joy. The path to happiness lies only through a spirit of cooperation. Despite the spirit of cooperation being in our culture, this journey is incomplete after 75 years of Independence, because the leadership that worked earlier lacked vision. There was a lack of policy and intention, but today the country has a strong leadership like Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Under his leadership, a government is working which has a far-sighted vision, strong intentions and the passion to move forward."
Tomar said that after the formation of a separate ministry of cooperation, the way the cooperative sector is progressing under the leadership of Amit Shah, a radical change will be seen in this sector in the coming times. Along with this, a feeling of cooperation will also arise in everyone. Tomar said that the cooperative sector is mainly related to rural areas, where there are farmers and agriculture.
The contribution of the cooperative sector will be important in making everything available to the farmer easily and honestly and in reducing his problems. For this it is necessary for the societies to be strong. Today, PACS are being computerized in the country and their capacity is being increased. The world’s largest grain storage scheme is being started by providing loans at cheap interest.
Union Minister of State for Cooperation BL Verma, while addressing the representatives of credit societies who came to the convention, said that the Ministry is committed and is continuously working for the welfare of the cooperative institutions across the country under the guidance of the Prime Minister and the leadership of the Co-operation Minister.
He said that today, due to lack of warehouse, food grains worth Rs 1.20 lakh crores were destroyed. Therefore, we have taken many concrete steps in the field of warehouse construction. Credit society’s money is the money of the poor, hence arrangements for recovery should be ensured so that the money of the poor can be saved. He said that 98,000 youth and more than 5 lakh farmers are working today by taking loans through cooperatives.
National General Secretary of Sahakar Bharti, Uday Joshi said that the District, State and National Federation of Credit Societies have played an important role in the success of this convention in which 4,000 cooperative brothers and sisters from 17 states participated.
National president of Sahakar Bharti Dinanath Thakur, NEFCB president Jyotidra Bhai Mehta, MP Anna Saheb Jolhe, TMCC President N.S. Jayakumar, Maharashtra Fed Chairman Shri Kaka Saheb Koyte, Program Coordinator-National Minister of Sahakar Bharti Sunil Gupta, National Head of Sahakar Bharti Credit Cell Prakash Vellip were also present.
