Minister of State for Cooperatives (Independent Charge) Vishwas Sarang said that farmers repaying loans regularly should be honoured. Also conduct a campaign to make cent percent eligible farmers as members of the cooperative societies. Sarang was reviewing the new activities of innovation wing of Cooperative department in a meeting at Mantralaya on Saturday.
Sarang said that list of the farmers repaying loans on time should be prepared. Such farmers on special occasions or in other programmes should be honoured. This will encourage other farmers.
He further mentioned that the campaign should be conducted to make the eligible farmers members of the societies and make all the farmers members of the credit cooperative societies under the stipulated period.
Sarang stated that possibilities of cooperative in other sectors too should be explored. He also directed to form tourism and e-rickshaw cooperative societies.
Sarang also told the officials to form the apex institution state level cooperative warehouse federation for warehouses being constructed under the cooperative sector.
Sarang said that there are wide possibilities available to provide employment to the people by organising them. There is a need to prepare a planned strategy in this direction.
Principal Secretary Ajit Kesri, Commissioner Cooperative Kavindra Kiyawat and Members of innovation wings were present in the meeting.