Cooperatives Minister Gopal Bhargava has stressed the need to explore new fields in cooperative sector for economic growth and development of the State.
Bhargava was inaugurating two-day workshop on innovations in cooperative sector at Samanvay Bhavan here on Wednesday.
Bhargava also laid emphasis on amending rules as per requirements to deal with various challenges and problems in cooperative sector. The workshop has been organised by Cooperatives Department in collaboration with Cooperatives Management Institute and Sahakari Vichar Manch.
Principal Secretary Cooperatives Ajit Kesari stressed the need to streamline management of cooperative institutions. He said that Government institutions should bring positive changes in the functioning and be responsive towards members’ interests. Kesari said that for this, rules should be amended keeping in view citizens’ interests. Kesari said that success can be achieved in future by learning from mistakes of past.
At the outset, Commissioner Cooperatives Manish Shrivastava informed that exploring news possibilities for growth of cooperative sector is need of the hour. Along with entry of cooperatives in new sectors, efforts should also be made for constitution of societies and their stability. He said that this workshop will mainly discuss promotion to cooperatives in tourism, rural transport, skill upgradation, renewal energy, godown construction, housing and service sectors.