Chief Minister Harish Rawat invited cooperative sector to step up to actualise the village farming concept along with linking the farmers with the initiative. he spoke after inaugurating the “USF Sadan” a newly constructed building of Uttarakhand State Cooperative Union at Ajabpur Kalan of Dehradun on Thursday.
He asked the cooperatives institutions to play a role of a constructive partner with the State Government in the rural housing sector. Cooperative sector can witness progress only if sufficient autonomy is ensured in context of working, as where is decentralisation there is progress. As it has proven that development has witness wherever devolution of power has happened.
Uttarkahand cooperative union chairman Pramod Kmar Singh has appraised the dignitaries about the cooperative sector's achievement under the leadership of CM Harish RAwat and Minsiter Yashpal Arya.
Congratulating for newly constructed building Rawat said that people working in cooperative sector should take it as an example.
IFFCO played significant part in the development of cooperatives in the State. Campaign has been started to provide Soil Health Cards to farmers.
On the request of CM, Managing Director of IFFCO Dr. Uday Shanker Awasthi agreed to ensure cooperation of IFFCO in providing Soil Heath Cards in Udham Singh Nagar and Haridwar Districts. CM praised that State has got enough achievements in cooperative sector during previous years.
Cooperative Banks are frontrunner in terms of providing loans to peasants. Cooperative sector is state government is first priority. It resulted in presence of Silk Federation today. Currently five to six Milk Federations are getting profits.
He asked the Cooperative Union to prepare a roadmap for working with State Government in Rural Housing Sector. Cooperative could play remarkable role in village farming.
Women Self Help Groups (WSHG)’ help might be taken to market the rural products. Currently State Government is promoting WSHG and their outlet are being used as to showcase locally produce and its response are very positive as well. Even cooperative can play pivotal role in village farming
State Cooperative Minister Yashpal Arya also stated that Uttarakhand Cooperative Union could give valuable contribution to strengthen the rural economy. There is a need to give emphasis on marketing. Appreciating the UCF, Arya said that it is very positive sign that state cooperative sector is touching new heights day by day.
IFFCO MD Dr Awasthi said that we can achieve our desire goal in cooperative sector by working with full honesty and transparency. He assured that IFFCO would provide full support to the cooperative union in technical development.
Other dignitaries cabinet minister Preetam Singh, Dinesh Aggrawal, MlA Navprabhat and Rajkumar were prsent there.