Minister for Cooperatives (Independent Charge) Vishwas Sarang said that the civil wing will be strengthened in order to strengthen the State Cooperative Housing Federation. Also, country's first building material bank will be developed in the state. He took charge of the chairman of the housing federation on Monday. Commissioner Cooperatives Manish Shrivastava was present on the occasion.
Sarang said that to take out the federation from loss and to bring it in the mainstream is a big challenge. For this, a concrete policy has been made, which will be implemented in a phase manner.
He informed that the civil wing of the federation will be strengthened to enable it to provide services to the deposit category sector to make the federation economically competent. Sarang further mentioned that he will make efforts to get construction works of other government departments and works undertaken from MP and MlAs deposit category.
The Minister said that a building material bank will be established under the federation, which will be the first bank of such kind in the country in order to provide material on reasonable rates such as sand, cement, macadam and bricks for the construction works of various government departments.
Sarang said that the federation will play an important role in realizing the dream 'Houses for All' of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. He said that houses will be constructed for low income group on the land earmarked by the housing societies to be used for lower category under the Cooperatives Act.
He informed that maintenance is a big problem presently among the residents of the housing societies. Initiative will be taken by the federation to redress this. Maintenance will be monitored to overcome the problem.
Sarang further said that online process has been started by the federation in order to solve disputes of the housing societies in order to give relief to the members of such housing societies. Any member can lodge the complaint to get his grievances redressed. He further mentioned that he will review the situation next month to see how many citizens get benefited form the new arrangement. In case of any lacuna, it will be sorted out and pace will be given to the process.
The Minister said that innovation wing has been established to infuse new energy, which he monitors himself every week. Interested and experienced people have been included in this. He informed that the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will launch file tracking system in the cooperative department on September 13. Detailed status of all the files will be given in this system.
Sarang has told officers and employees of the federation to work with positive attitude. We have to work with commitment to establish credit of the federation. We have to deliver our best to feel pride.