While underlining the need to transform cooperative sector, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal on Monday directed the concerned officers to explore possibilities to maximise involvement of professionals in the functioning of cooperative Sugar Mills so as to make them profit making units.
The Chief Minister was reviewing the functioning of Cooperation Department here. Minister of State for Cooperation Manish Kumar Grover was also present in the meeting.
The Chief Minister suggested that all cooperative institutions should financially support each other, if required, rather than putting additional burden on public exchequer.
Concerted efforts were being made to ensure that all cooperative institutions run in profit. Involvement of professionals and experts of cooperative sector could immensely help in achieving this goal, he said.
He also directed to replace machinery and equipment of cooperative sugar mills operating for the last over 40 years and said that their capacity should also be increased.
He suggested that services of specialists like Dr Bakshi Ram Yadav, who had served Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Karnal, could be sought to develop new variety of sugarcane to increase its productivity. Also, the sugar mills should set up co-generation plants.
The Chief Minister said that the project of tetra pack for packaging of products of Haryana Dairy Development Cooperative Federation limited would soon be undertaken by the Government
During the meeting, it was informed that Haryana State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation (HAFED) has earned net profit of Rs 38.06 crore for the financial year 2015-16 whereas Haryana State Cooperative Apex Bank limited has gained Rs 23 crore as profit.