Aizawl hosts 2nd regional meet on cooperative reforms
The Ministry of Cooperation on Friday organised the second regional conference on cooperative reforms in Aizawl, Mizoram.
The conference forms part of a series of regional and national workshops being conducted across the country to strengthen grassroots cooperative institutions and accelerate cooperative-led development. The first regional conference under this initiative was held earlier in Jaipur.
The conference also marked the first-ever regional cooperative reform conference being organised in Mizoram, reflecting the Ministry’s continued efforts to take the cooperative movement to the farthest corners of the country and deepen the reach of cooperative reforms in remote and geographically challenging regions of the North-East.
The Ministry highlighted that cooperative development is now increasingly expanding beyond traditional regions and reaching far-flung rural and border areas, bringing new opportunities for local communities through cooperative-led economic models. The regional conference brought together senior officials from the Ministry of Cooperation, representatives of all North-Eastern States, including Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim, along with representatives from NABARD, NCDC, NAFED, NCCF, NDDB, NFDB, NEDFi and various cooperative institutions. Participating states made detailed presentations highlighting the progress achieved in the cooperative sector and the initiatives being undertaken by their respective cooperation departments for strengthening dairy cooperatives, cooperative banking, grain storage infrastructure, PACS expansion, fisheries and value-chain development.
States also shared their experiences in promoting exports and market linkages for organic and indigenous products, which remain one of the major strengths and unique opportunities of the North-Eastern region.
The Ministry of Cooperation highlighted that the North-East remains one of the priority regions for cooperative expansion and inclusive economic growth.
