Cooperative laws which were complicated have been simplified so that they can be understood by the general public, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said on Monday.
He was addressing a Cooperative Conference at Selud in Durg district, an official statement said.
Baghel announced construction of a new building for Cooperative Bank at Bemetara at a cost of Rs 96 lakhs. He also inaugurated an ATM in Devarbija Bank branch and performed Bhoomi Pujan of the Taroud compost godown.
Chhattisgarh, realizing the power of the cooperative movement, became the first in the state to procure paddy at minimum support price through cooperative societies, the Chief Minister said.
The government has waived loan and irrigation tax of farmers and the loans of self-help groups, he said. A new scheme for landless agriculture labourers has been launched.