Dr Chandra Pal Singh Yadav, the chairman of KRIBHCO has been elected as president of International Cooperative Alliance — Asia Pacific (ICA-AP). He becomes the first Indian occupying this position by defeating Chitose Arai of Japan by 102 votes in the election held at Seoul, South Korea. Cai Zhen Hong of China and Dr Abdullah Fattah Abdullah of Malaysia were elected as the vice presidents of the ICA- AP
The 15th Regional Assembly of International Cooperative Alliance — Asia Pacific Region was held from November 28-30 at Seoul. This meeting was held of 11 directors belonging to China, South Korea, Malaysia, India, Nepal, Iran, Vietnam, Philippines, Japan, Australia, and Sri Lanka. Dr Yadav’s rise to the highest position of the Asia Pacific region in cooperative politics is a sign of the robust cooperative movement in India.
Directors and other top officials from KRIBHCO gave a grand welcome to their chairman on arrival at the New Delhi Airport.