KULGAM: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kulgam, Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat today chaired the District Cooperative Development Committee meeting at the mini-secretariat Kulgam to review the Cooperative sector in the district.
During the meeting, Deputy Registrar Cooperatives, Nazir Ahmad informed the chair that the department has taken several initiatives to strengthen the cooperative movement in the district. He gave an overview of the present status of cooperative societies in the district.
It was given out that there are 14 Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS), 11 poultry societies, 49 dairy cooperatives and 2 Farmer producers organization (FPO) in the district.
The DC urged the allied departments to work towards the objective of strengthening the cooperative movement in the district and deepening its reach to the grassroots level.
He directed the concerned officials to make vigorous efforts in order to realize the vision of Sahakar se Samridhi for strengthening the cooperative sector.
The DC also reviewed the progress of adoption of model bylaws, Jan Aushadhi Kendras and Prime Minister Kissan Samridhi Kendras and activation of PACSs as CSC centres, computerization of PACS, updating of data in national cooperative databases and other agenda as per the guidelines.
The meeting was attended by ADDC, Showkat Ahmad Rather; ADC Viqar Ahmad; ACR Mir Imtiyaz Ul Aziz; DDM NABARD, Rouf Ahmad; Deputy Registrar Cooperatives, CAO, DSHO, AD Fisheries and other officers.