GANDERBAL: To mark the celebrations of 69th All India Cooperative week, an impressive function was organized by the Department of Cooperatives District Ganderbal at Town Hall, here.
The function was presided over by the Additional District Development Commissioner Ganderbal, Mushtaq Ahmad Simnani.
Chief Agriculture Officer, Chief Animal Husbandry Officer, District officers, Assistant Registrar Cooperative Societies Block Lar, Assistant Registrar Cooperative Societies Block Ganderbal, members and stakeholders of Cooperative Societies of the district also participated in the said programme.
In his address, the ADDC Ganderbal praised the role played by the cooperative societies in serving the general masses. He stressed the need to organize awareness camps at various levels, so that the essence of doing business on a cooperative based economic model is disseminated far and wide. He also complimented Cooperative Department Ganderbal for organizing an impressive and fruitful programme.
Speaking on the occasion, the Deputy Registrar, Mohammad Younis Mir highlighted the pioneering role played by the cooperative institutions in strengthening the national economy by bridging the rural-urban divide and creating opportunities for income generations.
He stressed upon the need to prepare a workforce that will assume new responsibilities and adopt the latest technologies. He laid stress for enrolment of maximum number of educated unemployed youth, women and weaker sections of the society and to bring them in the fold of cooperatives, so that they earn for themselves and become the source of earning for others.
He asked for creation of maximum employment avenues by registering a maximum number of FPOs, Cooperative Societies, and Cooperatives in diversified fields, establishing mini food processing units in the district.
The Assistant Registrar Cooperative Societies Block Lar, Mohammad Rafeeq Baba highlighted the achievements with regard to assigned deliverables.
Highlighting their success stories, the speakers representing Tulmulla Milk Society, Beehama Sale and Services Society, Multipurpose Cooperative Society Kangan and Cooperative Public School Chountwaliwar elaborated their contribution in serving the community through the cooperative sector.
Chief Agriculture officer Ganderbal illuminated the gathering with various schemes and programmes extended through his department and also stressed upon the need for diversification of business activities through a vast chain of cooperative institutions.
At the end of the programme, in recognition of their outstanding contribution in their respective fields, 05 Cooperative Societies were awarded Certificate of Appreciation /Excellence and registration certificates were distributed among newly registered Cooperative/Societies, by the ADDC and Deputy Registrar Cooperative Societies.