Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, Apr 8: Minister of Forest, Environment and Ecology, Choudhary Lal Singh today said that cooperative societies have significant role in transforming socio-economic condition of the farmers who are backbone of agrarian economy.
The Minister said this while inaugurating the office of the newly elected Chairman of the Cooperative Marketing Society Kathua at Shaheedi Chowk here.
Pertinently, Choudhary Rajinder Singh was recently appointed Chairman of the Cooperative Marketing Society Kathua.
Lal Singh said the cooperative sector has vital significance in view of the vast potential of employment generation and scope for engaging educated unemployed youth of the State to earn their livelihood by way of organizing farm groups registered as cooperative societies. He exhorted upon the participants to explore possibilities for diversification of business activities and switching over to area-specific and viable business activities.
“Cooperatives can provide immense benefit to farmers in increasing crop productivity and overall income by generating support in various programmes related with agriculture,” he said, adding “suitable farming systems will generate year round employment and sustainable income through crops, vegetables, fruits and livestock by getting timely help from cooperatives.
The Minister said that holding of elections to cooperative institutions makes them democratic entities and help in consolidating the faith of people on these institutions. He said that there is need to ensure the functioning of all defunct societies besides existing one be strengthened and new be registered in the State to generate employment opportunities for the people.
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