Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 19: LJK Economic Growth and Development Dialogue (LEAD), in association with Sahakar Bharati and J&K Dairy Cooperative Federation Ltd, organised a seminar to highlight various aspects of the cooperative movement in J&K.
The seminar provided a platform for key stakeholders to come together and deliberate on strategies to promote and propel the cooperative movement in the region.
Keynote speaker at the event was Yasha Mudgal, Commissioner / Secretary, Department of Cooperatives, J&K. CA Rajeev Gupta (Board Member & Secretary LEAD), Bikram Singh (Working President Sahakar Bharati) and Vikrant Dogra (Chairman, J&K Dairy Cooperative Federation Ltd) were panelists of the event.
The event was attended by heads of cooperative societies, prominent members of various organisations in the cooperative sector and NGOs involved in cooperative development in Jammu and Kashmir.
Yasha Mudgal spoke on the mandate of the Government for the development of the cooperative sector. She also spoke on various initiatives taken by her department for the revival of essential institutes for cooperative development, including cooperative banks and cooperative training institutes. In a short duration of 18 months, J&K has witnessed formation of more than 1500 cooperatives, she informed.
Vikrant Dogra highlighted recent developments in the cooperative moment in the state and laid out the vision of the newly formed J&K Dairy Cooperative Federation, which aims to extend dairy cooperative moment in all districts of J&K and provides a level playing field to milk producers of J&K by providing benefits under the various schemes of the Government of India.
A pledge for mutual cooperation aimed at developing and promoting the cooperative sector in J&K UT was signed by the three organisations in the presence of Commissioner/Secretary of the Department of Cooperatives. Bikram Singh concluded the event with a formal vote of thanks.
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