Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha launched two major initiatives of the Cooperative department – Diploma in Cooperative Management and MoU between Cooperatives and Department of Tribal Affairs, at Raj Bhawan, today, an official press release informed.
Congratulating the stakeholders, the LG said the initiatives will strengthen the cooperative spirit in the UT and transform the lives of the tribal community.
“Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision of ‘Sahkar Se Samriddhi’ will guide the social and economic transformation and provide vital support for the growth of the agriculture sector. The new initiatives also aimed at improving cooperatives’ efficiency and meeting the requirements of the rural economy,” observed the LG.
Emphasizing on promoting cooperative education and training, the LG said the introduction of a Diploma in Cooperative Management will provide opportunities to junior officers, members of Cooperative Societies, FPOs, and officials of other allied departments to acquire the requisite skills to manage the cooperative business and facilitate the process of human resource development in J&K.
The LG also highlighted the positive impact of the convergence of schemes of the Cooperative Department & Tribal Affairs Department to achieve the twin objectives of equitable and sustainable rural development.
“The Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Cooperatives and the Department of Tribal Affairs will ensure that tribal cooperatives, Van Dhan Vikas Kendras avail benefits of different schemes and enable economic development and prosperity of the tribal population,” said the LG.
The LG shared the Union Territory administration’s efforts to strengthen the cooperative sector to accelerate the grassroots development and capacity building.
“We have taken several steps to ensure effective on-ground implementation of rural development schemes and to empower the targeted sections. Resource availability for growth of cooperatives is another area where steps have been taken to ensure credit access to people and support services for equitable distribution of benefits,” observed the LG.
“More than 1000 cooperatives have been established in various sectors. An amount of Rs 366 crore was allocated for the revival of Jammu, Baramulla, and Anantnag Central Cooperative Banks, besides Apex Level Dairy Federation has been established in Jammu & Kashmir after 27 years,” he added.
The LG further stressed on the expansion of the cooperative sector and connecting more farmers with the Primary Agriculture Cooperative Society. The establishment of PACS in every panchayat should be our prime objective, the LG added.
On the occasion, LG also unveiled the logo of the Cooperative Department.
Yasha Mudgul, Commissioner/Secretary, Cooperatives Department and Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, Secretary Tribal Affairs Department gave a detailed briefing on the new initiatives launched today and how the collaboration of the Cooperative Department and Tribal Affairs Department will benefit the tribal community.
The LG appraised the action plans and the awareness programmes at various levels, besides measures initiated for computerization of PACS.
The LG also enquired about the training modules of the diploma course. It was informed that 50 candidates have been enrolled for the 40 weeks Diploma course in Cooperative Management through the Centre for Cooperative Management Jammu.
Head of Departments and senior officers were present on the occasion.
