JAMMU: Senior BJP leader Devender Singh Rana today lauded the unprecedented support of visionary Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the cooperative movement across the country, saying this has paved the way for its robust growth over the years.
Speaking at the lecture event ‘Prosperity through Cooperatives, organized by JKUT BJP Cooperative Cell here this afternoon, Devender Rana said that the Prime Minister’s steadfast commitment to empowering grassroots institutions and promoting cooperative enterprises has reinvigorated this vital sector, driving socio-economic progress across the country in general and Jammu and Kashmir in particular during the past five years.
Convenor JKUT BJP Cooperative Cell Sanjeev Verma and the Co-convenors Ashok Singh Sambyal, Sham Lal Gupta, Vikrant Dogra and Parveen Sharma Chairman Citizen Cooperative Bank gave an overview on the cooperative movement with special reference to initiatives taken, especially during the past ten years, for promoting it to build a more prosperous and equitable Bharat for all.
Rana said Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, and Sabka Prayas reflect the spirit of cooperative and collective culture that has not only been the driving force for inclusive growth but a motivation to work as a team to contribute towards India’s enviable growth story. He referred to the immense potential of cooperatives in fostering growth and rural development, saying the cooperative movement can become a game changer in promoting entrepreneurship and self-reliance.
He said the BJP-led government at the Centre has provided a strong impetus to the cooperative sector, enabling it to emerge as a key driver of rural prosperity. This movement is being promoted and carried forward by the Union Minister for Home and Cooperatives Amit Shah in a mission mode, he added.
“While the BJP is for encouraging the cooperative movement in a big way, the Congress has caused enormous damage to the cooperative spirit by using it as a political tool in the sixties,” Rana said, adding this has impacted and retarded the forward movement of this pivotal sector. However, the ethos behind the cooperative movement remains intact and there is no denying the fact that this sector has a bright future, he said.
Rana, who was the chief guest on the occasion, said that cooperative movement unfolds vistas of opportunities for the smallest of the smallest people, who can join together with the least amount of capital and start their ventures for their own economic sustenance and contribute towards development of the country. With this avowed objective, the BJP has been reaching out to the last person in the society to promote cooperative movement. He said the self-help groups in Jammu and Kashmir are the shining example of cooperative spirit that has flourished after the thrust being given to this sector by the Prime Minister, he added.
Devender Rana exuded confidence that the Prime Minister’s unwavering commitment to further strengthening the cooperative sector will prove a catalyst for sustained development, inclusive growth and harmony between various segments of society.
