STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: In connection with Cooperative Week celebration a function was organised by Cooperative Department in collaboration with J and K Cooperative Union at Cooperative Office Complex. The 61st Cooperative week was flagged off today by Secretary to Government, Cooperative Department, R.K Koul.
This year’s theme of Cooperative Week is Cooperative Model for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth.
The week long celebrations start from 14th November to 20th November.
Registrar Cooperative Basharat Saleem, Additional Registrar Anajna Tikoo, Deputy Registrar, Uddam Dass Sharma, Chairperson JWCC, Kailash besides senior officers from Cooperative and Apex Bodies were present on the occasion.
R.K Koul said that the main objective of celebrating Cooperative Week is to increase public awareness and to motivate more and more people to join cooperative sector at grass root level to take cooperative movement forward.
Stressing the need for further strengthening the movement, Secretary urged upon the functionaries to evolve better work culture by putting in their sincere efforts to give fillip to this movement of the people adding that the mutual strength and financial self sufficiency would also be beneficial for the organisation in times to come. Collective efforts, high degree of discipline and cooperation is vital for overall growth and development of cooperative societies and its allied units, he added.
He said that the Cooperative is the largest movement in the India which believes in “All for Each and Each for All” policy. He said that cooperation among cooperative institutions is crucial for growth of the movement and while highlighting the achievements of cooperative enterprises added that creating positive images would go a long way in motivating people to join the cooperative movement.
Registrar Cooperative J and K, Basharat Saleem while speaking on the occasion said that Cooperative sector has huge potential and asked the field/development agencies to make collective efforts to revive the movement. He added that hard work, honesty and sincerity are basic values which needs to be adopted for smooth functioning of cooperative organizations.