Agriculture Minister exhorted the representatives of cooperatives to seek assistance from NCDC for the economic improvement of the cooperatives in his speech in Amreli. National Cooperative Development Corporations provides assistance to the cooperatives for their overall development, which includes grants and loans from the Government, he underlined.
Patting his govt on the back the Minister said NCDC has increased its fund release by 90 per cent in NDA rule and co-operative should make most of it.
Referring to Gujarat, he said financial assistance has been provided for the computerization of dairies, storage and cold storage cooperatives as well as sugar, textile and consumer cooperatives.
Singh said that cooperative education and training program is an important component of cooperative development. This is a continuous process to enable cooperatives. Training is necessary so that the committees get qualified and professional leadership. Until the efficient human resources are available, the extension of cooperatives will decrease. Therefore, there is a need for strengthening cooperative education and training system.
The National Cooperative Development Corporations is making a concerted effort to develop cooperative movement in the country and is playing a significant role in educating, guiding and providing support to the member organisations for strengthening the cooperative sector.