This huge response to the portal is encouraging as it means empowerment of common members of the cooperative societies who had been without a voice.
Our Comment box is open for anybody to express themselves and it was reassuring to find this developing into a platform for debates and discussions.
Indian Cooperative scene is vast and what we see is merely the tip of the ice-berg. According to an estimate made by National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI) more than 25 crore people (250 million) are connected to this movement in the country.
Ten lakh is an insignificant figure that way. Yet the readership figures for any publications including the Times of India do not go beyond this number.
But what is most reassuring is the trend of growth. We have set up a goal of 20 lakh (2 million) by the end of the year. So far we have grown faster than we had planned and we would not be surprised if we were overtaken again.
Only two years back we attracted traffic to the tune of 30 thousand per month and now it is 11 lakh per month.
But it is a matter of satisfaction that we have had some recognition within the country and without.
International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) approached us about becoming a contributor of news stories on the Indian cooperative scene. A relationship is struck that has provided our activities with the global exposure.
The news portal www.coop erected by ICA on the eve of the IYC 2012 continues to be dominated by news stories from India, thanks to a hardworking and reliable editorial team of Indiancooperative.com.
It is time we expressed gratitude to our sponsorers, needless to say, our journey could not have been smooth without their support. IFFCO, AMUL, Saraswat Bank deserve special mention.