The Federation of Tibetan Co-Operatives in India concluded their three-day conference, held in the Staff Mess of the Central Tibetan Administration in Dharamshala. The co-operative societies help, directly or indirectly, 60 percent of Tibetans living in India.
The Federation is the body that unites the 15 Tibetan co-operative societies in India; the cooperatives produce a variety of goods such as carpet, incense, noodles, and agricultural products.
Before the Federation was formed as an independent body in 2005, the Department of Home of the Central Tibetan Administration was responsible for the cooperative Societies.
New resolutions that were passed included initiating a new business unit in each co-operative this year and to improving and strengthening the administrations of the cooperatives by increasing staff salaries.