DC Kishtwar Dr Devansh Yadav (IAS) graced the programme and emphasised the role of Cooperatives in the socio-economic upliftment of people
Kishtwar : The Department of Cooperatives District Kishtwar today held a daylong mega awareness programme to celebrate 70th All India Cooperative Week at Auditorium of the GDC Kishtwar in spirit with the theme of the 70th All India Cooperative Week “Role of Cooperative in $5 Trillion Economy and SDGs”.
Deputy Commissioner (DC),Kishtwar Dr Devansh Yadav IAS who was chief guest on the occasion and the Additional SP Kishtwar Rajinder Singh was guest of Honour.
Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar along with ASP Kishtwar , Deputy Registrar Cooperative Societies Kishtwar, Nisaq ul Farooq,Assistant Registrar Cooperative Societies Rajat Suddan and Other district officers lightened the traditional lamp to mark the onset of celebrations.
Deputy Registrar,Cooperative Societies Kishtwar in his welcome address highlighted the achievements of the Cooperative Societies. Deputy Registrar talked about Cooperative Marketing Society Kishtwar which had over 14 lakh annual profit and working in the field of Fertilizer,Charcoal and Stationary. He also emphasised the importance of PACS which worked at the lower level and had over 4000 members in district Kishtwar.These PACS are soon going to operate Common Service Centres, Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samriddhi Kendras and Jan Aushadhi Kendras. Even Dool, Galhar MPCS and Asthangam MPCS already got the drug licence and are soon going to operate Jan Aushadi Kendras at PHC Keeru and CHC Nowpachi Marwah respectively. These Jan Aushadhi Kendras will provide affordable generic medicine to common people in these remote areas.
The Chief Guest,Deputy Commissioner while in his address appreciated Cooperative Department Kishtwar for its exemplary work and efforts to transform the lives of people associated with Cooperative Societies.
He highlighted the role of Cooperative in the socio-economic up-liftment and emphasized on the need for formation of new Cooperatives in different fields by involving more and more youth.
The DC encouraged the District Cooperative Department to keep working hard in collaboration with other stakeholder departments like agriculture, Horticulture, Handicrafts etc and pursue it in a way that we are able to create numerous success stories in the district in alignment with the HADP programmes etc.
The main objective of the celebrations is to highlight the achievement of the Cooperative Sector, create awareness about how to uplift the weaker sections of society, share success stories and to chalk out the future strategy for strengthening the Cooperative movement.
Students on the occasion presented the Cultural Performances besides the various societies were felicitated for their exemplary performances under cooperatives. Also registration certificates were also distributed among various Societies.
The achievements and success stories of Cooperative Sector Kishtwar were highlighted through movie screening during the programme.
On the occasion, different eminent speakers of the District Cooperative societies threw light on their success stories and how they availed the different department wise public welfare schemes.
DC Kishtwar along with others also Inspected the stalls of the different Cooperative Societies on the occasion.
Pawan Kumar Matto Auditor,
Ravinder Raina Inspector,
Lovemeet Kotwal Auditor were also present in the programme.(CNI) Current News of India
