Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, November 14-
Advocating the vanguard role of Cooperative Societies for boosting Agri exports, Special Chief Secretary and Financial Commissioner Cooperation Mr. VK Singh on Thursday said that it is the need of hour to transform the destiny of farmers by giving a major push to the rural economy.
Addressing the gathering after inaugurating 71st All India Cooperative Week here today, the Special Chief Secretary said that the Cooperative sector has the onus to bolster the rural economy through Agri Food exports after value edition through Self Help Groups. He said that the Punjab government led by the Chief Minister Mr. Bhagwant Singh Mann is already laying major thrust to strengthen the cooperative sector in the state. Mr. VK Singh unequivocally said that Cooperative sector is the lifeline of the country, which has played a pivotal role in the socio-economic development of the country in the post-independence era.
The Special Chief Secretary said that the cooperative sector has to play a pivotal role in bringing farmers out of the rut of the wheat/ paddy cycle and encouraging them for selling their products through value addition.