Yasha Mudgal chairs seminar organized by JK Dairy Producers Processors and Marketing Cooperative Union limited
JAMMU, JULY 13: Secretary, Cooperatives Department, Yasha Mudgal, today chaired a seminar organized by J&K Dairy Producers Processors and Marketing Cooperative Union limited (JKDCUL) to discuss SAHKAR SE SAMRIDHI besides deliberating on strategies for the revival of Cooperative Movement in Jammu and Kashmir.
Registrar Cooperative Societies, Shafqat Iqbal besides other senior officers and stakeholders attended the event.
Yasha Mudgal said that the motive of organizing such seminars is to work out modalities for the revival of cooperative movement through the creation of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) in the Union Territory. She assured to fast-track registrations of new-age cooperatives getting registered under various activities.
She appreciated NABARD Jammu, KVK (SUKAST), and the Agriculture department for giving a detailed account of schemes for the promotion of Cooperatives in UT.
Secretary said that the UT has vast potential and scope in the Cooperative sector for pushing economic growth and the government is committed to providing the best market value of farmers’ products.
Registrar, Cooperatives, Shafqat Iqbal, highlighted various aspects of the scheme of Cooperative Department saying that the department will focus on simplifying the process of registration of FPOs. He said that the government has launched various schemes for streamlining of Cooperatives Department. He assured solutions of all present and past grievances along with support for the creation of new FPOs.
Registration certificates of “Ekta Mushroom Growers Producers Cooperative Limited” were also presented to farmers by the Secretary.
Secretary, JKDCUL, Vikrant Dogra, said that since JKDCUL has been impaneled as a Cluster-Based Business Organization (CBBO) with NABARD and NCDC, it is their endeavor to see maximum farmers joining the FPO movement under various cooperative acts to ensure that maximum people get benefitted from the various Centrally Sponsored Schemes.
Sonika Rana, AGM, NABARD; Dr. Puneet Choudhary, Head KVK SUKAST-J, Dr. G S Reen, Joint Director, Agriculture, Ranjeet Kotwal, Deputy Registrar Agriculture Jammu; Punika Pandita, and others were present.
