Centre and State Policies Give Fresh Momentum to the Cooperative Sector; Cooperative Institutions Playing a Decisive Role in Delivering Credit and Development to Farmers

 Centre and State Policies Give Fresh Momentum to the Cooperative Sector; Cooperative Institutions Playing a Decisive Role in Delivering Credit and Development to Farmers

– Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis

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Mumbai, 4: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said that Maharashtra had recognised the true essence of the cooperative movement nearly a century ago and empowered farmers through cooperative institutions. Even today, cooperation remains the most effective instrument of rural development. He said that the policy initiatives of the Central and State Governments have given fresh impetus to the cooperative sector, and cooperative institutions are playing a decisive role in ensuring that credit and development reach even the last farmer.

The Chief Minister was speaking at the Sahakar Gaurav Awards Ceremony, jointly organised by the Maharashtra State Cooperative Union and Sahakari Maharashtra at Yashwantrao Chavan Centre on the occasion of the International Day of Cooperatives.