Seven cooperative societies of the state have been awarded for excellence in the award scheme of National Cooperative Development Corporation at Samanvay Bhavan, Bhopal. Principal Secretary Cooperatives Ajit Kesari presented the award money and the citations to the institutes.
Registrar and Commissioner Cooperatives Kedar Sharma and Managing Director of Apex Bank Pradeep Nikhra were also present.
Principal Secretary Kesari congratulated the awarded cooperative societies.
He said that they should give information about their successful works to other societies, which would inspire good work in the cooperative sector. Kesari said that women members of excellent cooperative societies will share their work experience with other co-operatives and women will also be helped in empowerment.
Commissioner Cooperatives Kedar Sharma said that respect holds a lot of meaning for work in public life. He urged the awarded societies to recommend other eligible institutions for the award in the coming year, so that excellence in work can be honoured.
At the outset Regional Director of National Cooperative Development Corporation RK Lala informed that the societies were selected by the selection committee through a selection process by the co-operative institutions by inviting entries.
Among the societies chosen for the award include first prize of Rs 25 thousand to Tribal Service Cooperative Society, Sourwa, Alirajpur, in Primary Agricultural Co-operative Credit Committee and second prize of Rs 20,000 to Tribal Service Cooperative Society, Chandpur, Alirajpur. In the women's category, the first prize of Rs 25,000 was awarded to Manorama Joshi of Indore’s Swashri Women’s Credit Cooperative Society while the second prize of Rs 20,000 was awarded to Rani Durgawati Poultry Cooperative Committee of Samnapur in Dindori district.
In the marketing sector, the first prize of Rs 25,000 was awarded Petlawad Marketing Cooperative Society of Jhabua district and second prize of Rs 20,000 to Rau Cooperative Cold Storage Society of Indore district. In the Thrift sector Sadguru Credit Cooperative Society Dhar was awarded.
