Budgam: Cooperative Department Thursday organized a day-long event to mark the 64th All India Cooperative Week celebrations at district headquarters here.
On the occasion, Additional Registrar Cooperative Societies Kashmir M.M Rehman Gassi was the chief guest, who unfurled the Cooperative flag to mark the celebrations.
Deputy Registrar Cooperative Societies Budgam, District Audit Officer Cooperative Societies Budgam, Deputy Registrar Consumer Cooperative Societies Srinagar, Deputy Registrar State Cooperative Agricultural and Rural Development Bank Kashmir, officials and a large number of elected managing committee members of the cooperative societies, cooperative institutional employees, civil society members and prominent cooperatives also participated in the function.
Speaking on the occasion, chief guest Gassi stressed on the members to run societies with more efficiency for the better social and economic development.
He said people should come forward to join the Societies and work with the Cooperative Department for better progress and economic growth.
The resourceful persons highlighted the role of the Cooperatives in the socio-economic upliftment and emphasized on the need for formation of new cooperatives in different fields by involving more and more unemployed educated youth.