Cooperative sector needs to be more transparent, corruption-free & credible to succeed: Amit Shah
BENGALURU:
Union Minister for Home and Cooperation Amit Shah on Friday stressed on more transparency, zero corruption and increase in creditability to make the cooperative movement successful in the country.
Underlining that the cooperative sector has the potential to uplift the rural economy and in turn contribute to the national economy in a big way, he said the cooperative movement has helped poor people to increase their income.
“I see a huge potential in the cooperative sector but there are some challenges too. If we do not address them, then in the coming days the next generation will never know what this movement is about,” Shah said during a Conference on Cooperation.
ಸಹಕಾರಿ ಆಂದೋಲನವನ್ನು ಯಶಸ್ವಿ ಮತ್ತು ಬಲಿಷ್ಠಗೊಳಿಸುವಲ್ಲಿ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕಕ್ಕೆ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ಸ್ಥಾನವಿದೆ.
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) April 1, 2022
ಇಂದು ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸಹಕಾರಿ ಸಮ್ಮೇಳನಕ್ಕೆ ಆಗಮಿಸಿದ್ದ ಸಹಕಾರಿ ಕಾರ್ಯಕರ್ತರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಹಕಾರಿ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರವನ್ನು ಸಬಲೀಕರಣಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಪ್ರಧಾನಿ ಶ್ರೀ @narendramodi ಅವರ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಕೋನವನ್ನು ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಯಿತು. pic.twitter.com/smzZVVsn1v
“I want the cooperative sector to be more transparent and increase its credibility. Corruption in this sector has to be stopped. We have to make the election transparent. Recruitments and promotions have to be transparent,” Shah said.
The Centre is going to approve usage of Government e-Marketplace (GeM), the national public procurement portal, to make purchasing in cooperative sector more transparent, Shah said.
He added that corruption will be eliminated when procurement is done through GeM and that too from those who quote the lowest price.
ಸಹಕಾರಿ ಆಂದೋಲನವು ದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೇವಲ ಕೃಷಿ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆಗಳನ್ನು ಮತ್ತು ಗ್ರಾಮೀಣಾಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಯನ್ನು ಬಲಪಡಿಸುವ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾತ್ರವನ್ನಲ್ಲದೆ ದೇಶದ ಆರ್ಥಿಕತೆಗೆ ವೇಗ ನೀಡುವ ಕಾರ್ಯವನ್ನೂ ಮಾಡಿದೆ. ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಲಾಭವನ್ನು ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಪಾಲುದಾರರಿಗೆ ಸಮಾನವಾಗಿ ಹಂಚುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಬಡವರ ಆದಾಯವನ್ನು ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸುವ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡಿದೆ. pic.twitter.com/WIQGDZOtk8
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) April 1, 2022
The Minister also emphasised that the cooperative movement should reach every village when India enters its centenary year. “We will make it transparent and trustworthy. We will use cooperation as a tool for eradicating poverty and agriculture development,” Shah said.
Stating that he had been associated with the cooperative movement from a very young age, Shah said he felt at home in Karnataka as the movement was started by Siddanagouda S Ramanagouda Patil in a remote village in Gadag in 1905.
The movement that started in 1905 gave birth to AMUL, which has a turnover of Rs 7,000 crore, Shah said.
ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯದ ಅಮೃತ ಮಹೋತ್ಸವದ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಹಕಾರಿ ಸಮ್ಮೇಳನಕ್ಕೆ ಆಗಮಿಸಿದ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಸಹಕಾರಿ ಕಾರ್ಯಕರ್ತರು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಪ್ರತಿ ಗ್ರಾಮಗಳಲ್ಲೂ ಸಹಕಾರಿ ಪಾತ್ರವನ್ನು ವೃದ್ಧಿಸುವ & ಅದನ್ನು ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಪಾರದರ್ಶಕಗೊಳಿಸಿ ಬಡತನ ನಿರ್ಮೂಲನೆ, ಕೃಷಿ & ಗ್ರಾಮೀಣಾಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಹಕಾರ ಆಂದೋಲನವನ್ನು ಕಡ್ಡಾಯಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಸಂಕಲ್ಪ ತೊಡಬೇಕು. pic.twitter.com/NeNgucBTVc
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) April 1, 2022
He added that a small venture by women under the name Lijjat Papad exports its products to 33 countries. Two cooperative organisations, IFFCO and KRIBHCO, are the two major fertiliser manufacturing companies.
Nandini Milk of Karnataka has become a major cooperative brand from Karnataka with a turnover of Rs 17,000 crore, Shah pointed out.
Stressing on the role of cooperation in doubling farm income, he said strengthening the Farmers’ Producer Organisations (FPO) and Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) formation of the cooperation ministry, fishery and milk production are among the measures in this direction.
Speaking about the Karnataka State Souharda Federation Cooperative Limited, which he virtually inaugurated, Shah said it is a big step to bring more transparency in the cooperative movement and minimise the interference of government in the cooperative sector.
कर्नाटक का सहकारी आंदोलन सबसे पुराना माना जाता है, 1905 में यहाँ एक गाँव में देश की पहली सहकारी संस्था की स्थापना हुई जिसके बाद गाँधीजी व सरदार पटेल की प्रेरणा से कई महापुरुषों ने इस पौध को सींचा और आज यह पौध एक वटवृक्ष बनकर पूरी दुनिया के सहकारी आंदोलन में गौरव के साथ खड़ा है। pic.twitter.com/yeFZGQG4mE
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) April 1, 2022
“More than 5,000 committees and 62 lakh people have become its members and are part of it and it has a capital of Rs 1,000 crore. This says that if we increase our credibility then the cooperative movement can bring a major transformation,” the Union Minister said.
Referring to the Nandini Ksheera Samruddhi Sahakara Bank, whose logo was inaugurated at the event, Shah said Karnataka is the only state in the entire country to set up a separate bank of milk producers.
The Minister pointed out that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to give a credit card for the milk producers in the country. The Bank would give credit card to the milk producers in the state.
देश को भारत के सहकारिता मंत्रालय ने 3 हिस्सों में बांटा है। कोऑपरेटिव दृष्टि से डेवलप राज्य, डेवलपिंग राज्य और अंडर डेवलप्ड राज्य।@narendramodi जी के नेतृत्व में इन तीनों की अलग रणनीति बनाकर हम सहकारिता आंदोलन को देश के हर गांव तक पहुंचाने के लिए कटिबद्ध हैं। pic.twitter.com/1HvhRUonNb
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) April 1, 2022
“This is a central government scheme, which you have to promote and help the milk producers to become self dependent. This bank will give credit at a low interest rate for basic infrastructure and working capital,” Shah told Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai who was also present there.
The Union Minister hailed Prime Minister Modi for forming a separate ministry of cooperation. By responding to the decades’ long demand, the Prime Minister has given a big support to the cooperative movement, he added.
“The recommendations of various committees, which were gathering dust, will now be looked into. We are planning a major overhaul in the cooperative sector. The Union government is going to convene a meeting of various cooperative ministers,” Shah said.
जो लोग सहकारिता आंदोलन को आउटडेटेड आंदोलन कहकर मजाक उड़ाते हैं मैं उन्हें बताना चाहता हूँ कि देश में 25% एग्रीकल्चर क्रेडिट, 25% खाद का उत्पादन, 35% खाद वितरण, 31% चीनी उत्पादन व 16% से अधिक दूध उत्पादन और 15% गेहूं की खरीद अकेले सहकारिता क्षेत्र के माध्यम से होता है। pic.twitter.com/18XnPPoPUh
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) April 1, 2022
According to him, the Centre has taken up the computerisation of 63,000 PACS in the country. “The PACS, district cooperative bank and state cooperative bank and NABARD will use common software to provide agriculture loan. This software will be available in all the languages of India,” he explained.
”For the revival of those PACS which have gone for the liquidation we want to recommend some reforms in the laws in a suggestive manner,” Shah explained.
“There isn’t any National Cooperative Database for which we are working (to have a database). We are also planning a cooperative university. We will also introduce a new cooperative policy for the sector,” Shah said.
सहकारिता आंदोलन का लाभ नीचे तक हर व्यक्ति को मिले इसके लिए @narendramodi जी ने एक अनुकूल माहौल बनाने हेतु अलग सहकारिता मंत्रालय बनाने से लेकर सहकारी चीनी मिलों के लिए 8000 करोड के टैक्सेशन लाभ जैसी कई सुविधाएं दी हैं। pic.twitter.com/PwZ5eamlB0
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) April 1, 2022
Speaking about other measures, he said the government has divided the cooperative sector in three segments, which are developed state, developing and underdeveloped. “We will plan separate action plans for these categories to take the cooperative movement to every village of the country,” Shah told the gathering. PTI
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