Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 19: As a part of weeklong Cooperative Week celebrations, an impressive function was organized by JAKFED here today.
Secretary to Government, Cooperative Department, R.K. Koul was the chief guest on the occasion while Registrar Cooperative J&K, Basharat Saleem was guest of honour.
Additional Registrar Anajna Tikoo, Managing Director JAKFED, Javed Shah, General Manager JAKFED besides senior officers from Cooperative and JAKFED were present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Secretary Cooperative said that the main aim to celebrate the Cooperative Week is to highlight the achievements of the cooperative sector and to educate people about the basics of cooperative movement. He said that such occasions give opportunity to reflect upon the shortfalls/weaknesses and also provide an opportunity to deliberate upon the strategies to strengthen the inclusive cooperative movement.
Mr. Koul further stated that the cooperative being a trustworthy and voluntary organization is folded into multiple sectors and it is doing yeomen job by providing better services to people at their doorsteps through medium of Housing Corporation Board, Banking, JAKFED, Cooperative Societies and other allied units.
Registrar Cooperative, Basharat Saleem also spoke on the occasion and urged the officials of JAKFED to work with dedication and keep their activities at maximum to carry forward the mission of prosperity for each and all. He said that JAKFED is an important platform of cooperative movement which is associated with other vital sectors. He stressed upon the functionaries of JAKFED to utilize their potential for overall growth of cooperative sector besides to revive the cooperative movement to possible extent.