Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 15: Amit Sharma, Secretary to Government, ICT & Cooperation, Mizoram today emphasized the Cooperation department as the basis of success for allied sectors including Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries.
Amit Sharma was addressing during a State Credit Seminar held here under the Chairpersonship of Chief Minister Lalduhoma.
He shared his views on valuable contributions of the Cooperative Sector in Mizoram and emphasized that the International Year of Cooperatives, as decided by the United Nations for 2025, has to be implemented in letter and spirit, under which awareness-cum-sensitization drives shall be organised in all the districts of Mizoram, led by Secretary Cooperation himself and teams of RCS Office, which is part of an annual Calendar of Events, to be followed for IYC throughout the year.
He indicated that cooperative membership as a percentage of the population is highest in Kerala (77 per cent), followed by Karnataka (50%), while Mizoram has the lowest at just 4 per cent which shall be picked-up in the coming months.
Sharma divulged that under the PACS computerization scheme, 25 PACS from Mizoram have been selected for computerization in the first phase. So far, all these 25 PACS have achieved Go-Live status which has been appreciated by the Cooperation Ministry.
On the occasion, NABARD released the State Focus Paper for Mizoram 2025-26 in the presence of Chief Minister and all distinguished guests. Pankaja Borah, General Manager (OIC), NABARD, Mizoram Regional Office briefed about the significance of the State Focus Paper in the development planning of the State.
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