How is Delhi Minister Promoting Cooperative Sector with Digital Platforms and Stores?
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Key Takeaways
- Launch of Sahakar Haat to promote cooperative products.
- Introduction of a digital platform for cooperatives.
- Plans for modern cooperative stores in housing societies.
- Focus on empowering small entrepreneurs.
- Aiming to make Delhi a National Hub of Cooperation.
New Delhi, Dec 16 (NationPress) The Delhi Cooperation Minister, Ravinder Indraj Singh, inaugurated a Sahakar Haat on Tuesday and revealed plans to establish contemporary co-operative stores within housing societies. This initiative is part of a broader strategy to transform the city into a national hub for cooperation.
Furthermore, he mentioned that the Delhi government is set to introduce a digital platform aimed at enabling individuals involved in cooperatives to register and promote their products.
This initiative will empower small entrepreneurs and individuals who have not previously participated in the cooperative framework to become part of this movement, he stated.
In the near future, numerous cooperative stores are expected to be launched in Delhi, offering adequate market access for handloom, handicrafts, as well as agricultural and rural products, Indraj Singh expressed while inaugurating the Sahakar Haat organized by NABARD at the State Emporia Complex, according to an official statement.
He highlighted that the Rekha Gupta government aims to position the city as a National Hub of Cooperation. This initiative will encourage the promotion of individuals and products related to cooperatives from across the nation, with the Delhi Government providing necessary platforms for marketing these goods.
The minister emphasized that the cooperative movement serves as the foundation of India’s economic and social empowerment, and the Delhi Government is dedicated to elevating it to unprecedented levels.
According to the Cooperation Minister, guided by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the vision of “Sahakar se Samriddhi” (Prosperity through Cooperation) has emerged as a widespread movement that has fortified the cooperative sector nationwide.
Ravinder Indraj mentioned that individuals involved in cooperatives will be pivotal in realizing the goal of a Developed India by 2047. The country can only achieve self-reliance when farmers, artisans, and small entrepreneurs are empowered.
He remarked that Delhi, as the national capital, also represents a significant consumer market. Efficient marketing of cooperative products from Delhi will benefit farmers and individuals linked to cooperatives throughout the country.