Cooperative sector helps in democratic  empowerment, says Bhupender Yadav

Key Highlights

• According to him, the cooperative sector helps in economic growth and in democratic empowerment.
• The government has democratised the cooperative sector, bringing benefits at the grassroot level, he said and added that the sector, unlike the corporate segment, ensures development and employment opportunities in the rural areas.
• Around 32 crore people are involved in the cooperative sector and there are more than 8.5 lakh cooperative organisations, Yadav said.
• The minister was speaking at the Cooperative Chintan Shivir on ‘Transforming India’s Economic Future with Expanding Role of CAs’ organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) in the national capital.
• Minister of State for Cooperation Krishna Pal Gujar said the ministry has done excellent work in the last four years.