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CM launches integrated cooperative development project in Shimla

Shimla, Nov 17 (UNI) On the occasion of All India Cooperative Week, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday launched Rs 90 crores integrated cooperative development project for Mandi district on the occasion of state level function held at milk plant, Chakkar at Mandi.
The Chief Minister, while speaking on the occasion, said the project would go a long way in boosting the cooperative sector. He said that the cooperative societies are playing important role in social and economic growth of the rural areas of the state. However, there is a need to take effective steps for expansion and strengthening of this sector for providing employment and self-employment opportunities to the youth.
He said that presently 4886 cooperative societies are functioning in Himachal Pradesh having more than 17 lakh members and active capital of Rs 34,408 crores. These societies are contributing immensely in distribution of manure and agricultural implements by managing 3165 depots in the 3226 panchayats of the state.
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