Registrar Shafqat Iqbal reviews working of Cooperative Department

SRINAGAR: A review meeting was held on Monday under the chairmanship of the Registrar Cooperative Society J&K Mr. Shafqat Iqbal, in Srinagar to review the progress on registration of new cooperative societies/cooperatives and FPOs; the revival of cooperative societies/cooperatives; progress under Capex Budget 2021-22 and progress on modernization of super bazars and other issues related to the department.

The meeting was attended by Additional Registrar Jammu/Kashmir, all Deputy Registrars and all Assistant Registrars. The participants from Jammu division attended the meeting through virtual mode.

In the meeting, the Registrar reviewed the progress on registrations of new cooperative societies/cooperatives and FPOs to meet the allocated targets and issued directions to expedite the registration process. Stress was also laid on the revival of Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS) to ensure their functioning as per their mandate.

The Registrar highly emphasized the efficient utilization of funds of approved schemes/activities/works under Capex Budget 2021-22. He further reiterated coordinating with respective executive agencies for timely completion of projects and incurring the expenditure.

The meeting also discussed the working of Super Bazars and directed Deputy Registrars of those districts where there are no super bazars to identify land and send the proposal for land availability to the Registrar's office within a week. The meeting also reviewed modernization works of various Super Bazars in various districts.

The Registrar further took note of the election process of the Cooperative Societies and it was informed in the meeting that elections have been conducted in 80% of the Societies. The Registrar directed all DRs to send proposals for election notification for the remaining Societies within a week.

It was also stressed to plan the revival of cooperative training institutions and specific directions were issued to the Deputy Registrars of Srinagar and Jammu districts for timely submission of proposals for the revival of these institutions.

The Registrar Cooperative Societies, J&K advised the officers to work whole-heartedly and achieve the desired/set targets within the fixed timelines. (KNT)