In a major move NCUI President Dileep Sanghani who doubles as the Chairman of Amreli District Cooperative Bank announced New Year (Makar Sankranti) gift to the farmers of the district of Amreli in Gujarat.
The Board of DCCB, called Amreli Jilla Madhyastha Sahakari Bank, which sat on the auspicious day of New Year, passed a resolution to insure 4 lakh members associated with the bank under the PM Bima Yojana.
Talking to Indian Cooperative on the phone from Amreli, a jubilant Sanghani said “Amreli Jilla Madhyastha Sahakari Bank becomes the first DCCB in the country to insure so many members under the Pradhan Mantri Bima Yojana.”
On behalf of National Cooperative Union of India, I would like to wish you all a very happy and prosperous New Year 2021. May the New Year bring lots of joy and happiness in your lives.
Speaking at a NAFSCOB function in Mumbai on Tuesday, Nabard Chairman Dr Govinda Chintala stressed on cooperatives reinventing themselves to take on the private sector. Commercial companies are ahead of co-ops because they use advanced technologies as well as the most appropriate tools to reach out to the people. As they employ the best business models, there is a need for cooperatives to re-invent themselves”, Chintala said.
Chintala was speaking at a national seminar organized by Nafscob on ‘Recent Trends in Agriculture Credit Cooperatives and Banking’. Nabard Chairman Dr Govinda Chintala was the keynote speaker. Kribhco Chairman Dr Chandra Pal Singh Yadav was the chief guest.
The newly elected President of apex co-op body NCUI is coming to its headquarters today on Thursday. Sanghani would like to focus on the day to day business of NCUI. His felicitation and the formalities of introduction with staff members were completed during last visit.
One of the foremost jobs cut out for him is the amalgamation of NCCT with its parent body, for which, Indian Cooperative has learnt, the Ministry has also agreed in principle. The nitty and gritty of the merger is to be worked out, informed sources add.
But with the Union Agriculture Ministry busy resolving farmers agitation, Sanghani has little chance of meeting the Ministers or even senior officers of the Ministry.