Our Correspondent Kohima, Nov. 14 (EMN): The Minister of Agriculture and Cooperation, G Kaito Aye, on Monday, stressed on the need for reigniting the cooperative movement to develop a strong economy in Nagaland state. He was addressing the 69th All India Cooperative Week Celebration 2022 inaugural programme held at the Capital Convention Centre in Kohima. Maintaining that the Cooperative Movement in Nagaland started in 1946 with the establishment of two cooperative societies, he said the state government acknowledged the role of cooperatives in promotion of economic and social democracy and in implementation of democratic planning with the principle of a welfare state. It, therefore, established the office of the Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Nagaland, in 1966 after bifurcating from Agriculture department. Taking into consideration the important role of cooperatives in the development of the nation’s economy, a separate Co-operative Ministry was established by the Government of India in July 2021, said Aye, adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had used the slogan “Prosperity through Cooperation” to strengthen the cooperative spirit in the country. ‘Cooperatives are a tool to accelerate the pace of socio-economic development of the people, especially weaker section of the community,’ he said. “The Indian cooperative movement is...