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Nabard approves 4,545 micro ATMs for Punjab PACS

A Punjab government press release quotes an official saying the state goverment will install micro ATMs in its all 3,535 primary agricultural cooperative societies (PACS) and district central cooperative banks (DCCBs) to boost rural financial inclusion in the state, reports PTI. Additional Chief Secretary-cum-Financial Commissioner, Cooperation D P Reddy said cooperatives have played a vital […]

Punjab takes a leaf from NCUI book, decides to strengthen PACS

Without giving it a name Punjab govt has decided to follow the idea- first mooted by NCUI CE N Satyanarayan in his pre-budget consultation with the Union Minister Mr Arun Jaitley- of empowering Primary Agriculture Co-op Societies in the state. With a view to strengthening PACS, and Punjab government plans to transform them into ‘cooperative […]

Punjab Govt for custom hiring of agri machineries

Additional Chief secretary cooperation Punjab D.P. Reddy has said the Punjab Government will soon launch a ”mobile application” to facilitate the farmers’ for custom hiring of costly agricultural implements required for post harvesting and preparation of fields for sowing next crops, reports Punjab News Express. The Additional chief secretary said this while discussing the issue […]

Punjab: Co-op sugar mills to be revived

Punjab government is soon likely to revive the lose making cooperative sugar mills in the state acting on experts’ recommendations, reports Punjab News Express. Official sources say as desired by Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, the cooperation department would draft a plan to rejuvenate them. Distilleries will be set up for production of ethanol […]

Co-op employees protest against Asst Registrar

A wordy fight between employees of cooperative societies and a government official in Bhatinda in Punjab degenerated into the former stopping work and holding a protest against the assistant registrar of Cooperative Society, reports Tribune News Service. President of the Cooperative Societies Employees Union Bathinda is quoted saying assistant registrar asked him to take back […]

Punjab: Dhindsa objects Co-op Amendment bill

The recent three day Punjab Assembly passed 13 bills altogether including the Punjab Cooperative Societies [second amendment] Bill 2017, reports Tribune. However, Akali MLA Parminder Singh Dhindsa raised an objection to the amendments in Sections 19, 26 and 27 of The Punjab Cooperative Societies (second amendment) Bill, 2017, arguing these were aimed at replacing elected […]

Co-op bank of Bhatinda robbed

Criminals broke into the branch of Government Cooperative Bank located in Pakka Kalan village in Bhatinda, Punjab and made away with Rs 8.52 lakh, reports Tribune. Police say a case of theft has been registered on the basis of the statement of the bank manager. According to police, an insider could be involved in the […]

Punjab tweaks co-op act

The Punjab Cabinet recently said yes to some amendments to the Punjab State Cooperative Societies Act 1961 in order to discourage cooperative bodies’ involvement in unnecessary legal actions, reports UNI. Official sources say the amendments are likely to promote efficiency and transparency in the functioning of cooperative societies. The cabinet meeting was presided over by […]

Punjab: Secretary defrauds co-op society

The secretary of a co-operative society in Bhatinda, Punjab has made away with Rs 1.6 crore by faking documents, reports Tribune. The Kotwali police have registered a case two years after the incident and booked the secretary of the co-operative society. An investigation was carried out by the Economic Offences (EO) wing of the Bathinda […]

AGM: Battling tough time Kribhco emerges stronger

There was optimism on the occasion of the 37th Annual General Meeting of the fertilizer behemoth Kribcho as the future prospect of growth looked bright. Delegates were hugely relieved as soon as the KRIBHCO Managing Director Nannapaneni Sambasiva Rao informed that after three years of tough time, the cooperative behemoth is inching towards growth and […]

NCCE: Chairmen of SC & ST co-ops trained

NCCE recently conducted Leadership Development Programme for Chairman and Directors of SC and ST Cooperative Societies at NCCE, New Delhi. The objective of the programme was to bring about an improvement in the functioning of the SC / ST Cooperative Societies. 52 participants from Assam, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Punjab and Rajasthan […]

LS: Singh bats for 5 hours, yet Congress stages walk out

Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh participated in a five-hour Lok Sabha debate on farmers’ plight in the country and called it a legacy of the UPA rule. No govt did as much for the rural sector as the NDA with PM himself monitoring the issues, he said. The debate ended in a walk out […]

Punjab Co-op Act tweaked; Kurki clause deleted

Punjab state Assembly recently passed the Punjab Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2017, and deleted Clause 67-A, providing for ‘kurki’ of farmers’ land pledged to raise loans, reports Indian Express. As per the amended Act, cooperative societies and banks would not be able to auction land of farmers defaulting on loans. Farm loan waiver and deletion […]

Punjab: Lenient govt; bleeding Co-op Bank

With the Punjab government being lenient with farmers in repaying their crop loans, the Punjab State Cooperative Bank has witnessed a huge pile up of over Rs 5,300 crore in recoveries of loans, reports Hindustan Times. As promised by the Congress during the recent assembly polls, the farmers are waiting for a loan waiver. Immediately […]

Punjab Markfed: Samra makes it third time

Former state Cabinet Minister Amarjit Singh Samra took over as the new chairman of Markfed, Punjab. It is Samra’s third stint as the chairman of the Punjab’s apex cooperative body, reports Times of India. The senior Congress leader from Doaba was an MLA from Nakodar constituency of Jalandhar for four consecutive terms. He became a […]

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