The state-level celebration of the 72nd All India Cooperative Week will be held on November 16 at Karavali Utsava Grounds, Mangaluru, under the theme “Strengthening Rural Development through Cooperative Societies”, media reports say.
Announcing this, Dr. M. N. Rajendra Kumar, President of SCDCC Bank, said the event aims to highlight the role of cooperatives in nation-building, reflecting the vision of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, who believed in cooperation as a means of development.
The week, observed from November 14–20 nationwide, promotes the idea of *Atmanirbhar Bharat* through cooperatives.
The Mangaluru event will be jointly organized by Karnataka’s leading cooperative federations, district unions, and local cooperative institutions of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi.