The Department of Cooperatives, Uttarakhand will work together with other depts to eradicate Tuberculosis (TB) in the state, reports Pioneer.
The Health and Cooperatives minister Dhan Singh Rawat has directed 670 Multipurpose Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (MPACS) to work for the TB Free India campaign of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
These cooperative bodies would adopt TB patients in the village and help realise the target of TB free Uttarakhand by the year 2024.
The cooperative minister said the PM TB free India campaign would be held from September 17 to October 2 and the Cooperative department would play an active role in it.