If you want to meet cooperators in India you will have to go to Bali. Indian cooperators in droves have gone to participate in the 11th International Co-operative Alliance Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP) Regional Assembly.
The Regional Assembly is starting from today and will continue till September 20. Over 500 co-operators from 20 countries in the Asia Pacific region are expected to take part in the proceedings.
Barring a few important cooperators which include Dr U S Awasthi, Managing Director of IFFCO,practically everybody is there. From NCUI Dr Chandra Pal Singh Yadav, President , G H Amin, Dr Dinesh and Ved Prakash Setia have gone.
IFFCO team has majority of Board members including Cooperative Development Director G N Saxena.
From states also several cooperators have made it to Bali to participate in the Regional Assembly. Sunil Singh, Chairman of Biscomaun confirmed his programme to Indian Cooperative.
In a mail sent to Indian Cooperative ICA A-P’s Regional Director Mr Balu Aiyer said that the biennial Regional Assembly brings together all members and provides them a platform to discuss multiple issues concerning development and growth of co-operatives and provides them the opportunity to network and form bilateral and multilateral alliances for mutual benefit.
The Regional Assembly plays a vital role in strengthening the democratic governance process of co-operatives by building consensus on issues relating to strategic direction and policy recommendations. The first Regional Assembly was held in 1995 in New Delhi, India and subsequent Assemblies have moved across countries in the region, Balu added.
