Dehradun, Nov. 28 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Haldwani, 26 Nov: Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami participated in the grand Cooperative Fair organised at MB Inter College here, today, on the occasion of the International Year of Cooperatives 2025. In a significant step towards strengthening self-help groups (SHGs) and cooperative societies in the state, he distributed Rs 16.97 crores to women engaged in animal husbandry and vegetable cultivation under the Deendayal Upadhyay Cooperative Welfare Scheme, along with Rs 75.50 lakhs to NRLM self-help groups.

Dhami said the fair, held during the International Year of Cooperatives and the silver jubilee of Statehood, would give new momentum to a cooperative-based economy. He added that the seven-da...