Dehradun, July 12 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Dehradun, 9 Jul: The two-day workshop "Sahkar Manthan-2025", organised by the Uttarakhand Department of Cooperation, concluded today at the auditorium of the Forest Research Institute (FRI), here. The final day witnessed in-depth discussions on necessary amendments to cooperative laws and regulations, with a focus on making the cooperative system more future-ready and transparent.

In his keynote address, Minister of Cooperation Dr Dhan Singh Rawat emphasised that the cooperative movement in Uttarakhand is evolving beyond banking into a broader socio-economic movement, calling for transparency, use of technology, and local participation.

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