India, March 6 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to review the progress of the cooperative sector, where he stressed the expansion of the sector, especially in trade of organic products, an official statement said.

PM Modi also suggested focusing on export markets and developing a soil-testing model through cooperatives to improve agricultural practices, an official quoted him as saying.

"The Prime Minister highlighted the importance of integrating UPI with RuPay KCC cards to facilitate financial transactions and emphasized the need for healthy competition among cooperative organizations," the statement said.

Modi also emphasised the importance of documenting the assets of cooperative organisation...