By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: A total of 184 officers including 114 of them joined as Inspector Cooperative Societies, 55 as Auditors. Similarly, 15 officers joined the Warehousing Corporation as Assistant Managers, Superintendents and Assistant Superintendents in the State Cooperation Department in various Cooperative Societies and the State Warehousing Corporation on Tuesday
An orientation programme was organized at the Convention Center in Loka Seva Bhawan, where Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik called upon the new recruits to follow the 5T principles of the State Government which aims at transformation of the state with the application of elements like transparency, technology, teamwork, and time. He hoped the new officers will bring in efficiency, caliber and commitment to the co-op societies to infuse new energy to the sector.
At present, over 6000 active Cooperative Societies are functioning in different sectors.The Cooperatives which were providing only 3 per cent of the credit requirement of farmers in the 1950s are at present providing about 60 percent of the credit support to the farmers which is the highest in the entire country, he added.
Cooperation Minister, Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak and Chief Secretary P.K. Jena also spoke on this occasion. Interacting with the new recruits, Secretary to Chief Minister (5T) V.K. Pandian advised them to follow absolute transparency in their public life and help people in every possible way. Principal Secretary Cooperative Department Sanjeev Chadha gave the welcome address and Register Cooperative Society proposed vote of thanks.
