. Chief Minister Thakur Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu was praised in the national meeting: Sanjay Chauhan*
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*In the national meeting, the merger and closure of cooperative banks was opposed, and the Center was requested to reconsider: Sanjay Chauhan
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Today, the 179th meeting of the Governing Board of the National Cooperative Agriculture and Rural Development Committee was held in Delhi in which directors of cooperative societies, chairmen and senior officials of banks from all over the country were present! In this meeting, the hosts presented their views on agriculture and rural development cooperation! On this occasion, Sanjay Singh Chauhan, Chairman, Himachal Pradesh Agriculture and Rural Development Bank, put forward many suggestions for the upliftment of cooperation in the form of his views, which were appreciated by all the dignitaries! Chauhan said that Himachal is the only state in which 50% discount has been given on interest on agricultural loans up to Rs 3 lakh and the credit for this goes to the Honorable Chief Minister Thakur Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, who made this provision available for the benefit of farmers so that farmers can stand on their own feet and become self-reliant!
Sanjay Singh Chauhan also said that apart from other banks, farmers trust only cooperative banks and cooperative societies and most of the farmers take loans from cooperatives and also repay them on time! It is also true that many times due to bad weather and water shortage, the yield is not sufficient and in case of loss, additional pressure comes on them and they get into debt but it becomes the responsibility of the cooperative society or the bank to get them out of this situation!
