Gandhinagar, July 17 (IANS) The Gujarat Public Service Commission (GPSC) has launched a new digital platform, titled ‘Avasar’, aimed at helping more than 18,000 candidates who reached the interview stage of Class I and Class II recruitment processes but were either not selected in the final merit list or remained on the waiting list secure employment with public sector undertakings, cooperative institutions and recognised private organisations. Announcing the initiative in Gandhinagar on Friday,…
Latest cooperative institutions News & Updates
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said that Maharashtra had recognised the true essence of the cooperative movement nearly a century ago and empowered farmers through cooperative institutions. Even today, cooperation remains the most effective instrument of rural development. He said that the policy initiatives of the Central and State Governments have given fresh impetus to the cooperative sector, and cooperative institutions are playing a decisive role in ensur…
Bhubaneswar, June 29 (IANS) In a bid to ensure the timely availability of fertilisers and curb black-marketing, the Odisha government has approved a new scheme to provide 100 per cent interest subvention on cash credit loans availed by cooperative societies for advance stocking of fertilisers. The scheme, titled “Interest Subvention on Cash Credit Loan for Prepositioning of Fertiliser,” will be implemented by the Cooperation Department from the current financial year following approval by the Fi…
Gandhinagar, June 27 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Saturday said that Bharat Taxi seeks to address a long-standing imbalance in the ride-hailing sector by ensuring that drivers share the ownership and benefits of the platform, unlike conventional taxi companies where they receive only fixed earnings. Addressing the launch of Bharat Taxi in Gujarat in the presence of Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah, Patel said the cooperative initiative represented a new model in …
Jaipur, May 16 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has placed women empowerment, farmer welfare, youth employment and rural development at the centre of governance, adding that the empowerment of these sections is essential for the development of both the state and the nation.Addressing the ‘Village Development Chaupal’ programme at Thikariya village in Bagru, the Chief Minister said several flagship schemes launched by the Prime Mi…
Gandhinagar, Feb 15 (IANS) A high-level meeting of Cooperation Ministers from all states and union territories will be convened in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar on February 17 to review key reforms and expansion plans in the cooperative sector, including the proposed establishment of two lakh new cooperative societies nationwide, officials said on Sunday. The ‘Manthan Baithak’ will be chaired by the Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah at the Mahatma Mandir convention centre.Cooperation Ministe…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 29 (IANS) State Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal on Thursday presented his sixth consecutive budget of the LDF government in the Kerala Assembly, opting for a full budget despite Assembly elections being scheduled later this year, when conventionally a vote-on-account is presented.The final budget of the second-term Pinarayi Vijayan government places strong emphasis on social security, healthcare, education and inclusive welfare measures, with a series of announcements aim…