Bhubaneswar: A preparatory meeting for the “72nd All India Cooperative Week-2025 State Level Celebration” was held at the Odisha State Agriculture Marketing Council Conference Hall.
State Cooperation Minister Pradeep Bal Samanta, presided over the meeting, emphasizing the need to celebrate the state-level All India Cooperative Week effectively to make the cooperative idea, philosophy, and programs more people-oriented and reach them at the grassroots level.
The All India Cooperative Week will be celebrated from November 14 to 20, with this year’s theme being “Cooperatives as a means for a self-reliant India.”
The meeting was attended by key officials, including Commissioner and Secretary of the Cooperative Department, Rajesh Prabhakar Patil, President of the State Cooperative Union, Pravasini Sarangi, and other senior officers of the Cooperative Department.