Aizawl (mizonews.net): Mizoram Co-operation Minister J.H. Rothuama said yesterday that the cooperative mevement in the state was “moving ahead”.

Addressing the 25th General Assembly of the Mizoram State Co-operative Union (MSCU) at the Archives Hall in Babu Tlang, Rothuama said:  “Co-operation, by its very name itself, indicates unity and ‘working together’. When we work together, we can do such great things which are impossible for an individual and a single family themselves. Therefore, co-operative society has been an important agent which often betters the economic condition in developed countries. Besides, the monetary assistance that we get from the government, creating opportunity for others with self-dependency shall always be our main objective.”

The minister also released the special issue of Co-operative Magazine titled Tlangau.

The minister also said there was the need to provides more instructions to the societies under MSCU regarding financial management.

“A large number of cultivators in Mizoram, despite of their perseverance and hardwork, lacks the knowledge of good strategy so as to yield good result,” he opined.

He also informed the gathering that Mizoram government has been “taking steps” for setting up Co-operative Development Council.

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