New Delhi: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah inaugurated computerisation of Uttarakhand’s Multipurpose Primary Agricultural Credit Cooperative Societies (MPACS), joint cooperative farming, Jan Suvidha Kendras and Janaushadhi Kendras in Haridwar.
In his address, Amit Shah said that the work of computerisation of Primary Agricultural Credit Society (PACS) started in Uttarakhand on October 30, 2021 under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and now computerisation of all the 670 PACS of the state has been completed. He said that the work of establishment of 95 MPACS in the state has already been completed. He added that along with this, Uttarakhand is the first state to start 95 Jan Aushadhi Kendras and Jan Suvidha Kendras under the Cooperative Societies.
The Minister said that on the initiative of the Ministry of Cooperation, the Supreme Court has ordered the return of money to about 10 crore depositors who had deposited their money in four cooperative societies of Sahara Group. He added that all the investors of Sahara Group can send their applications to the Central Registrar so that after verification they can get their money back in 3-4 months.
Many dignitaries including the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami were present on the occasion.
