Luing-Perbing MPCS celebrates cooperative week by moving into its own building

GANGTOK, 19 Nov: The inauguration of the new Multi Purpose Cooperative Society [MPCS] building of Luing Perbing GPU and Annual General meeting [AGM] cum celebration of 60th All India Cooperation Week Celebration [14 to 20 November] was held at Luing Perbing, Thami-Dara, here today.
The inauguration had the Secretary, Cooperation Department, Ujjwal Gurung, as the chief guest, accompanied by Upper-Burtuk constituency in-charge of the SDF, DR Thapa, as special guest, Principal Registrar [Cooperation Department] D Dadul, JRCS [East] Tulshi Pradhan, officials of the Cooperation Department, SISCO Bank, SICUN and local people.
In his address, the Secretary informed the gathering that the cooperative movement in India was more than 200 years old, having started in 1904, and that in Sikkim, the cooperative movement came after it became a part of India [in 1975]. In 2002, 169 MPCS were opened all over the state and the year was declared the Year of Cooperatives by the state government, he added. Then in 2010, the state government gave permission to open more types of MPCS’s in the state, he added.
“It is heartening to see the opening of the Luing Perbing MPCS in its own building and all this has been possible because of the hard work and progressive nature of the people of the area,” he remarked and shared some ideas on what the people of the area could do to further improve their economic status.
Earlier, in his address the special guest Mr. Thapa thanked the people for inviting him to the inauguration and stated that he was happy to learn that the Luing Perbing MPCS was doing very well and congratulated the people for the inauguration of the new MPCS building.
“The problem of unemployment in the state can be solved through cooperatives as cooperatives give sustainable employment, along with binding and bonding the people together,” he said and added that people need to work together for the upliftment of a cooperative.
The state government, he informed, was constructing a Cooperative Bhawan.
The programme started with the inauguration of the new building, the land for which has been donated by Badri Lall Gautam [a member of the MPCS] followed by reading of the messages of the Governor, Chief Minister and Cooperation Minister on the occasion of 60th Cooperative Week Celebrations.
A brief history of the MPCS was given by a member of the MPCS, after which the chief guest handed over the RKVY cheque of Rs. 15 lakh to the president. Distribution of KCC share certificates to members was followed by distribution of best member awards to three people from the GPU by the special guest.