Collector S. Madumathi flagged off a mini marathon on the occasion of 58th All India Co-operative week celebrated on Wednesday.
The mini marathon that started from Parvathipuram ended at Sethu Lakshmi Bai Higher Secondary School at Nagercoil.
The Regional Joint-Registrar of Co-operatives, T. Prabu, has assured that adequate financial assistance would be given to various self help groups to undertake economic activities so that they could be independent.
Inaugurating a seminar in view of the 58th All India Co-operative Week, he said that the country was based on capitalism and socialism.
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru said that the country needed at least a co-operative society in every village.
His dream had been fulfilled with the setting up of co-operative societies in all villages to uplift the socio economic status of the poor and the down-trodden.
The starting of co-operative societies in all villages of the country has begun in usher in economic growth from village level.
Though the co-operative movement was started during the then British period, it was not only helpful now to the Government for empowering women but the movement was functioning purely in a democratic way.
Nobody could deny that, thanks to the members of various self help groups, the co-operative societies grew and it created awareness among the villagers about the need for such a movement for their economic growth.
The co-operative societies were very liberal in extending a helping hand to the self help group members.
The co-operative societies came forward to extend agriculture loan to farmers without interest for those who repaid the loan properly without any dues.
Use schemes
Hence he sought the co-operation of people to make use of various welfare assistances launched by the co-operative societies for their growth and economic development of villagers particularly women.
District panchayat member Thanupillai, Sahaya Nagar panchayat union president Thayammal Rammohan, Kanyakumari district central co-operative bank special officer Thananjeyan participated.
