NAHARLAGUN, 14 Oct: A one-day state-level conference for chairmen and BODs of LAMPS, dairy, & fisheries cooperatives was organized by Arunachal Pradesh State Cooperative Union (APSCU) at its conference hall here on Wednesday. The event was sponsored by NABARD's Itanagar regional office under CDF.

Attending the programme, NABARD's regional office general manager S.V Ranga Rao highlighted NABARD's role in strengthening cooperative credit structure, PACS computerization and promoting LAMPS as multi-service centres to achieve "Sahkar Se Samriddhi."

Jt. registrar of cooperative societies Michi Gambo underlined the need for professional management, good governance, transparency and business diversification of LAMPS to make them viable and self-reliant.

Technical sessions were conducted by resource persons including Guwahati (Assam)-based National Fisheries Development Board executive (technical), Ashim Kr. Borah, trainer of B.S. Agro & Livestock Farm in Assam's Darrang district, Kaushik Saharia, Kankana Borah from Assam government's fisheries department in Lakhimpur, NABARD Dy. GM Vivek Anand and Sachin Sharma, dy. director, sub office, NCDC, Naharlagun on dairy, fishery and cooperative development schemes. This was followed by an interactive session.

The programme was chaired by APSCU chairman Nabam Tahi Nekil. Around 270 chairmen and BODs from across the state participated in the programme.

Among others, Apex Bank managing director Bittu Kri, APSCU chief executive officer Techi Kaku, and officers from department of cooperation, APCCF and NABARD also attended the programme.