More inclusion of SC/ST members in cooperative sector demanded

Cooperation Minister Lakshman Savadi assured the House that steps would be taken, in accordance with the rules. | Photo Credit: File photo “There is no participation of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the cooperative sector, and the participation of these communities should be increased,” urged Legislative Council member K. Shivakumar.Speaking in the Legislative Council on Tuesday, he appealed to the government to extend more loans and provide greater employment opportunities to people from SC/ST, backward class and minority communities in primary agricultural cooperative societies, District Central Co-operative (DCC) banks and other cooperative banks.“Despite the implementation of reservations in the cooperative sector, people from SC/ST communities are being denied m