NABARD Organises Telangana Cooperative Conclave 2025

Hyderabad: Agriculture and cooperation minister Tummala Nageswara Rao said that several initiatives by the state government had helped in improving the rice output to 189 lakh tonnes, making Telangana the second-largest rice producer in the country. He was speaking at the Telangana Cooperative Conclave.

The event was held to mark the International Year of Cooperatives by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) Telangana regional office.

Nageswara Rao said that rural transformation was the very centre of the government’s growth story and noted the vital role of cooperatives in promoting inclusive and sustainable development.

He appreciated the role of Nabard which undertook a comprehensive set of interventions to build strong, resilient and future-ready cooperative institutions. The initiative to transform primary agriculture cooperative societies into multi-service centres and setting up of Sahakara Sarathi Private Limited to facilitate technology and operational support.

He also congratulated Nabard for organising this ‘Sahakara Varotsavaalu’ and bringing together various types of co-operative institutions from Telengana to convey the strong message of bringing about rural prosperity through co-operation.

Konduri Ravinder Rao, chairman of Nafscob, S. Manikumar, CGM, Nabard, Mumbai; Y.K. Rao, managing director, Telangana Cooperative Apex Bank participated.