One Day State Level Seminar On Cooperative Enterprise A Roadmap For Social

Upliftment

A Report
A One Day State Level Seminar On Cooperative Enterprises For Social Upliftment
was organized on 30th march 2015 at the premises of Institute Of Cooperative
Management, Lamphelpat, Imphal West, Manipur. The seminar was organized by
Institute Of Cooperative Management, Lamphelpat to discuss about the role of
cooperative enterprises and their importance in carving a roadmap for an all
inclusive social upliftment. Altogether, approximately 110 (One hundred and Ten)
members including the officials attended the programme.
Km. A.K. Mirabai, Honorable Minister, Cooperation and Social Welfare, Manipur
inaugurated the programme as Chief Guest, Shri. Moses Chalai, Principal Secretary
Cooperation, Manipur as Guest of Honor, Shri. L. Tompishak, Chairman,
Management Committee, ICM, Imphal presided over the inaugural session. Pamei
At the very outset, Shri. K. Joychandra Singh, Director (I/C) ICM Imphal, warmly
welcomed the esteemed guests, the paper presenters and the delegates and
presented the welcome address and the key-note speech.
Km. A.K. Mirabai, Honorable Minister, Cooperation and Social Welfare, said about the
importance of cooperative enterprises and their impending role in our society. She
also suggested that we start to emphasise on developing the spirit of
entrepreneurship whilst integrating a cooperative model. She also requested all the
players and institutions on cooperatively working together to reach the goals.
Shri. Moses Chalai, in his guest-of-honor speech, said that most
Shri. L. Tompishak, Chairman, Management Committee, ICM, Imphal extending his
presidential speech said that
Chairperson/ moderator of the Technical Session, Prof. Ch. Ibohal Meitei, Manipur
University and Rapporteurs Shri. Thokchom Heeraj Anand, Faculty Member, ICM
Imphal and Km. Ksh. Mrinalini, Faculty Member, ICM Imphal, took chairs and started
the technical sessions alongwith the paper presenters on the following topics:
1. Shri. Th. Manao Singh, Joint Director, Deptt. of Cooperation Role of
Cooperative Enterprises in the Socio-Economic Development.
2. Seiminthang Khongsai, Faculty Member, ICM Imphal Cooperative Enterprise
A Roadmap For Social Upliftment.

3. Shri. Kh. Tomba Singh, Retd. DCO, Bishnupur - Cooperative Enterprise Road
To Socio-Economic Upliftment
4. S. Herojit Singh, Faculty Member, ICM Imphal The Role of Agricultural
Cooperatives For Sustainable Agriculture: A Case Study of Heigrujam and
Kangmong Gram Panchayat Level Multipurpose Cooperative Society.
5. S. Khurailakpa, Faculty Member, ICM Imphal Cooperatives Role in the
Economic Development to the Society
6. Shri. A. Ratan Sharma, Faculty Member, ICM Imphal Financial Management
and Income Generation In Cooperatives
7. Shri. M. Biren Singh, Faculty Member, ICM Imphal Status of Cooperative in
Manipur An Analysis.
Shri. N. Amulkumar, Faculty Member, ICM Imphal, Programme Coordinator of the
State Level Seminar, provided the Vote-of-Thanks of the session. He extended his
heartfelt gratitude and thanks to Km. A.K. Mirabai, Honorable Minister, Cooperation
and Social Welfare, Manipur, Guest-of-Honor, Shri. Moses Chalai, Principal Secretary
Cooperation, Manipur, President Shri. L. Tompishak, Chairman, Management
Committee, ICM, Imphal. He also praised and thanked with gratitude to all the paper
presenters and the delegates for the active participation.

1. Name of the Event:

One Day State Level Seminar On

Cooperative Enterprise A Roadmap For
Social Upliftment

2. Date

30th March 2015, at Institute Of

Cooperative Management, Lamphelpat
The purpose of the seminar is to discuss
the role, importance and future
directives of the cooperative enterprises
in the state to create a roadmap for the
inclusive development of the state.
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7 Resource Persons
1 Moderator
2 Rapporteurs

3. Purpose of the Event

4. No. of Participants
5. No. of Guests

6. Programme Details:
Date

Time

30-03-2015

12:00

30-03-2015

12:30

30-03-2015

1:00

30-03-2015

1:20

30-03-2015

1:40

30-03-2015

2:00

Resource Persons
with their Profile
Shri. Th. Manao
Singh, Joint
Director, Deptt. of
Cooperation
Seiminthang
Khongsai, Faculty
Member, ICM
Imphal
Shri. Kh. Tomba
Singh, Retd. DCO,
Bishnupur
S. Herojit Singh,
Faculty Member,
ICM Imphal
S. Khurailakpa,
Faculty Member,
ICM Imphal
Shri. A. Ratan
Sharma, Faculty
Member, ICM
Imphal

Learning Points of
the Session
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30-03-2015

2:30

Shri. M. Biren
Singh, Faculty
Member, ICM
Imphal

Enclosed

Recommendation:
1. To motivate and establish new cooperative enterprises that have significant
employment generation potential.
2. To infuse management principles into cooperative enterprises to create
efficient and an effective enterprises.
3. To initiate a change in the attitude of the people and initiate a peoples
movement towards economic independence via cooperative enterprises.
4. To direct the attention of states policy makers towards improving the
programmes and policies of the cooperative enterprises.
5. To emphasise in the role of PACS and improving their operational
effectiveness of financial inclusion.
6.