LGRD Minister Barrister Abdus Salam Talukder said the desired goal of cooperatives movement would not be achieved until the existing co operatives management system and working procedure were changed, reports UNB.

"We have identified some specific problems in cooperatives sector but those cannot be removed unless We are more efficient, sincere and industrious in reaching the benefit of cooperatives movement to grassroots level." he said.

The LGRD minister was inaugurating a workshop on "Operationalisation of Monitoring and Evaluation (M and E) Mechanism for Impact of Cooperatives at Members Level" at

a hotel In the city. Saturday.

Cooperatives Department and CIRDAP have Jointly organised the workshop being par ticipated by 24 representatives.

State Minister for Planning Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan, Salah Uddin Ahmed MP, CIRDAP Director Dr Somporn Han-pongpandh. and Azizul Haq Bhuiyan addressed the inaugural function chaired by Secretary of Rural Development and Cooperatives Division. Ministry of LGRD. Md Mahe Alam.

Dwelling on the progress of cooperatives movement. Salam Talukder said it has emerged as an important institutional mechanism for poverty alleviation. More than ' 3.5 crore people of 1.29 lakh Samities

throughout the country are In volved In the cooperatives movement, he said.

Today, cooperatives is an international movement. So concerted efforts including international cooperation are needed to make It more viable at grassroots levpl." the minister said.

He said the management should give emphasis on Increasing savings on the individual level and to unite the small-professional groups in village level.

Talukder further said that the government had taken a lot of steps to make cooperatives more dynamic so that remarkable improvement took place in'many Institutions.