Thursday, November 22, 2012

Special Exhibition on Glimpses of Cooperative Movement in India, 1904-1982




A special exhibition on the Glimpses of Cooperative Movement in India, 1904-1982 has been organized by the Reserve Bank of India Archives in its Archives Museum as a part of the celebration of the year 2012 as the International Year of Cooperatives. Dr. D. Subbarao, Governor, Reserve Bank of India visited the special exhibition after inaugurating the International Conference on Cooperatives at the College of Agricultural Banking, Pune on November 16, 2012. Smt. Meena Hemchandra, Chief General Manager and Principal, CAB and Shri R.L.Sharma, Vice Principal, CAB accompanied the Governor to the Archives Museum. Dr. R.L.Sahoo, Chief Archivist explained about the exhibits to the Governor. 

The exhibition sheds light on the history of cooperative movement in India from the enactment of the Cooperative Credit Societies Act, 1904, which is the first legislation on the cooperatives, till the year 1982 when the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) was established. The exhibition on the cooperative movement in India is based on the rare archival documents that include office notes, Memorandum to the Committee of the Central Board of RBI, correspondence with the Government of India, various Committee Reports and RBI publications preserved in the Reserve Bank of India Archives. This special exhibition depicts the journey of the cooperative movement and brings alive its glorious history. The exhibition is open to visitors and general public on all working days (Monday-Friday) between 2 PM to 5 pm at the RBI Archives Museum, College of Agricultural Banking, Reserve Bank of India, University Road, Pune.

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