Proceedings of the Fifteenth Conference of Registrars of Co-operative Societies Held at Madras on the 12th 13th and 14th May 1947

The Government of India suggested the considertion of the reports of the Co-operative Planning Committee and the Agricultural Finance Sub-Committee by the Conference. [...] Conversion of the District Co-operative Financing agencies into branches of the Provincial Co-operative Bank in economically backward areas and the assumption by the State of the responsibility for the entire supervision of the movement in such areas—(Suggested by the Goverment of Madras)."AGENDA FOR THE CONFERENCE VII. [...] Amalgamation of the Registrars' Conference convened by the Government of India and the All-India Co-operative Conference convened by the All-India Co-operative Association—(Suggested by the President of the Indian Provincial Co-operative Banks' Association)." WELCOME ADDRESS BY THE HON'BLE THE PREMIER OF MADRAS The Conference assembled in the Museum Theatre Pantheon Road Egmore at 11 o'clock o [...] The Hon'ble Sri O. P. Ramaswamy Reddiar the Premier of Madras welcoming the delegates said: Gentlemen On behalf of the people of Madras I am very happy to welcome the President and delegates of the 15th Conference of Registrars of Co-operative Societies in India to this historic City of Madras. [...] This element of individual weakness is to be overcome by the pooling of their resources by making self-help effective to their mutual aid and by strengthening the bond of moral solidarity between them. The essentials of the Co-operative Movement as distinguished from other forms of organizations are (a) the willing co-operation of the members and (b) the recognition of the demcratic principle