Govt to institute award in name of RSS leader who crafted Modi’s career

When Modi became an RSS Pracharak, Inamdar was the Prant Pracharak of Gujarat. Modi and Inamdar are believed to have shared a special bond.

 “The award would be called as “Lakshmanrao Inamdar <g data-gr-id="16">Sahkarita</g> Award” to be instituted by every state under which one best district cooperative bank of five states and one state cooperative bank will be <g data-gr-id="28">awarded with</g> national awards,” Singh said while announcing the new initiative at a programme organised by <g data-gr-id="17">Sahkar</g> Bharti to mark birth centenary of the RSS leader. Sahkar Bharti is <g data-gr-id="30">a RSS’s</g> body created with the objective to solve <g data-gr-id="31">economical</g> problem of weaker section by forming co-operative societies and also to bring national and social awareness as well as social responsibility in society.  

“Keeping in view the paramount importance of cooperatives in <g data-gr-id="33">rural</g> economy, the Centre is committed to <g data-gr-id="32">take</g> them forward through various programmes. It is also a dream of Modi that the people must be linked with cooperative movement only then <g data-gr-id="21">sabka</g> <g data-gr-id="22">sath</g> <g data-gr-id="23">sabka</g> <g data-gr-id="24">vikas</g> would be <g data-gr-id="36">realized</g>,” Singh added.