Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Sunday participated in the ‘Sahkar Se Samruddhi’ (Prosperity Through Cooperation) conclave held alongside the annual general meeting of Amreli’s cooperative institutions. The event saw participation from Amreli District Central Cooperative Bank, Amreli District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union (Amar Dairy), Amreli District Cooperative Union, and Amreli District Cooperative Purchase-Sale Union, among others. He also pointed out that Gujarat has over 89,000 cooperative societies with 1.65 crore members, with many models now serving as examples for the rest of India. The Chief Minister also distributed cheques to beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana and the Rural Group Accident Insurance Scheme, along with micro-ATMs to rural cooperative societies. The conclave drew large participation from members of cooperative societies, local legislators, MPs, and senior leaders from the dairy and cooperative sectors.