The 8th edition of the Kerala Co-operative Congress will be held in Kannur (Kerala, India) from February 10 to 12, 2018. The Co-operative Congress which takes place every five years will attract an impressive 3,000 delegates from different co-operative sectors. The Congress will be inaugurated on February 10 by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Kerala Sri. Pinarayi Vijayan, and Presided over by Hon’ble Minister for Co-operation Sri. Kadakampally Surendran.

A variety of academic and cultural events have been lined up as part of the Congress.  The draft Kerala Co-operative Policy will also be presented. There will be eight paper presentations made during the National Seminar along with ten different sectoral seminars which will touch upon themes like Short-Term Credit, Long-Term Credit, Women’s issues, Health and Education, Consumer and Marketing, Dairy, Industrial Co-operatives, Fisheries, Tourism and issues of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. A video prepared about co-operatives in Kerala will be launched, and there will be a colourful procession of 1,00,000 co-operators! The closing ceremony will be presided over by the Hon’ble Union Minister for Agriculture Shri. Radha Mohan Singh.