7th International Conference on Cooperatives was
the part of 7th Global Film Festival Noida 2014 this time. The
biggest award management could decide for cooperative movement was named as
Millennium Award, and it was decided to honor Padama Bhushan Shivajirao Patil a
legendry figure in cooperatives.
Shivajirao Patil has been in cooperatives from last 50
years. He has been the former minister in Maharashtra Government and has been
member parliament Rajya Sabha. He has been on the board of largest number of
State and National federations, cooperative Societies and the apex body
National Union of Cooperatives of India.
Sandeep Marwah President 7th GFFN handed over the Millennium
award to the daughter of Shivaji Rao Patil- Manya Seth as Patil had to leave
for urgent work to Mumbai. A large number of cooperators were attending the
function from all over India and abroad.
