Meet Harish Gowda who is functioning indefatigable to bring change in co-operative field

Harish Gowda

At a time when the politics is moving towards the youth and new faces are coming forward in the field of co-operative and politics, it is GD Harish Gowda, who has emerged as a youth leader serving in the cooperative sector and the field of politics in the Mysuru region.
Harish Gowda, chairman of MCDCC bank and vice president of Karnataka State Cooperative Apex Bank LTD is working tirelessly and has joined hands with like-minded members of cooperative societies to achieve the common economic interest besides emerging as a youth icon in the region.

Having successfully understood the cooperative movement and learning from the teachings and philosophy of the Frederic Nicholson who is hailed as the pioneer of the cooperative movement in India, Harish Gowda has adopted various suggestions of them which emphasis on increasing role of cooperative movement in the state which would help achieve the goal of self and mutual help.

Harish Gowda, son of veteran politician G T Devegowda who served as former higher education minister was nurtured and thought on basics from childhood on the cooperative field as he could get a first-hand experience on it as Devegowda himself was one of the pioneer cooperative leader in the region.

Harish Gowda has been vocal on updating co-operative legislation for a sector which he thinks would ensure economic growth amidst the slowdown in economy due to COVID-19 and is functioning indefatigable to bring change in co-operative field.

"The co-operatives in our country has many challenges and they need to be reorient by improving the efficiency as they are pivotal institutions for bringing socio-economic development for inclusive growth in rural areas. There is a need to work on the direction and more youngsters must come to witness that co-operatives work as autonomous, self-reliant and democratic bodies," says Harish Gowda.