Chandigarh, Sept. 9 -- Haryana is set to draft a State Cooperation Policy to strengthen and modernise the cooperative movement, chief secretary Anurag Rastogi said at a meeting of the State Cooperative Development Committee (SCDC) on Monday.

The meeting was attended by senior officials from the Union ministry of cooperation.

An official spokesperson said a committee will be formed within a week to prepare the draft policy. The framework will take into account the experiences of other states while addressing Haryana's unique requirements. It will lay out a roadmap to expand and upgrade cooperative institutions, enabling them to play a stronger role in rural development, housing, credit and allied sectors.

The chief secretary has directe...