Highlighting that entrepreneurship is deep-rooted in the India culture, Dr Manmohan Vaidya, All India Executive Member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, on Sunday said that the country’s economy was not solely dependent on agriculture even in the ancient period. “Since ancient times, it has been highlighted that India is an agricultural country. But it is partially true. There were many small industries and businesses in every where in the country. Though agriculture was prosperous, people belonging to all sections of the society were entrepreneurs. That is why our country is not of agriculturists but it is land of entrepreneurs.

 

We should tell this to every one,” he said while addressing the fourth triennial one-day convention of the Canara Bank Retired Employees Organisation organised here at the Maharshi Vyas Auditorium in the Dr Hedgewar Smriti Bhavan premises in Reshimbagh. Dr Manmohan Vaidya was the keynote speaker at the inaugural session of the convention. The Conference Chairman and National President of Canara Bank Retired Employees Organisation Anil Goyal, National General Secretary of Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh Ravindra Himte, National General Secretary of Varishth Nagrik Sangh Vasantrao Pimplapure, National President of Forum of Retired Bank Employees V G Desai, National General Secretary C N Bargaje, National General Secretary of Canara Bank Retired Employees Organisation R R Kulkarni were seated on the dais. Dr Vaidya further said that India is a country with a unique identity. “This country has never enslaved anyone. It has never converted anyone.

 

It has never robbed anyone. It is a country that accepts all types of worship methods and prays for world welfare. During the Corona period, when only the Government machinery was working in other countries, millions of people in India were on the streets helping each other,” he said. The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, which was established from scratch, has completed seventy years. In these seventy years, this organisation has become the number one labour organisation in the world. The National General Secretary of the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, Ravindra Himte, expressed his determination that the Indian labour union, which believes in the nation first, will always fight for the rights of the employees.

 

CN Bargaje said that retired employees of Canara Bank should get proper pension. For this, a strong agitation will be launched at the appropriate time. V G Desai also highlighted the issue of pension. The inaugural session was introduced by Ashok Bhutad and moderated by Arvind Tripathi. Ajay Joshi proposed the formal vote of thanks. The convention was attended by M H Shivprakash, Raghavendra Aachar, Regional Manager of Canara Bank Jahagirdar, Uday Manohar, Ravi Poharkar, Suresh Chaudhary, Prakash Manohar, Mahendra Bhisikar, Praveen Basmatkar, Deepak Gadge, K S Iyer and representatives from all over the country.