NCP President Sharad Pawar said that a positive approach should be adopted for the expansion of the cooperative sector. He was speaking at the inauguration of Sahakarsurya, an office building of Godavari Urban Co-operative Credit Society, Nanded. <br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said that the cooperative movement has completed 100 years in the state and economic development has taken place in the rural areas through cooperatives. He also said that considering the large-scale production of turmeric in the Nanded and Hingoli districts of Marathwada, the state government needs to formulate a policy on the turmeric crop.<br />''<br />''The event was also attended by Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari via video conference. He said that the Indore-Hyderabad Express Highway is being constructed which will benefit the Nanded district and is also expected to facilitate the export of agricultural products.</span>