Lok Sabha Question No. 2154 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Promotion of Cooperative Activities
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Raju Bista, C. R. Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2154

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 TH  MARCH, 2022

## PROMOTION OF COOPERATIVE ACTIVITIES

2154.  SHRI RAJU BISTA: SHRI C.R. PATIL:

Will the Minister of COOPERATION सहकारिता मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  schemes  undertaken  by  the  Government  to  promote  cooperative activities, State-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  implement  any  special  scheme  to increase cooperative activities in the agriculture sector, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of objectives of Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS);
- (d) the  aims  and  objectives  behind  digitalizing  of  PACS  and  the  details  of  the expected possible benefits post digitalization of PACS; and
- (e) the details and status of the digitization of PACS?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF COOPERATION

सहकारिता मंत्री

(SHRI AMIT SHAH)

- (a) Ministry  of  Cooperation  is  implementing  Central  Sector  Scheme  on  Agricultural Cooperation  (CSISAC)  for  development  of  Cooperatives  and  deepening  cooperative movement in the country through cooperative education and training. State wise details of  the  assistance  to  cooperatives  through  State  Government  by  National  Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) under CSISAC Scheme is at Annexure-I.
- (b) Ministry is in the process of formulating new schemes for the cooperative sector. These schemes will benefit cooperatives engaged in all sectors of the economy.
- (c) Primary  Agriculture  Credit  Societies  (PACS)  are  primary  cooperative  societies owned by farmers, rural artisans etc. They lie at the bottom of  three- tier Short Term Cooperative  Credit  Structure operating  in  the  country.    Their  objectives  is  to  cater  to credit need of their members, supply inputs like seed, fertilizers etc.,crop procurement, extend  selected  credit  services  to  members,  marketing  of  agricultural  produce  etc. Further,  objectives  of  a  primary  cooperative  society  are  governed  by  their  bye-laws which are registered under the Cooperative Acts of the respective States.
- (d)  The  aims,  objectives  and  benefits  of  digitalizing  PACS  are  to  bring  efficiency, accountability, transparency in their working and help transform them into multi-purpose organizations.
- (e) Government is formulating a project for the Computerization of PACS coveringall States/UTs in the country. In this project 63,000 PACS are to be computerized  along with training, handholding and support system. In the Budget for 2022-23, Rs. 350 crore have been earmarked for the said project. As  informed  by  NABARD,  Telangana has completed computerization of PACS and Uttarakhand is in the process of computerization of PACS.

## Annexure-I

## Societies/projects assisted through State Government by National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC)

|         |                   |         | (Amount- in Rs.Lacs)   | (Amount- in Rs.Lacs)   |
|---------|-------------------|---------|------------------------|------------------------|
| Sl. No. | State Name        | 2019-20 | 2020-21                | 2021-22                |
| 1.      | Andaman & Nicobar | 70.00   | -                      | -                      |
| 2.      | Andhra Pradesh    | 531.50  | 2893.42                | 29.90                  |
| 3.      | Arunachal Pradesh | 168.75  | 143.75                 |                        |
| 4.      | Assam             | 398.26  | 155.37                 | 12.82                  |
| 5.      | Bihar             | 912.58  | 2231.7 2               | 1452.80                |
| 6.      | Chhattisgarh      | 34.73   | 1.09                   | 80.4 3                 |
| 7.      | Goa               | 2.46    | 4.27                   | -                      |
| 8.      | Gujarat           | 1007.12 | 600.4 6                | 307.5 8                |
| 9.      | Haryana           | 231.79  | 9.39                   | 52.7 8                 |
| 10.     | Himachal Pradesh  | 241.89  | 645.19                 | 49.90                  |
| 11.     | Jammu and Kashmir | -       | -                      | 12.8 2                 |
| 12.     | Jharkhand         | 483.23  | 70                     | 42.63                  |
| 13.     | Karnataka         | 264.23  | 58.18                  | 59.7 5                 |
| 14.     | Kerala            | 401.30  | 800.81                 | 96.3 1                 |
| 15.     | Madhya Pradesh    | 975.14  | 629.86                 | 436.2 5                |
| 16.     | Maharashtra       | 1538.15 | 5578.72                | 309.52                 |
| 17.     | Manipur           | 93.33   | -                      | 4.27                   |
| 18.     | Meghalaya         | -       | 1345.87                | -                      |
| 19.     | Mizoram           | -       | 60.54                  | 23.13                  |
| 20.     | Nagaland          | 387.97  | 179.17                 | 17.0 9                 |
| 21.     | New Delhi         | -       | 232                    | -                      |
| 22.     | Odisha            | 36.99   | 16                     | 30.7 8                 |
| 23.     | Punjab            | -       | -                      | 12.8 2                 |
| 24.     | Rajasthan         | 803.49  | 2572.05                | 129.04                 |
| 25.     | Tamilnadu         | 301     | 480.70                 | 281.15                 |
| 26.     | Tripura           | -       | 200.50                 | 90.00                  |
| 27.     | Telangana         | 1512.86 | 5476.91                | 1238.01                |
| 28.     | Uttar Pradesh     | 439.75  | 879.90                 | 335.13                 |
| 29.     | Uttarakhand       | 802.92  | 1712.10                | 149.42                 |
| 30.     | West Bengal       | 1243    | 3682.68                | 2036.44                |

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