Lok Sabha Question No. 434 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Funds under CSISAC
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Mimi Chakraborty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIONNO. 434 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 th  JULY, 2022

## Funds under CSISAC

## 434. MS. MIMI CHAKRABORTY:

Will the Minister of COOPERATION सहकारितामंत्री be please to state:

- (a) the details of new schemes to be rolled out under the Ministry for theyear 2022-23;
- (b) whether there is any scope for increasing job opportunities in cooperative sectors and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the funds have been allocated under the Central Sector Integrated Scheme on Agriculture  Cooperation  (CSISAC)  for  the  promotion  and  development  of  the  cooperative sector across the country especially in West Bengal for the year 2022-23; and
- (d) if so, details thereof and if not, reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF COOPERATION

सहकारिता मंत्री (SHRI AMIT SHAH)

(a) & (b):  In order to make 8.55 lakhs of Primary Cooperatives comprising of nearly 29 crore members in the Indian Cooperative Sector, economically vibrant, the Government has adopted a multi-pronged approach by initiating various steps, of which some are listed below: -

To revitalize the cooperative sector, a centrally sponsored project 'Computerization of Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS)' has been approved by the Government, with a budgetary outlay of Rs 2516 crores for digitalization of 63,000 functional PACS which are the grassroot level economic entities of the three-tier rural credit structure. This project will bring transparency and efficiency in their operations in a big way.

In  order  to  diversify  the  business  activities  of  PACS  and  make  them  vibrant  multipurpose economic entities at Village/Panchayat level, draft model Bye-Laws are also being prepared in consultation with the State Governments, National Cooperative Federations and all other stakeholders

The Ministry is also formulating a new scheme titled 'Cooperation to Prosperity' for all round development of cooperatives at all levels in consultation with all the stakeholders. For modernizing and professionalizing the education and training in the cooperative sector, steps  are  being  taken  to  reorient  the  training  and  educational  Cooperative  Institutions  in consultation with all the stakeholders, leading to the overall development of the vital sector of economy resulting in creation of huge job opportunities as well.

(c) & (d): The Central Sector Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Cooperation (CSISAC) has since been discontinued and an amount of Rs.50 crore has been earmarked in the budget allocation for the year 2022-23 for committed liabilities under the Scheme for all the States. National Cooperative Development  Corporation (NCDC)  has  provided  the following assistance to the cooperatives in West Bengal in last 5 years under the CSISAC Scheme: -

| Sl. No.   | Year    |   Disbursement in West Bengal (Rs. in crore) |
|-----------|---------|----------------------------------------------|
| 1         | 2017-18 |                                        16.98 |
| 2         | 2018-19 |                                       329.34 |
| 3         | 2019-20 |                                       128.35 |
| 4         | 2020-21 |                                        59.13 |
| 5         | 2021-22 |                                        44.16 |
|           | Total   |                                       577.96 |

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