Lok Sabha Question No. 1028 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-08
Subject: Cooperative Societies in Agriculture Sector
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Ram Kripal Yadav, Chandra Prakash Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1028

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 TH  February, 2022

## COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES IN AGRICULTURE SECTOR

1028.     SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV: SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

Will the Minister of COOPERATION सहकारता मंी be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  cooperative  societies  operational  in  agriculture  sector  across  the country, State/ UT-wise;
- (b)  whether the Government proposes to formulate a policy for the agriculture based cooperative societies; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

MINISTER OF COOPERATION

सहकारता मंी

(SHRI  AMIT SHAH)

- (a) State  wise  list  of  Primary  Agricultural  Credit  Societies  (PACS)  is  enclosed  at Annexure .
- (b) & (c): The Country has a rich cooperative heritage and a robust cooperative sector. However, public policy in any sector is a dynamic instrument which is revised from time to  time  depending  upon  the  needs  of  the  time  and  situation.    The  Ministry  of Cooperation has accordingly started consultations with various stakeholders including different Ministries of Central Governments, State Governments, NABARD, and major cooperative institutions across the country to evolve a new cooperative policy so as to further strengthen the sector.

## ANSWER

O.I.H.

## Annexure

## DETAILS OF PRIMARY AGRICULTURAL CREDIT SOCIETIES TOTAL DURING 2019-20*

| NAME OF THE STATES/UNION TERRITORIES   |   TOTAL NO. OF PACS |
|----------------------------------------|---------------------|
| 1. ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                 |                  58 |
| 2. ANDHRA PRADESH                      |                1992 |
| 3. ARUNACHAL PRADESH                   |                  34 |
| 4. ASSAM                               |                 766 |
| 5. BIHAR                               |                8463 |
| 6. CHANDIGARH                          |                  17 |
| 7. CHATTISGARH                         |                1617 |
| 8. DELHI                               |                   0 |
| 9. GOA                                 |                  78 |
| 10. GUJARAT                            |                8823 |
| 11. HARYANA                            |                 769 |
| 12. HIMACHAL PRADESH                   |                2175 |
| 13. JAMMU AND KASHMIR                  |                 620 |
| 14. JHARKHAND                          |                   0 |
| 15. KARNATAKA                          |                5481 |
| 16. KERALA                             |                1643 |
| 17. MADHYA PRADESH                     |                4457 |
| 18. MAHARASHTRA                        |               20151 |
| 19. MANIPUR                            |                 261 |
| 20. MEGHALAYA                          |                 179 |
| 21. MIZOARAM                           |                 153 |
| 22. NAGALAND                           |                1719 |

| 23. ORRISA        |   2701 |
|-------------------|--------|
| 24. PONDICHERRY   |     53 |
| 25. PUNJAB        |   3922 |
| 26. RAJASTHAN     |   6569 |
| 27. SIKKIM        |    176 |
| 28. TAMIL NADU    |   4525 |
| 29. TELANGANA     |    799 |
| 30. TRIPURA       |    268 |
| 31. UTTAR PRADESH |   8929 |
| 32. UTTARAKHAND   |    706 |
| 33. WEST BENGAL   |   7405 |
| ALL INDIA TOTAL : |  95509 |

*  As published by NAFSCOB for the year 2019-20.

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