Lok Sabha Question No. 310 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Strengthening the Cooperative Movement
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Nalin Kumar Kateel, Khagen Murmu, Sumalatha Ambareesh, D.K. Suresh, S. Jagathrakshakan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 310 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 TH  NOVEMBER, 2021

## STRENGTHENING THE COOPERATIVE MOVEMENT

## 310.        SHRI  NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:

SHRI MATI SUMALATHA AMBAREESH:

SHRI D.K. SURESH

SHRI S. JAGATHRAKSHAKAN:

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

- (a)        the  total  number  of  cooperative  functioning  in  the  country  at  present,  State-wise, district-wise;
- (b)     whether the Government has taken note that cooperative sector is very old in Indian Society, if so, whether the Government has any vision/objective/action plan/effective policy framework  to  strengthen,  streamline  and  reform  the  cooperative  societies  and  roots  of cooperatives in the country, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor:
- (c)      the  efforts  made/being  made  by  the  Government  to  ensure  that  the  cooperative movement which reaches the grassroot level for facilitating the growth of a people based economic development model;
- (d)     whether the Government has set any target to achieve under the Cooperatives in the country; if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF COOPERATION

## सहकारता मंी (SHRI AMIT SHAH)

- (a):        State  wise  list  of  Non-  Credit  and  Credit  Cooperative  Societies  as  per  Statistical Profile  of  National  Cooperative  Union  of  India  (NCUI)  2018  is  enclosed  at  Annexere  A. District wise list is not maintained centrally.
- (b):          Yes,  Sir.  Given  the  historical  heritage  of  cooperative  movement  in  the  country, Government has created a new Ministry of Cooperation with the following mandate as per the  Government  of  India  (Allocation  of  Business)  Rules,  1961  as  notified  vide  Gazette notification dated 6.7.2021:
- '1. General Policy in the field of Co-operation and Co-ordination of co-operation activities in all sectors.
2. Realisation of vision 'from cooperation to prosperity'.
3.  Strengthening of cooperative movement in the country and deepening its reach up to the grassroots.
4.  Promotion  of  cooperative-based  economic  development  model,  including  the  spirit  of responsibility among its members to develop the country.
5.  Creation  of  appropriate  policy,  legal  and  institutional  framework  to  help  cooperatives realise their potential.
6. Matters relating to National Co-operative Organisation.
7. National Co-operative Development Corporation.
8.  Incorporation,  regulation  and  winding  up  of  Co-operative  societies  with  objects  not confined  to  one  State  including  administration  of  'the  Multi-State  Co-operative  Societies Act, 2002 (39 of 2002)'.
9. Training of personnel of co-operative departments and co-operative institutions (including education of members, office bearers and non-officials).'
- (c)  &  (d):      There  are  two  types  of  co-operative  structures  in  the  country  i.e.  State Cooperative Societies and Multi-State Cooperative Societies. The Multi-State Cooperative Societies come under Central Government and the State Cooperative Societies under the State  Governments.  The  following  priority  areas  have  been  identified  by  the  Ministry  of Cooperation to fulfill its mandate in the early stages:
1.  Amendment of Multistate Cooperative Societies (MSCS) Act 2002.
2.  Computerization of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS).
3.  Streamlining education and training needs of cooperative sector.
4.  Coordination  and  convergence  of  various  schemes  of  different  Ministries/ Department  and issues of cooperatives.

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Annexure-A

| States/Union Territories    |   Non-Credit Cooperatives |   Credit Cooperatives |   Grant Total |
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|---------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                      1987 |                   117 |          2104 |
| Andhra Pradesh              |                     70344 |                  2874 |         73218 |
| Arunachal Pradesh           |                       731 |                    52 |           783 |
| Assam                       |                      6489 |                  3757 |         10246 |
| Bihar                       |                     30351 |                  8818 |         39169 |
| Chandigarh                  |                       225 |                    18 |           243 |
| Chhattisgarh                |                     10011 |                  1353 |         11364 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli      |                       244 |                    40 |           284 |
| Daman and Diu               |                        97 |                     9 |           106 |
| Delhi                       |                      4924 |                  1436 |          6360 |
| Goa                         |                      3393 |                   429 |          3822 |
| Gujarat                     |                     62866 |                 14684 |         77550 |
| Haryana                     |                     23814 |                   758 |         24572 |
| Himachal Pradesh            |                      2799 |                  2595 |          5394 |
| Jammu and Kashmir           |                      1368 |                   652 |          2020 |
| Jharkhand                   |                      9461 |                  4394 |         13855 |
| Karnataka                   |                     30512 |                 10426 |         40938 |
| Kerala                      |                     16177 |                  3086 |         19263 |
| Lakshadweep                 |                        62 |                    19 |            81 |
| Madhya Pradesh              |                     39079 |                  8336 |         47415 |
| Maharashtra                 |                    143372 |                 62514 |        205886 |
| Manipur                     |                      8907 |                   330 |          9237 |
| Meghalaya                   |                      1309 |                   246 |          1555 |
| Mizoram                     |                      1276 |                   161 |          1437 |
| Nagaland                    |                      7298 |                  1761 |          9059 |
| Odisha                      |                     14601 |                  2729 |         17330 |
| Puducherry                  |                       396 |                   136 |           532 |
| Punjab                      |                     13322 |                  4115 |         17437 |
| Rajasthan                   |                     21941 |                  6518 |         28459 |
| Sikkim                      |                      5179 |                   285 |          5464 |
| Tamil Nadu                  |                     17849 |                  6633 |         24482 |
| Telangana                   |                     64296 |                   860 |         65156 |
| Tripura                     |                      1778 |                   289 |          2067 |
| Uttar Pradesh               |                     35605 |                 12583 |         48188 |
| Uttarakhand                 |                      4848 |                   775 |          5623 |
| West Bengal                 |                     19839 |                 13817 |         33656 |
| TOTAL                       |                    676750 |                177605 |        854355 |

Source: NCUI, 2018