Lok Sabha Question No. 421 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-04
Subject: Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACs) in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Shri Bastipati Nagaraju, Shri B K Parthasarathi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 421 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 th  FEBRUARY, 2025

Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACs) in Andhra Pradesh

## 421. Shri B K Parthasarathi: Shri Bastipati Nagaraju:

Will the Minister of Cooperation ( सहकारिता मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  regarding  the  number  of  Primary  Agricultural  Credit  Societies  (PACs) functioning as Common Service Centers (CSCs) in Andhra Pradesh, district-wise;
- (b) the specifics regarding the number of loans disbursed by PACs functioning as CSC in Andhra Pradesh, district-wise;
- (c) the  details  regarding  the  number  of  farmers  availing  services  from  CSC  in  Andhra Pradesh, district-wise; and
- (d) the details regarding the number of PACs undergoing training to function as CSC in Andhra Pradesh, district-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF COOPERATION सहकारिता मंत्री (SHRI AMIT SHAH)

- (a): As on 27 th January, 2025, total 1,866 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) have started functioning as Common Service Centers (CSCs) in the State of Andhra Pradesh. The district-wise details of the same are given below:
- (b): PACS have traditionally been engaged in providing short and medium-term agricultural credit to farmers.  However, PACS functioning as Common Service Centers (CSCs) can now offer  more  than  300  e-services,  which  includes  banking,  insurance,  Aadhar  enrolment/ updation,  health  services,  agricultural  services,  etc.,  in  the  rural  areas  of  the  country.  The district-wise details of loan disbursed by PACS functioning as CSC in the State of Andhra Pradesh are enclosed at Annexure-I.
- (c): All the farmer members connected with PACS functioning as CSCs along with other rural citizens in Andhra Pradesh can avail the various e-services being provided by these CSC PACS. Presently, a total of 70,471 farmers in the State of Andhra Pradesh are availing  various services from CSC. Districts-wise details are attached at Annexure-II.
- (d): As per information received from CSC e-Governance Services India Ltd., a total of 1,812 PACS have been trained to function as CSC in the State of Andhra Pradesh. The Districtwise details of the same are as under:

| S. No.   | District       | No. of PACS functioning as CSC   |
|----------|----------------|----------------------------------|
| 1        | Anantapur      | 108                              |
| 2        | Chittoor       | 60                               |
| 3        | East Godavari  | 288                              |
| 4        | Guntur         | 140                              |
| 5        | Krishna        | 382                              |
| 6        | Kurnool        | 92                               |
| 7        | Prakasam       | 164                              |
| 8        | SPSR Nellore   | 86                               |
| 9        | Srikakulam     | 48                               |
| 10       | Visakhapatanam | 92                               |
| 11       | Vizianagaram   | 93                               |
| 12       | West Godavari  | 253                              |
| 13       | Y.S.R.         | 60                               |
|          | Grand Total    | 1,866                            |

| S. No.   | District       | No. of PACS Trained   |
|----------|----------------|-----------------------|
| 1        | Anantapur      | 93                    |
| 2        | Chittoor       | 60                    |
| 3        | East Godavari  | 340                   |
| 4        | Guntur         | 152                   |
| 5        | Krishna        | 367                   |
| 6        | Prakasam       | 160                   |
| 7        | SPSR Nellore   | 107                   |
| 8        | Srikakulam     | 44                    |
| 9        | Visakhapatanam | 94                    |
| 10       | Vizianagaram   | 108                   |
| 11       | West Godavari  | 240                   |
| 12       | Y.S.R.         | 47                    |
|          | Total          | 1,812                 |

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## District-wise details of loan disbursed by PACS functioning as CSC

| Sl No.   | Name of the District   | No. of Loans disbursed by PACS functioning as CSC (No. of Loan Accounts) for the period from 01.04.2024 to 31.12.2024   |   Amount of Loans disbursed for the period from 01.04.2024 to 31.12.2024 (Rs. In Crores) |
|----------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | 2                      | 3                                                                                                                       |                                                                                     4    |
| 1        | Anakapalli             | 26,439                                                                                                                  |                                                                                   301.06 |
| 2        | Ananthapur             | 9,640                                                                                                                   |                                                                                   126.89 |
| 3        | Annamayya              | 19,481                                                                                                                  |                                                                                   333.71 |
| 4        | ASR                    | 1,532                                                                                                                   |                                                                                     8.87 |
| 5        | Bapatla                | 9,332                                                                                                                   |                                                                                   366.83 |
| 6        | Chittoor               | 11,423                                                                                                                  |                                                                                    92.2  |
| 7        | East Godavari          | 29,468                                                                                                                  |                                                                                   573.84 |
| 8        | Eluru                  | 1,07,827                                                                                                                |                                                                                  1754.55 |
| 9        | Guntur                 | 10,924                                                                                                                  |                                                                                   264    |
| 10       | Kakinada               | 74,728                                                                                                                  |                                                                                   516.21 |
| 11       | Konaseema              | 48,897                                                                                                                  |                                                                                   448.95 |
| 12       | Krishna                | 6,473                                                                                                                   |                                                                                   879.51 |
| 13       | Kurnool                | 39,364                                                                                                                  |                                                                                   695.62 |
| 14       | Nandyala               | 58,978                                                                                                                  |                                                                                  1036.24 |
| 15       | Nellore                | 16,695                                                                                                                  |                                                                                   435.41 |
| 16       | NTR                    | 30,334                                                                                                                  |                                                                                  1251.51 |
| 17       | Palnadu                | 27,260                                                                                                                  |                                                                                   592.56 |
| 18       | Prakasam               | 1,833                                                                                                                   |                                                                                   213.82 |
| 19       | PVP Manyam             | 14,491                                                                                                                  |                                                                                   192.64 |
| 20       | Satyasai               | 17,100                                                                                                                  |                                                                                   131.02 |
| 21       | Srikakulam             | 59,816                                                                                                                  |                                                                                   502.49 |
| 22       | Tirupathi              | 2,880                                                                                                                   |                                                                                   223.11 |
| 23       | Visakhapatnam          | 3,624                                                                                                                   |                                                                                    42.89 |
| 24       | Vizianagaram           | 31,773                                                                                                                  |                                                                                   589.67 |
| 25       | West Godavari          | 78,902                                                                                                                  |                                                                                  1183.54 |
| 26       | YSR Kadapa             | 16,439                                                                                                                  |                                                                                   148.81 |
|          | Total                  | 7,55,653                                                                                                                |                                                                                 12906    |

## District-wise details of farmers availing various services through CSC in the State of Andhra Pradesh

| Sl. No   | Name of the District   | Number of Farmers   |
|----------|------------------------|---------------------|
| 1        | AlluriSitaramaRaju     | 1328                |
| 2        | Anakapalle             | 2019                |
| 3        | Ananthapuramu          | 1332                |
| 4        | Annamaya               | 1725                |
| 5        | Bapatla                | 1902                |
| 6        | Chittoor               | 684                 |
| 7        | East Godavari          | 5493                |
| 8        | Eluru                  | 6198                |
| 9        | Guntur                 | 1470                |
| 10       | Kakinada               | 2439                |
| 11       | Konaseema              | 9115                |
| 12       | Krishna                | 3220                |
| 13       | Kurnool                | 1909                |
| 14       | Nandyal                | 1436                |
| 15       | NTR                    | 2217                |
| 16       | Palnadu                | 1487                |
| 17       | ParvathipuramManyam    | 5182                |
| 18       | Prakasam               | 1353                |
| 19       | SPSR Nellore           | 1724                |
| 20       | Sri SathyaSai          | 696                 |
| 21       | Srikakulam             | 700                 |
| 22       | Tirupathi              | 4778                |
| 23       | Visakhapatnam          | 263                 |
| 24       | Vizianagaram           | 6053                |
| 25       | West Godavari (BVRM)   | 5132                |
| 26       | YSR Kadapa             | 616                 |
| TOTAL:   | TOTAL:                 | 70,471              |