Lok Sabha Question No. 1924 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-01
Subject: Promotion of Cooperatives
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Nishikant  Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1924 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 01/08/2023

## Promotion of Cooperatives

## 1924. DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of COOPERATION (सहकाįरता मंũी) be pleased to state: (a)  the  details  of  cooperatives  in  different  fields  that  are  functional  in  various  parts  of  the country, State/UT-wise; (b) whether the Government proposes to promote more new cooperatives in near future and if so, the details thereof; and (c) the details of cooperatives opened during the last three years, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF COOPERATION

## सहकाįरता मंũी (SHRI AMIT SHAH)

(a) As  per  the  Statistical  Profile  of  Indian  Cooperative  Movement-2018  published  by National  Cooperative  Union  of  India  (NCUI),  State/UT-wise  cooperative  societies  in  the country  are placed  at  Annexure-I.  Further,  Ministry  of  Cooperation  is  developing  a comprehensive National Cooperative Database in a phased manner. Mapping of about 2.64 lakh primary cooperative societies of three sectors i.e. Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS), Dairy  and  Fisheries  has  been  completed  in  February,  2023  under  Phase-I.  Under Phase-II, Mapping of National Cooperative Societies/Federations has been completed. Under Phase-III, the Database is being extended to the remaining cooperative societies working in all  other  sectors.  The  National  Cooperative  Database  will  be  launched  after  completion  of data collection under Phase-III.

(b) Government has approved the plan for establishing two lakh new Primary Agricultural  Credit  Societies  (PACS)  or  primary  Dairy/  Fishery  cooperative  societies covering all the Panchayats/ villages in the country in the next five years, with the support of NABARD, NDDB and NFDB.

(c) As  per  statutory  provisions,  the  Cooperative  Societies  with  objects  not  confined  to one  State  are  governed  by  Entry  44  of  Union  List  of  the  Constitution  and  are  centrally administered  by  Central  Registrar  of  Cooperative  Societies  (CRCS)  under  provisions  of Multi-State  Co-operative  Societies  Act,  2002.  The  details  of  State/UT-wise  cooperatives registered under Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002 during the last three years is placed at Annexure-II.

The Cooperative Societies with objects confined to one State are governed by Entry 32 of State List of the Constitution and are administered by the concerned State Registrar of Cooperative Societies (RCS) as per provisions of respective State Cooperative Societies Act. The details of Cooperative Societies registered under respective State Cooperative Societies Act during the last three years are available with the concerned State Registrar.

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Annexure-I State-wise cooperative societies in the country

| Sr. No.   | Name of State/UT                        |   Number of cooperative societies |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1         | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS             |                              2104 |
| 2         | ANDHRA PRADESH                          |                             73218 |
| 3         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                       |                               783 |
| 4         | ASSAM                                   |                             10246 |
| 5         | BIHAR                                   |                             39169 |
| 6         | CHANDIGARH                              |                               243 |
| 7         | CHHATTISGARH                            |                             11364 |
| 8         | DELHI                                   |                              6360 |
| 9         | GOA                                     |                              3822 |
| 10        | GUJARAT                                 |                             77550 |
| 11        | HARYANA                                 |                             24572 |
| 12        | HIMACHAL PRADESH                        |                              5394 |
| 13        | JAMMU AND KASHMIR #                     |                              2020 |
| 14        | JHARKHAND                               |                             13855 |
| 15        | KARNATAKA                               |                             40938 |
| 16        | KERALA                                  |                             19263 |
| 17        | LAKSHADWEEP                             |                                81 |
| 18        | MADHYA PRADESH                          |                             47415 |
| 19        | MAHARASHTRA                             |                            205886 |
| 20        | MANIPUR                                 |                              9237 |
| 21        | MEGHALAYA                               |                              1555 |
| 22        | MIZORAM                                 |                              1437 |
| 23        | NAGALAND                                |                              9059 |
| 24        | ODISHA                                  |                             17330 |
| 25        | PUDUCHERRY                              |                               532 |
| 26        | PUNJAB                                  |                             17437 |
| 27        | RAJASTHAN                               |                             28459 |
| 28        | SIKKIM                                  |                              5464 |
| 29        | TAMIL NADU                              |                             24482 |
| 30        | TELANGANA                               |                             65156 |
| 31        | THE DADRA &NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN & DIU |                               390 |
| 32        | TRIPURA                                 |                              2067 |
| 33        | UTTAR PRADESH                           |                             48188 |
| 34        | UTTARAKHAND                             |                              5623 |
| 35        | WEST BENGAL                             |                             33656 |
|           | Total                                   |                            854355 |

Source: Statistical Profile of Indian Cooperative Movement-2018 published by NCUI

# The figures of Jammu & Kashmir (UT) included the figures of Ladakh (UT)

Table-1:  No.  of  Multi  State  Cooperative  Societies  registered  under  MSCS  Act, 2002 during the last 3 years i.e., 2020, 2021 & 2022.

| Sr. No.   | Year   |   No. of Societies |
|-----------|--------|--------------------|
| 1.        | 2020   |                 10 |
| 2.        | 2021   |                 14 |
| 3.        | 2022   |                 68 |
|           | Total  |                 92 |

Table-II: State/UT-wise Multi-State Cooperative Societies registered under MSCS Act, 2002 during last 3 years i.e., 2020, 2021 & 2022.

| Sr. No   | State/ Union territories   |   No. of Societies |
|----------|----------------------------|--------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh             |                  2 |
| 2.       | Assam                      |                  1 |
| 3.       | Bihar                      |                  2 |
| 4.       | Gujarat                    |                  1 |
| 5.       | Haryana                    |                  5 |
| 6.       | Jammu &Kashmir             |                  1 |
| 7.       | Jharkhand                  |                  1 |
| 8.       | Kerala                     |                 10 |
| 9.       | Madhya Pradesh             |                  3 |
| 10.      | Maharashtra                |                 30 |
| 11.      | Manipur                    |                  2 |
| 12.      | Delhi                      |                  3 |
| 13.      | Punjab                     |                  1 |
| 14.      | Tamil Nadu                 |                  7 |
| 15.      | Telangana                  |                  2 |
| 16.      | Uttar Pradesh              |                 19 |
| 17.      | Uttarakhand                |                  2 |
|          | Total                      |                 92 |