Lok Sabha Question No. 345 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-22
Subject: Cooperative Societies Linked to Digital Platforms
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 345 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 nd  JULY, 2025

## Cooperative Societies Linked to Digital Platforms

## 345. Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat:

Will the Minister of Cooperation (सहकाįरता मंũी) be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  cooperative  societies  have  been  linked  to  digital  platforms  to  accelerate  rural development in Uttarakhand;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  number  of  PACS  societies  that  have  been computerized;

(c) whether any assistance has been provided to milk cooperative societies in Haridwar district, if so, the details thereof; and

(d) whether the multi-purpose cooperative societies are likely to be expanded in future, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF COOPERATION सहकाįरता मंũी (SHRI AMIT SHAH)

(a)  to  (b):  Yes,  cooperative  societies  in Uttarakhand are  part of  broader  national initiatives aimed at digital transformation and rural development, including computerization of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) on a common ERP platform. Under this initiative of the Ministry of Cooperation, 670 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) in the State of Uttarakhand have been selected for computerisation as part of the national  PACS Computerisation Project. This initiative is aimed at enhancing transparency, improving service delivery,  and  accelerating  rural  development  through  digital  integration  of  cooperative institutions. These societies have been linked to e-PACS software as developed by NABARD.

As on 30.06.2025, 670 PACS have been provided with hardware including computers, biometric devices, printers, UPS and VPN (connectivity device) and all 670 PACS have been onboarded  onto  the  e-PACS  Enterprise Resource  Planning  (ERP)  platform, enabling digitization of their core operations. The total approved cost of the Project in Uttarakhand is 13.48 Crore out of which 12.13 Crore is the Central Share.

(c): As per annual action plan submitted by Uttarakhand Cooperative Dairy Federation, it has been planned to setup 27 new dairy cooperative society and strengthen 25 existing DCS in Haridwar district during FY  2025-26  under revised National Programme  for Dairy Development (NPDD). State Dairy Department is providing data processing milk collection units for testing of the quality of milk to the milk cooperative societies.

(d): Yes, Sir. The Government on 15.2.2023, approved the Plan for strengthening cooperative movement  in  the  country  and  deepening  its  reach  up  to  the  grassroots.  The  Plan  entails establishment  of  2  lakh  new  multipurpose  PACS  (M-PACS),  Dairy,  Fishery  Cooperative Societies covering all the Panchayats/ villages in the country in five years, through convergence of various existing GOI schemes, including Dairy Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF), National  Programme  for  Dairy  Development  (NPDD),  PM  Matsya  Sampada  Yojana (PMMSY), etc, with the support of National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development (NABARD), National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) and State Governments. Currently all 672 PACS have become Multi Purpose Cooperative Societies, so that all MPACS can carry out different business activities such as operating CSC centre, Jan Aushdhi Kendra, Kisan Samridhi Kendra etc. In addition 587 new MPACS have also been formed under central government initiative 'Formation of  2 lakh New MPACS/Dairy/fisheries cooperative societies. All these MPACS may expand their business activities  as  per  their  byelaws  to  strengthen  their  financial  position  and  increase  their profitability.

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