Lok Sabha Question No. 2606 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-05
Subject: National Cooperative Exports Limited
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Shri P C Mohan, Dr. Hemant Vishnu Savara, Smt. Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah, Shri Praveen Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2606 TO BE ANSWERED ON  05 th  AUGUST, 2025

## NATIONAL COOPERATIVE EXPORTS LIMITED

## 2606. SMT. MALA RAJYA LAXMI SHAH :

SHRI P C MOHAN:

DR. HEMANT VISHNU SAVARA:

SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL:

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

- (a) the objectives behind the establishment of the National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL) under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002;
- (b) the categories of cooperative societies eligible for membership in NCEL;
- (c) the total number or Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) and other cooperatives that have joined NCEL as of date;
- (d) the total volume and value of commodities exported by NCEL so far, along with a commoditywise breakup;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  for  international  partnerships  or  MoUs  that  the Ministry plans to enter for strengthening export network; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a):  The Ministry of Cooperation has set up National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL) under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies (MSCS) Act, 2002 as an umbrella organization to give thrust to exports from cooperative sector. This society will focus on exporting the surpluses available in the Indian cooperative sector by accessing wider markets beyond the geographical contours of the country, thereby, increasing the demand of Indian Cooperative products/services across the globe and fetch best possible prices for such products/services. It will promote exports through various activities including procurement, storage, processing, marketing, branding, labelling, packaging, certification,  research  and  development,  etc,  and  trading  of  all  types  of  goods  and  services produced  by  cooperative  societies.  The  society  will  also  help  in  arranging  finance,  provide technical  guidance,  help  in  training  and  capacity  building,  develop  and  maintain  market

## ANSWER

intelligence  system,  implement  related  government  schemes  and  undertake  any  other  such activities which will increase exports from the cooperative sector and other related entities.

- (b): Any multi-State co-operative society or any co-operative society registered or deemed to be registered under any law relating to co-operative societies in force in any State or Union Territory is eligible for membership of this Society.
- (c): As  per  information  provided  by  NCEL, so  far  11,034  cooperatives  have  been  granted membership as under:-

| SI.No   | Type of cooperative                             |   Number |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------|----------|
| i.      | PACS &other primary Coops (Class-5)             |    10793 |
| ii.     | Tehsil/ District Level Coops (Class-4)          |      216 |
| iii.    | Multi-State Co-op. Societies (Class-3)          |       10 |
| iv.     | State Level Co-op. Societies (Class-2)          |       10 |
| v.      | Promoter Co-operatives/ Organizations (Class-1) |        5 |

(d): Total Volume and value of agri commodities exported by NCEL so far is as under: -

Total V olume: 13,49,831.05 MT

Total Value: ₹ 54,03,01,47,854.00 (₹ 5403.01 crores)

Commodities-wise break up is enclosed at Annexure-A

- (e) to (f): The Ministry of Cooperation is working to strengthen the cooperative export ecosystem through Indian Missions abroad by requesting them to provide information to NCEL regarding the availability of market and introduce NCEL to the importers in their specific country.

Ministry  of  Cooperation  (MoC)  and  Ministry  of  Small  and  Medium  Enterprise  Development (MoSMED) of the Republic of Zambia for promotion of cooperatives have signed MoU which is aimed at inter-alia, providing required facilities and means for trade alliances between cooperatives of both nations.

Further, NCEL has also entered into:-

- i. MoU with Ministry of Industry and Trade, Government of Senegal.
- ii. MoU with Sinton Vantage Trading Pvt. Ltd. & PT Sinton Surini Nusantara of the Republic of Indonesia.

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For the year 2023-24: Export Summary

| SI.No   | Agri Commodities                     | Quantity (Metric Tonne)   | Value (Rupees)   |
|---------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------|
| 1.      | Non basmati white rice (export duty) | 230310.01 MT              | 9,931,363,187    |
| 2.      | Whole broken rice (exempt)           | 32194.00 MT               | 1,070,769,516    |
| 3.      | Fresh red onion                      | 2530.00 MT                | 94,094,000       |
| 4.      | Wheat grain                          | 1025.29 MT                | 35,116,011       |
| Total   | Total                                | 266059.30MT               | 11,131,342,714   |

For the year 2024-25: Export Summary

|   SI.No | Agri Commodities                     | Quantity (Metric Tonne)   | Value (Rupees)   |
|---------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------|
|       1 | Baby food milk                       | 150.01 MT                 | 94,134,758       |
|       2 | Barley                               | 30.00 MT                  | 9,391,108        |
|       3 | Black lentils                        | 75.01 MT                  | 15,431,143       |
|       4 | Black pepper                         | 15.00 MT                  | 20,116,381       |
|       5 | Brown sugar                          | 180.00 MT                 | 25,344,221       |
|       6 | Chick peas                           | 120.00 MT                 | 46,626,692       |
|       7 | Corn flakes                          | 60.00 MT                  | 35,573,522       |
|       8 | Cumin seeds                          | 15.00 MT                  | 15,376,000       |
|       9 | Cumin seeds (exempt)                 | 24.53 MT                  | 9,072,604        |
|      10 | Fresh red onion                      | 5039.87 MT                | 245,463,248      |
|      11 | Garlic powder                        | 15.00 MT                  | 14,949,278       |
|      12 | Healthy biscuits                     | 29.99 MT                  | 9,421,760        |
|      13 | Instant coffee                       | 30.01 MT                  | 28,713,860       |
|      14 | Instant noodles                      | 30.01 MT                  | 11,949,759       |
|      15 | Instant soup                         | 15.00 MT                  | 8,530,609        |
|      16 | Kidney beans                         | 150.00 MT                 | 34,337,140       |
|      17 | Loose tea                            | 16.00 MT                  | 7,452,418        |
|      18 | Millet flour                         | 150.00 MT                 | 39,655,386       |
|      19 | Mix fruit jam                        | 37.51 MT                  | 16,130,215       |
|      20 | Non basmati white rice (export duty) | 280003.31 MT              | 12,527,069,648   |
|      21 | Oats                                 | 150.00 MT                 | 39,374,725       |
|      22 | Potato starch                        | 120.00 MT                 | 47,907,618       |
|      23 | Raisins                              | 60.00 MT                  | 34,740,771       |
|      24 | Red lentils                          | 75.00 MT                  | 17,543,130       |
|      25 | Regular salt                         | 180.00 MT                 | 13,806,369       |
|      26 | Sorghum                              | 1030.00 MT                | 53,219,557       |
|      27 | Sugar                                | 15246.50 MT               | 686,168,800      |
|      28 | Sunflower oil                        | 480.00 MT                 | 86,163,010       |
|      29 | Tea bag                              | 5.00 MT                   | 6,861,244        |

## Annexure-A

| 30.   | Turmeric powder            | 15.00 MT     | 7,351,652      |
|-------|----------------------------|--------------|----------------|
| 31.   | Wheat grain                | 0.001MT      | 178,047        |
| 32.   | Whole broken rice (exempt) | 775596.00 MT | 28,450,081,863 |
| 33.   | Yellow/black/red lentils   | 55.00 MT     | 11,506,543     |
| 34.   | Yellow lentils             | 125.00 MT    | 25,798,919     |
| 35.   | Yellow maize               | 3500.00 MT   | 111,581,750    |
| 36.   | Yellow peas                | 150.00 MT    | 28,620,576     |
| Total | Total                      | 1082973.75MT | 42,835,644,321 |

For the year 2025 to till date:

| SI.No   | Agri Commodities       | Quantity (Metric Tonne)   | Value (Rupees)   |
|---------|------------------------|---------------------------|------------------|
| 1.      | Whole Cumin Seed       | 84.00 MT                  | 17,624,007.00    |
| 2.      | Indian Parboiled Rice  | 520.00 MT                 | 18,278,260.00    |
| 3.      | Turmeric Finger        | 168.00 MT                 | 25,948,440.00    |
| 4.      | Indian Long Grain Rice | 26.005                    | 1,310,111.10     |
| Total   | Total                  | 798.005MT                 | 63,160,818.10    |