Lok Sabha Question No. 1432 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-29
Subject: Modernisation of Weaver's Cooperative Societies of Bhiwandi
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Shri Balya Mama Suresh Gopinath Mhatre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1432 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 th  JULY 2025

## MODERNISATION OF WEAVER'S COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES OF BHIWANDI

## 1432: SHRI BALYA MAMA SURESH GOPINATH MHATRE:

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

- (a) whether  any  special  scheme  is  being  implemented  by  the  Government  for  revival  and modernization of weaver's cooperative societies of Bhiwandi, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  proposing  or  proposes  to  launch  any  pilot  scheme  for digitization of cooperative societies of Bhiwandi, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether cooperative societies of Bhiwandi have been reeling under the burden of GST, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is formulating any scheme to address the issue;
- (e) whether  the  cooperative  societies  of  Bhiwandi  have  received  the  financial  assistance under  the  schemes  being  implemented  by  the  National  Cooperative  Development Corporation along with the details thereof; and
- (f) if not, the reasons therefor?

## THE MINISTER OF COOPERATION सहकारिता मंत्री (Shri Amit Shah)

(a) to (d) The Cooperative Societies with objects not confined to one State are governed by Entry  44  of  the  List  I  -  Union  List  of  the  Seventh  Schedule  to  the  Constitution  and provisions of centrally administered Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002. Cooperative Societies with objects confined to one State are governed by  Entry 32 of the List II - State List of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution and provisions of respective State Cooperative Societies Act. Co-operative Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Development Fund (CRRDF) has been established by the Central Government for revival of sick  multi-State  cooperative  societies  and  for  development  purposes  in  accordance  with section 63A of the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002.

The  Government  of  India  has  initially  approved  63,000  PACS  under  Project  of Computerization of functional PACS with a total financial outlay of ₹2,516 Crore which has

## ANSWER

now been increased upto 2925.39 Crore covering 73,492 PACS which entails bringing all the functional PACS onto an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) based common national software,  linking  them  with  NABARD  through  State  Cooperative  Banks  (StCBs)  and District Central Cooperative Banks (DCCBs). The state-wise details are at Annexure'A'. In Maharashtra,  the  total  sanctioned  PACS  under  this  project  are  12000.  The  district-wise details  are  at  Annexure'B'.  Bhiwandi, as  part  of  digitization  initiative  comes  under  the Thane district.

Further, Government of Maharashtra has reported that under, Textile Policy 2023-28, if plain powerloom owners choose to upgrade to modern, technology-based machinery, the State  Government  will  provide  capital  subsidies  to  both  powerloom  cooperative  societies and  private  powerloom  units  through  the  Maha-Technology  Upgradation  Fund  Scheme (Maha-TUFS)  to  support  the  modernization  of  the  powerloom  industry  in  the  Bhiwandi sector. The Government of Maharashtra is also providing financial assistance to powerloom cooperative societies in  the  form  of  share  capital,  electricity  subsidies  to  both  powerloom cooperative societies and private powerloom units and Capital and interest subsidies under the earlier/old textile policy are also being disbursed. The State Government has launched the  e-Textile  Portal  to  ensure  that  all  benefits  are  made  easily  accessible  to  the  textile industry in Maharashtra.

(e)  The  Details  of  Textile  Cooperatives  assisted  by  National  Cooperative  Development Corporation (NCDC) in Bhiwandi, Maharashtra is placed at Annexure-C.

(f) Does not arise

PACS Computerization Project Status (30 th  June 2025)

|   S. No | States           | Approved PACS   | ERP Onboarded   |
|---------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|       1 | Maharashtra      | 12,000          | 11,954          |
|       2 | Rajasthan        | 7,468           | 5,900           |
|       3 | Gujarat          | 5,754           | 5,627           |
|       4 | Uttar Pradesh    | 5,686           | 3,048           |
|       5 | Karnataka        | 5,682           | 3,765           |
|       6 | Madhya Pradesh   | 5,188           | 4,428           |
|       7 | Tamil Nadu       | 4,532           | 4,531           |
|       8 | Bihar            | 4,495           | 4,460           |
|       9 | West Bengal      | 4,167           | 3,145           |
|      10 | Punjab           | 3,482           | 3,408           |
|      11 | Odisha           | 2,711           | -               |
|      12 | Andhra Pradesh   | 2,037           | 2,021           |
|      13 | Chhattisgarh     | 2,028           | 2,028           |
|      14 | Himachal Pradesh | 1,789           | 965             |
|      15 | Jharkhand        | 2,797           | 1,414           |
|      16 | Haryana          | 710             | 609             |
|      17 | Uttarakhand      | 670             | 670             |
|      18 | Assam            | 583             | 579             |
|      19 | J&K              | 537             | 536             |
|      20 | Tripura          | 268             | 207             |
|      21 | Manipur          | 232             | 175             |
|      22 | Nagaland         | 231             | 64              |

| 23.   | Meghalaya         | 112    | 99     |
|-------|-------------------|--------|--------|
| 24.   | Sikkim            | 107    | 103    |
| 25.   | Goa               | 58     | 45     |
| 26.   | ANI               | 46     | 46     |
| 27.   | Puducherry        | 45     | 43     |
| 28.   | Mizoram           | 49     | 25     |
| 29.   | Arunachal Pradesh | 14     | 11     |
| 30.   | Ladakh            | 10     | 10     |
| 31.   | DNH&DD            | 4      | 4      |
|       | Total             | 73,492 | 59,920 |

PACS Computerization Project Status-Maharashtra (As on 30 th  June 2025)

| S.No.       | District Name   | Approved PACS   | ERP Onboarded   |
|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| 1           | Ahmednagar      | 946             | 946             |
| 2           | Dhule           | 175             | 175             |
| 3           | Jalgaon         | 352             | 352             |
| 4           | Jalna           | 200             | 191             |
| 5           | Kolhapur        | 1751            | 1725            |
| 6           | Nandurbar       | 111             | 111             |
| 7           | Palghar         | 93              | 93              |
| 8           | Pune            | 1192            | 1192            |
| 9           | Raigad          | 122             | 122             |
| 10          | Ratnagiri       | 287             | 282             |
| 11          | Sangli          | 650             | 639             |
| 12          | Satara          | 933             | 942             |
| 13          | Sindhudurg      | 214             | 214             |
| 14          | Thane           | 144             | 144             |
| 16          | Akola           | 412             | 411             |
| 17          | Amravati        | 214             | 219             |
| 18          | Aurangabad      | 305             | 305             |
| 19          | Buldhana        | 201             | 200             |
| 20          | Hingoli         | 156             | 155             |
| 21          | Nagpur          | 162             | 162             |
| 22          | Nashik          | 614             | 615             |
| 23          | Parbhani        | 149             | 149             |
| 24          | Washim          | 424             | 424             |
| 25          | Yavatmal        | 210             | 210             |
| 27          | Beed            | 200             | 200             |
| 28          | Bhandara        | 135             | 135             |
| 29          | Chandrapur      | 179             | 179             |
| 30          | Gadchiroli      | 101             | 101             |
| 31          | Gondia          | 121             | 121             |
| 32          | Latur           | 482             | 475             |
| 33          | Nanded          | 64              | 64              |
| 34          | Osmanabad       | 156             | 156             |
| 35          | Solapur         | 545             | 545             |
| Grand Total |                 | 12,000          | 11,954          |

## Details of Textile Cooperatives assisted by NCDC in Bhiwandi, Maharashtra

Released

| S.No.   | Name of Cooperative                                                  | Year of Sanction   | Purpose        |   Assistance Released (Rs. In Lakh) |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1       | Mubassara Powerloom Cooperative Society Limited                      | 1996-97            | Margin Money   |                               24.98 |
| 2       | Ajanta Powerloom Cooperative Society Limited                         | 1996-97            | Margin Money   |                                9    |
| 3       | Swami Samarth Yantramarg Audhyogik Utpadak Sahakari Sanstha Maryadit | 2000-01            | Infrastructure |                               11.8  |
| Total   | Total                                                                | Total              | Total          |                               45.78 |

Note: The aforesaid cooperatives were assisted by NCDC  through Government of Maharashtra wherein the State Government was the Primary Borrower of NCDC assistance.

In addition to that NCDC has disbursed grant of ₹4.66 Lakhs to one FFPO UsgaonMachhimarSahakari  Sanstha  Ltd.,  Mukkam,  Post  Ganeshpuri,  Taluka  Bhiwandi, District Thane, Maharashtra under PMMSY scheme in FY 2024-25.