Lok Sabha Question No. 2514 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-06
Subject: Proposal received for Computerization of PACS project
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Shri Janardan Mishra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2514 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06/08/2024

## Proposal received for Computerization of PACS project

## † 2514.   SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA:

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

(a)  the  number  of  states  from  which  proposals  have  been  received  so  far  under  the Computerization of Primary Agriculture Credit Society (PACS) project of the Government; (b) the provisions for such states which have already computerized PACS under the said project and the details thereof; and

(c) the farmers likely to be benefited from the said project?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  So  far,  proposals  for  computerization of 67,930 PACS from 30 States/ UTs have been sanctioned,  for  which  Rs.  654.23  Cr.  has  been  released  as  GoI  share  to  the  States/UTs concerned.  Details  of  number  of  PACS  sanctioned  and  GoI  share  released  till  date  to States/UTs are enclosed as Annexure.

(b): The states which have already computerized their PACS may integrate with the project. As per the guidelines of the project, Rs. 50,000/- for each PACS which have already been computerized, will be reimbursed to States, subject to the condition that they integrate their software with the National PACS Software. Also, their hardware should meet the required specifications and the computerization of PACS should have been commissioned by the State on or after 01 February 2017 i.e. the date of budget announcement by Central Government for computerization of PACS.

(c):  Government of India is implementing the Project for Computerization of functional 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  ERP  (Enterprise Resource  Planning)  based  common  national  software  brings  about  efficiency  in  PACS performance  through  Common  Accounting  System  (CAS)  and  Management  Information System (MIS).

Further, in order to increase the viability of PACS and diversify their business activities to make them vibrant economic entities at Panchayat level, Model Byelaws for PACS have been prepared by the Government. These will enable PACS to diversify their business activities by undertaking more than 25 business activities, including dairy, fishery, floriculture, setting up godowns, procurement of foodgrains, fertilizers, seeds, LPG/CNG/Petrol/Diesel distributorship, short-term & long-term credit, custom hiring centers, common service centers, Fair  Price  Shops  (FPS),  community  irrigation,  Business  Correspondent  activities,  etc.  By adopting Model Byelaws, PACS would be able to serve as multi-service centers, catering to varied needs of member farmers in rural areas. They will help in improving the operational efficiency, transparency and accountability of PACS; providing agricultural credit and various non-credit services to the farmer members thus giving them additional sources of income. Now, PACS  have  been  enabled  to  deliver  more  than  300  e-services  being  provided  by  CSCs, including banking, insurance, Aadhar enrolment/ updation, health services, legal services, etc. to rural citizens of the country.

There are more than 13 Crore farmer members associated with about 1.05 lakh PACS. The above initiatives linked with the 'Computerization of PACS' project enhances farmers access to short-term, medium-term and long-term credit facilities. It also helps in diversification of PACS economic activities, thus enabling the farmer members to get additional & sustainable sources of income.

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## ANNEXURE

| Computerization of PACS Project   | Computerization of PACS Project   | Computerization of PACS Project   | Computerization of PACS Project   |
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| S. No.                            | States                            | No. of PACS Sanctioned            | GoI Share released (in rupees)    |
| 1                                 | Andhra Pradesh                    | 2037                              | 18,67,47,271                      |
| 2                                 | Arunachal Pradesh                 | 14                                | 27,00,000                         |
| 3                                 | Assam                             | 583                               | 8,86,25,000                       |
| 4                                 | Bihar                             | 4495                              | 32,95,00,000                      |
| 5                                 | Chhattisgarh                      | 2028                              | 14,86,00,000                      |
| 6                                 | Goa                               | 58                                | 44,50,000                         |
| 7                                 | Haryana                           | 710                               | 7,29,16,000                       |
| 8                                 | Himachal Pradesh                  | 1789                              | 16,88,00,000                      |
| 9                                 | Jharkhand                         | 1500                              | 10,99,00,000                      |
| 10                                | Karnataka                         | 5491                              | 55,64,00,000                      |
| 11                                | Madhya Pradesh                    | 4536                              | 58,65,25,000                      |
| 12                                | Maharashtra                       | 12000                             | 1,21,59,50,000                    |
| 13                                | Manipur                           | 232                               | 2,55,00,000                       |
| 14                                | Meghalaya                         | 112                               | 1,23,00,000                       |
| 15                                | Mizoram                           | 25                                | 27,00,000                         |
| 16                                | Nagaland                          | 231                               | 2,81,68,555                       |
| 17                                | Punjab                            | 3482                              | 25,52,00,000                      |
| 18                                | Rajasthan                         | 6781                              | 67,07,86,131                      |
| 19                                | Sikkim                            | 107                               | 2,08,00,000                       |
| 20                                | Tamil Nadu                        | 4532                              | 45,68,20,000                      |
| 21                                | Tripura                           | 268                               | 5,59,15,354                       |
| 22                                | Uttar Pradesh                     | 5686                              | 53,58,41,650                      |
| 23                                | West Bengal                       | 4167                              | 30,54,00,000                      |
| 24                                | Uttarakhand                       | 670                               | 3,68,74,057                       |
| 25                                | Gujarat                           | 5754                              | 58,30,00,000                      |
| 26                                | Jammu &Kashmir                    | 537                               | 6,76,78,040                       |
| 27                                | Puducherry                        | 45                                | 60,75,000                         |
| 28                                | Andaman &Nicobar                  | 46                                | 68,81,462                         |
| 29                                | Ladakh                            | 10                                | 12,00,000                         |
| 30                                | DNH&DD                            | 4                                 | -                                 |
|                                   | Total                             | 67930                             | 6,54,22,53,520                    |