Lok Sabha Question No. 3829 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-12
Subject: National Cooperative Development Corporation
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Shri Janardan Singh Sigriwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3829 ANSWERED ON 12 th  AUGUST, 2025

## NATIONAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

## 3829. Shri Janardan Singh Sigriwal:

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

- (a)  the  aim  and  objectives  of  setting  up  National  Cooperative  Development  Corporation (NCDC) in the country ;
- (b) whether the government is implementing schemes to provide assistance for the overall development of co-operative institutions through NCDC; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof alog with the funds allocated/sanctioned by the Government under the said scheme during the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

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

(a): National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), a statutory organization under the Ministry of Cooperation, Government of India was established in 1963 with the objective of promoting, strengthening and developing farmer cooperatives for increasing production, productivity  and  instituting  post  harvest  facilities  across  the  country.    The  focus  of Corporation is on programmes of agricultural marketing and inputs, processing, storage, cold chain  and  marketing  of  agriculture  produce  and  the  supply  of  seeds,  fertilizer  and  other agricultural inputs etc.  In  the  non-farm  sector,  the  Corporation  endeavors  to  equip cooperatives with facilities to promote income generating activities, with special focus on dairy, livestock, handloom, sericulture, poultry, fishery and weaker sections such as scheduled caste & scheduled tribes, women cooperatives, etc.

- (b): National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC)  implements its own following schemes to strengthen cooperative societies by providing loans:
- I. YUVA  SAHAKAR :  The  scheme  aims  at  encouraging  newly  formed  cooperative societies with new and/ or innovative ideas.
- II. AYUSHMAN  SAHAKAR :  The  scheme  has  a  comprehensive  approach  to  cover hospitals,  healthcare,  medical  education,  nursing  education,  paramedical  education, health insurance and holistic health systems such as AYUSH.
- III. NANDINI SAHAKAR :  The scheme aims to improve the socio-economic status of women  and  supports  the  entrepreneurial  dynamism  of  women  through  women's cooperatives.
- IV. DAIRY SAHAKAR : It is a cooperative dairy business focused framework of financial assistance for encouraging cooperatives to achieve higher outcomes in  ESG (environmental, social, governance) linked activities.
- V. SWAYAM SHAKTI SAHAKAR YOJNA : Scheme for providing NCDC's financial assistance to Agricultural Credit Cooperatives for providing loan/advances to Women Self Help Groups (SHGs).
- VI. DEERGHAVADHI KRISHAK PUNJI SAHAKAR YOJNA: Scheme for extending NCDC's long-term financial assistance to  Agricultural  Credit  Cooperatives  towards their  onward  lending  of  long-term  loans  /  advances  for  activities  /  commodities  / services under the purview of NCDC.
- VII. Erstwhile  Central  Sector  Scheme  for  Grant  in  aid  to  National  Cooperative Development Corporation: for Strengthening of Cooperative Sugar Mills (CSMs).
- VIII. Erstwhile Central Sector  Integrated  Scheme  on  Agricultural  Cooperation (CSISAC) Assistance to NCDC Programme for Development of Cooperatives .

NCDC  also  implements  following Central Sector / Sponsored  schemes of Government  of  India  to  provide  assistance  for  the  overall  development  of  co-operative institutions  in  sectors  such  as  agriculture,  horticulture,  fisheries,  dairy,  livestock,  food processing, marketing, storage and cold chain etc.

- I. Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure (AMI) sub-scheme of Central Sector Integrated Scheme  on  Agriculture  Marketing  (CSISAM)for  Storage  and  other  than  Storage Infrastructure Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer's Welfare.
- II. Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) -Integrated Post Harvest Management Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer's Welfare.
- III. Interest Subvention & Credit Guarantee through Financing Facility under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund scheme Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare.
- IV. Assistance for Boosting the Seed Production component under the Sub-Mission for Seed and Planting Material (SMSP) of the National Mission on Agricultural Extension and Technology (NMAET).
- V. PM  Matsya  Sampada  Yojana  (PMMSY) -Department  of  Fisheries,  Ministry  of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.
- VI. PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) - Ministry of Food Processing Industries.
- VII. Scheme  for  Formation  and  Promotion  of  10,000  Farmer  Producer  Organizations (FPOs) -Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer's Welfare.
- VIII. (1) Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojna (PMKSY) -Scheme for Food Processing and Value Addition - Ministry of Food Processing Industries.
- (2)  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Sampada  Yojna  (PMKSY)  -  Integrated  Cold  Chain  and Value Addition Infrastructure Scheme - Ministry of Food Processing Industries.
- IX. National  Scheduled  Tribes  Finance  and  Development  Corporation  (NSTFDC)  Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
- X. National Livestock Mission (NLM) and Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) - Department of  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying,  Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry  & Dairying.
- XI. Re-aligned Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) , Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying.

Other:

- XII. (a) Sugar Development Fund
2. (b) Govt. of Maharashtra (Interest Subsidy)

(c):  Details  of  funds  disbursed  by  NCDC  for  the  overall  development  of  Cooperative Institutions are attached at Annexure-I.

## Disbursement of NCDC in the Last 3 Years and Current Year

Annexure -1

Rs. in crore

|        |                            | A                      | A                      | A                      | B                                  | B                                  | B                                  | C                      | C                                       |             |
|--------|----------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------|
| S. No. | Financial Year             | NCDC Sponsored Schemes | NCDC Sponsored Schemes | NCDC Sponsored Schemes | Central Sector / Sponsored Schemes | Central Sector / Sponsored Schemes | Central Sector / Sponsored Schemes | Others Schemes         | Others Schemes                          | Grand Total |
|        |                            | Loan                   | Subsidy                | Total                  | Loan                               | Subsidy                            | Total                              | Sugar Development Fund | Govt. of Maharashtra (Interest Subsidy) |             |
| 1      | 2022-23                    | 40,200.66              | 6.30                   | 40,206.96              | 312.18                             | 504.97                             | 817.15                             | 0.46                   | 6.83                                    | 41,031.40   |
| 2      | 2023-24                    | 58,172.24              | 6.75                   | 58,179.00              | 2,046.29                           | 383.73                             | 2,430.02                           | -                      | 9.45                                    | 60,618.47   |
| 3      | 2024-25                    | 86,999.05              | -                      | 86,999.05              | 8,031.25                           | 149.41                             | 8,180.66                           | -                      | 3.16                                    | 95,182.87   |
| 4      | 2025-26 (As on 04.08.2025) | 29,525.66              | -                      | 29,525.66              | 54.41                              | 46.51                              | 100.93                             | -                      | 0.88                                    | 29,627.47   |
|        | Total                      | 2,14,897.61            | 13.05                  | 2,14,910.67            | 10,444.13                          | 1,084.62                           | 11,528.76                          | 0.46                   | 20.32                                   | 2,26,460.21 |