Lok Sabha Question No. 1858 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-01
Subject: Functioning of Cooperative Societies
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Nalin Kumar Kateel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1858 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01/08/2023

Functioning of Cooperative Societies

## 1858. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

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

(a) the total number of Co-operative societies functioning in the country as on date, State and district-wise;

(b) whether the Government has put any mechanism in place to monitor the functioning of Co-operatives and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has taken note that there are many Co-operative societies which are not getting their accounts audited annually; and

(d) if so, the steps that are being taken to ensure that all the Co-operative societies are audited annually?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF COOPERATION

## सहकाįरता मंũी (SHRI AMIT SHAH)

(a):  As  per  the  Statistical  Profile  of  Indian  Cooperative  Movement-2018  published  by National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI), State-wise cooperative societies in the country are  placed  at Annexure .  Further,  Ministry  of  Cooperation  is  developing  a  comprehensive National  Cooperative  Database  in  a  phased  manner.  Mapping  of  about  2.64  lakh  primary cooperative societies of three sectors i.e. Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS), Dairy and Fisheries has been completed in February, 2023 under Phase-I. Under Phase-II, Mapping of  National  Cooperative  Societies/Federations  has  been  completed.  Under  Phase-III,  the Database  is  being  extended  to  the  remaining  cooperative  societies  working  in  all  other sectors.  The  National  Cooperative  Database  will  be  launched  after  completion  of  data collection under Phase-III.

(b) to (d): As per statutory provisions, the Cooperative Societies with objects not confined to one  State  are  governed  by  Entry  44  of  Union  List  of  the  Constitution  and  are  centrally administered  by  Central  Registrar  of  Cooperative  Societies  (CRCS)  under  provisions  of Multi-State  Co-operative  Societies  Act,  2002.  In  order  to  strengthen  governance,  increase transparency  and  accountability,  improve  election  process  and  strengthen  annual  audit mechanism  in  Multi-State  Cooperative  Societies,  the  Multi-State  Cooperative  Societies Amendment Bill 2022 is under consideration in the current monsoon session of Parliament. Computerization of the Office of the CRCS is being done to further strengthen the system of annual audit monitoring.

The Cooperative Societies with objects confined to one State are governed by Entry 32 of State List of the Constitution and are administered by the concerned State Registrar of Cooperative Societies (RCS) as per provisions of respective State Cooperative Societies Act.

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State-wise cooperative societies in the country

| Sr. No.   | Name of State/UT                        |   Number of cooperative societies |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1         | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS             |                              2104 |
| 2         | ANDHRA PRADESH                          |                             73218 |
| 3         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                       |                               783 |
| 4         | ASSAM                                   |                             10246 |
| 5         | BIHAR                                   |                             39169 |
| 6         | CHANDIGARH                              |                               243 |
| 7         | CHHATTISGARH                            |                             11364 |
| 8         | DELHI                                   |                              6360 |
| 9         | GOA                                     |                              3822 |
| 10        | GUJARAT                                 |                             77550 |
| 11        | HARYANA                                 |                             24572 |
| 12        | HIMACHAL PRADESH                        |                              5394 |
| 13        | JAMMU AND KASHMIR #                     |                              2020 |
| 14        | JHARKHAND                               |                             13855 |
| 15        | KARNATAKA                               |                             40938 |
| 16        | KERALA                                  |                             19263 |
| 17        | LAKSHADWEEP                             |                                81 |
| 18        | MADHYA PRADESH                          |                             47415 |
| 19        | MAHARASHTRA                             |                            205886 |
| 20        | MANIPUR                                 |                              9237 |
| 21        | MEGHALAYA                               |                              1555 |
| 22        | MIZORAM                                 |                              1437 |
| 23        | NAGALAND                                |                              9059 |
| 24        | ODISHA                                  |                             17330 |
| 25        | PUDUCHERRY                              |                               532 |
| 26        | PUNJAB                                  |                             17437 |
| 27        | RAJASTHAN                               |                             28459 |
| 28        | SIKKIM                                  |                              5464 |
| 29        | TAMIL NADU                              |                             24482 |
| 30        | TELANGANA                               |                             65156 |
| 31        | THE DADRA &NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN & DIU |                               390 |
| 32        | TRIPURA                                 |                              2067 |
| 33        | UTTAR PRADESH                           |                             48188 |
| 34        | UTTARAKHAND                             |                              5623 |
| 35        | WEST BENGAL                             |                             33656 |
|           | Total                                   |                            854355 |

Source: Statistical Profile of Indian Cooperative Movement-2018 published by NCUI

# The figures of Jammu & Kashmir (UT) included the figures of Ladakh (UT)

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