Lok Sabha Question No. 2638 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: PACS in Chhattisgarh
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Santosh Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2638 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19/12/2023

## PACS in Chhattisgarh

## †2638. SHRI SANTOSH PANDEY:

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

(a) the features of the Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS); (b) whether the Government is collecting data under the PACS; and (c) if so, the details thereof for the State of Chhattisgarh, district-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF COOPERATION सहकाįरता मंũी (SHRI AMIT SHAH)

(a): Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS) constitute the lowest tier of the Short-Term Cooperative  Credit  Structure  (STCCS)  in  the  country,  primarily  providing  short-term  and medium-term credit facility and other input services, like seed, fertilizer, pesticide distribution,  etc.  to  member  farmers.  PACS  are  refinanced  by  NABARD  through  District Central  Cooperative  Banks  (DCCBs)  and  State  Cooperative  Banks  (StCBs).  Presently, around  13  crore  farmers  are  linked  with  PACS.  Being  the  grassroots  level  cooperative institutions,  PACS  play  a  crucial  role  in  sustaining  the  rural  economy  of  the  country  by purveying institutional credit to small and marginal farmers.

In order to transform PACS into vibrant economic entities at Panchayat/ village level Model Byelaws  have  been  framed  by  this  Ministry  and  circulated  to  all  the  States/  UTs  on  5th January,  2023 for their adoption by PACS after making suitable changes as  per respective State Cooperative Acts. Model Byelaws have been adopted by 31 States/ UTs so far.

Model Byelaws will enable PACS to undertake more than 25 business activities, including dairy, fishery, setting up godowns, procurement of foodgrains, fertilizers, seeds, LPG/Petrol/Diesel distributorship, short-term & long-term credit, custom hiring centers, Fair Price  Shops  (FPS),  community  irrigation,  Business  Correspondent  activities,  Common Service Centre, etc.

(b) and (c): A comprehensive National Cooperative Database is being developed by Ministry of Cooperation, Government of India, with the support of State Governments. The data of all the  Cooperative  Societies  from  various  sectors,  including  PACS,  is  being  entered  in  the database by nodal officers appointed by the States /UTs for this purpose. So far, data related to around 8 lakh cooperative societies has been collected, out of which 1,03,559 are PACS/ Large Area Multi-purpose Societies (LAMPS)/ Farmers Service Society (FSS). The district wise details of cooperative societies in the State of Chattisgarh are enclosed at Annexure.

Annexure Details of Cooperative Societies in the State of Chattisgarh

| S.No   | Name of the District             | Total number of Cooperative Societies   | Total number of PACS/ LAMPS/ FSS   |
|--------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1      | BALOD                            | 486                                     | 122                                |
| 2      | BALODA BAZAR                     | 282                                     | 129                                |
| 3      | BALRAMPUR                        | 334                                     | 37                                 |
| 4      | BASTAR                           | 280                                     | 52                                 |
| 5      | BEMETARA                         | 371                                     | 102                                |
| 6      | BIJAPUR                          | 77                                      | 32                                 |
| 7      | BILASPUR                         | 418                                     | 114                                |
| 8      | DANTEWADA                        | 48                                      | 21                                 |
| 9      | DHAMTARI                         | 321                                     | 74                                 |
| 10     | DURG                             | 707                                     | 87                                 |
| 11     | GARIYABAND                       | 217                                     | 67                                 |
| 12     | Gaurella Pendra Marwahi          | 74                                      | 13                                 |
| 13     | JANJGIR-CHAMPA                   | 307                                     | 101                                |
| 14     | JASHPUR                          | 127                                     | 24                                 |
| 15     | KABIRDHAM                        | 328                                     | 90                                 |
| 16     | KANKER                           | 376                                     | 70                                 |
| 17     | KHAIRGARH CHHUIKHADAN GANDAI     | 89                                      | 39                                 |
| 18     | KONDAGAON                        | 123                                     | 47                                 |
| 19     | KORBA                            | 251                                     | 41                                 |
| 20     | KOREA                            | 141                                     | 16                                 |
| 21     | MAHASAMUND                       | 601                                     | 130                                |
| 22     | MANENDRAGARH CHIRIMIRI BHARATPUR | 186                                     | 14                                 |
| 23     | MOHLA MANPUR AMBAGARH CHOUKI     | 94                                      | 19                                 |
| 24     | MUNGELI                          | 200                                     | 66                                 |
| 25     | NARAYANPUR                       | 39                                      | 9                                  |
| 26     | RAIGARH                          | 289                                     | 70                                 |
| 27     | RAIPUR                           | 687                                     | 126                                |
| 28     | RAJNANDGAON                      | 289                                     | 74                                 |
| 29     | SAKTI                            | 232                                     | 95                                 |
| 30     | SARANGARH BILAIGARH              | 249                                     | 64                                 |
| 31     | SUKMA                            | 35                                      | 27                                 |
| 32     | SURAJPUR                         | 201                                     | 47                                 |
| 33     | SURGUJA                          | 512                                     | 39                                 |
|        | Total                            | 8,971                                   | 2,058                              |

As  per  data  entered  by  Nodal  Officers  of  the  State  of  Chattisgarh  on  National Cooperative Database.