Lok Sabha Question No. 2791 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-18
Subject: Computerization of PACS
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Shri Balashowry Vallabhaneni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2791 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th  MARCH, 2025

## Computerization of PACS

## 2791. Shri Balashowry Vallabhaneni:

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

- (a) whether it is true that 2,037 PACSs have been selected in Andhra Pradesh for computerization;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, district-wise;
- (c) whether it is also true that no hardware has been delivered in any of the above PACSs; and
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor and by when the entire project of computerization is going to be completed?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Yes  Sir,  Government  of  India  is  implementing  the  Project  for  Computerization  of functional  PACS  with  a  total  financial  outlay  of  ₹2,516  Crore,  which  entails  bringing  all  the functional PACS onto an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) based common national software. So far, a total of 2,037 PACS have been sanctioned for the State of Andhra Pradesh under the Computerization of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) Project.
- (b): Districts-wise list of sanctioned PACS is enclosed at Annexure.
- (c) No Sir. Hardware has been delivered for 2,021 PACS so far, in the State of Andhra Pradesh.
- (d) Does not arise. As per the guidelines of the project Sunset date of the project is 31 st  March 2027.

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Annexure

## Districts-wise list of sanctioned PACS in the State of Andhra Pradesh

| S.No   | District Name               |   Total Sanctioned PACS |
|--------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1      | ANANTHAPURAMU               |                      66 |
| 2      | CHITTOOR                    |                      37 |
| 3      | Y.S.R                       |                      51 |
| 4      | EAST GODAVARI               |                     107 |
| 5      | GUNTUR                      |                      64 |
| 6      | KRISHNA                     |                     213 |
| 7      | KURNOOL                     |                      43 |
| 8      | SRI POTTI SRIRAMULU NELLORE |                      78 |
| 9      | PRAKASAM                    |                      93 |
| 10     | SRIKAKULAM                  |                      37 |
| 11     | VISAKHAPATNAM               |                      13 |
| 12     | VIZIANAGARAM                |                      65 |
| 13     | WEST GODAVARI               |                     122 |
| 14     | PARVATHIPURAMMANYAM         |                      43 |
| 15     | ANAKAPALLI                  |                      74 |
| 16     | ALLURI SITHARAMA RAJU       |                      22 |
| 17     | KAKINADA                    |                      72 |
| 18     | KONASEEMA                   |                     166 |
| 19     | ELURU                       |                     159 |
| 20     | NTR                         |                     131 |
| 21     | BAPATLA                     |                     112 |
| 22     | PALNADU                     |                      60 |
| 23     | TIRUPATI                    |                      58 |
| 24     | ANNAMAYYA                   |                      41 |
| 25     | SRI SATHYA SAI              |                      54 |
| 26     | NANDYAL                     |                      56 |
|        | Total                       |                    2037 |