Lok Sabha Question No. 2034 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-11
Subject: PACS Functioning as CSC
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Shri Imran Masood

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2034 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 th  March, 2025

## PACS functioning as CSC

## 2034.  Shri Imran Masood:

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

- (a) the  details  of  Primary  Agricultural  Credit  Societies  (PACS)  functioning  as Common Service Centres (CSC) for citizen centric services;
- (b) whether employments are likely to be generated to the local unemployed persons through the said scheme, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the manner in which the farmers are likely to get benefit through this scheme;
- (d) the  number  of  Primary  Agricultural  Credit  Societies  (PACS)  functioning  as Common  Service  Centres  (CSC)  for  citizen  centric  services  in  Uttar  Pradesh particularly in Saharanpur district; and
- (e) the block-wise details thereof in Saharanpur district?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The Government of India has taken an initiative of enabling PACS to function as Common Service Centres (CSC) through which PACS have now been able to provide more  than  300  e-services  such  as  banking,  insurance,  Aadhar  enrolment/  updation, health services, PAN card and IRCTC/ Bus/ Air ticket, etc. to the rural population. So far, 42,080 PACS have started providing CSC services to rural citizens.

(b) and (c): This  initiative  enables  farmers  across  the  country  to  access  various  eservices locally at the PACS level, reducing travel costs, enhancing financial inclusion, and improving service delivery. By providing digital access at the grassroots level, it empowers rural communities and enhances their ease of living. Additionally, it creates new income opportunities for PACS and generates employment opportunities at the local level.

(d) and (e): A total of 5,170 PACS have started functioning as CSC in the State of Uttar Pradesh including 104 PACS in Saharanpur district of the State. The block-wise details  of  PACS functioning as CSC in the Saharanpur district of the State of Uttar Pradesh are as under:

| Sr. No.   | Block name       |   No. of PACS |   No. of PACS functioning as CSC |
|-----------|------------------|---------------|----------------------------------|
| 1.        | Punwarka         |            11 |                               11 |
| 2.        | Baliakheri       |            10 |                               10 |
| 3.        | Muzaffarabad     |            14 |                               10 |
| 4.        | Sadholi Kadeem   |            10 |                                5 |
| 5.        | Sarsawan         |            14 |                               13 |
| 6.        | Nakur            |            10 |                               10 |
| 7.        | Gangoh           |            11 |                               11 |
| 8.        | Deoband          |            12 |                               12 |
| 9.        | Nagal            |            10 |                               10 |
| 10.       | Rampur Maniharan |             6 |                                6 |
| 11.       | Nanauta          |             7 |                                6 |
| Total     | Total            |           115 |                              104 |

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