Lok Sabha Question No. 1231 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-03
Subject: Strengthening Cooperatives in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Dr. T Sumathy Alias Thamizhachi Thangapandian

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1231 ANSWERED ON 03 rd  December 2024

## Strengthening Cooperatives in Tamil Nadu

1231.   Dr. T Sumathy Alias Thamizhachi Thangapandian :

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

(a) the details of measures taken for providing assistance to strengthen cooperatives in Tamil Nadu; and

(b) the  amount  and  number  of  loans  provided  by  National  Cooperative  Development Corporation to cooperatives in Tamil Nadu?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF COOPERATION

## सहकारिता मंत्री (SHRI AMIT SHAH)

- (a) The  Government  has  taken  several  important  initiatives  to  financially  strengthen  Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) across the country including in the State of Tamil Nadu, such as Computerization of PACS which entails bringing all the functional  PACS onto an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) based common national software which will help in improving their operational efficiency, ensuring speedy disbursal of loans, lowering of transaction costs and increasing transparency; Model Byelaws for PACS which will enable them to diversify their business by undertaking more than 25  business  activities,  including  dairy,  fishery,  floriculture,  setting  up  godowns,  procurement  of foodgrains, fertilizers, seeds, LPG/CNG/Petrol/Diesel distributorship, etc.; PACS to function as Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samriddhi Kendras providing fertilizers, pesticides and various other agri inputs to farmers at  a  single  shop;  PACS  to  operate  as  Pradhan  Mantri  Bhartiya  Jan  Aushadhi  Kendras  to  ensure availability of generic medicines to rural citizens at affordable prices, etc.
- (b)  National  Cooperative  Development  Corporation  (NCDC)  a  statutory  corporation  under  the administrative control of Ministry of Cooperation provides assistance to cooperatives through its various sponsored  schemes  and  also  dovetailed  with  other  Government  of  India  schemes.  The  financial assistance provided to the cooperatives comprises of loan and subsidy/subvention as per the scheme under which the assistance is availed. Assistance provided /disbursed to the cooperatives in the state of Tamil Nadu is as per the following:

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Rs. in crore

| S.No.   | Activity                                                                                    | FY - 2022-23   | FY - 2022-23   | FY - 2022-23   | FY - 2023-24   | FY - 2023-24   | FY - 2023-24   | FY - 2024-25 (as on dated 25.11.2024)   | FY - 2024-25 (as on dated 25.11.2024)   | FY - 2024-25 (as on dated 25.11.2024)   |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|         | Activity                                                                                    | Loan           | Subsidy        | Total          | Loan           | Subsidy        | Total          | Loan                                    | Subsidy                                 | Total                                   |
| 1       | Integrated Cooperative Development Project (ICDP)                                           | 14.74          | 2.86           | 17.60          | -              | 1.42           | 1.42           |                                         |                                         | 0.00                                    |
| 2       | Service cooperatives                                                                        | 0.52           | 0.00           | 0.52           | -              |                | 0.00           |                                         |                                         | 0.00                                    |
| 3       | Fisheries, Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojna (PMMSY)& Farmers Producer Organization (FPO) | 9.33           | 3.04           | 12.37          | -              | 2.85           | 2.85           |                                         | 2.17                                    | 2.17                                    |
| 4.      | Dairy                                                                                       |                |                |                |                |                |                | 15.50                                   | 0.00                                    | 15.50                                   |
|         | Total                                                                                       | 24.59          | 5.90           | 30.49          | -              | 4.27           | 4.27           | 15.50                                   | 2.17                                    | 17.67                                   |