Lok Sabha Question No. 4853 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-01
Subject: PACS Functioning as Common Service Centres (CSCs)
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Shri Chandra Prakash Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4853 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 st  APRIL, 2025

PACS Functioning as Common Service Centres (CSCs)

## 4853. Shri Chandra Prakash Choudhary:

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

- (a) the  details  regarding  the  number  of  Primary  Agricultural  Credit  Societies  (PACS) functioning as Common Service Centres (CSCs) in Jharkhand, district-wise;
- (b) the details of the number of loans disbursed by PACS functioning as CSC in Jharkhand, district-wise;
- (c) the details of the number of farmers availing services from CSC in Jharkhand, districtwise; and
- (d) the details of the number of PACS undergoing training to function as CSC in Jharkhand, district-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): As on 27 th January, 2025, total 1,217 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) have started functioning as Common Service Centers (CSCs) in the State of Jharkhand. The district-wise details of the same are given below:
- (b): PACS have traditionally been engaged in providing short and medium-term agricultural credit to farmers.  However, PACS functioning as Common Service Centers (CSCs) can now offer more than 300 e-services, which includes banking, insurance, health services, agricultural services, etc., in the rural areas of the country. As per information received from the State of Jharkhand, the district-wise details of loan disbursed by PACS functioning as CSC in the State of Jharkhand are as follows:
- (c): All the farmer members connected with PACS functioning as CSCs along with other rural citizens in Jharkhand can avail the various e-services being provided by these CSC PACS. Presently, a total of 4,01,722 farmers in the State of Jharkhand are availing various services from CSC. Districts-wise details are as under:

|   S. No. | District      |   No. of PACS functioning as CSC |
|----------|---------------|----------------------------------|
|        1 | Bokaro        |                               65 |
|        2 | Chatra        |                               61 |
|        3 | Deoghar       |                               50 |
|        4 | Dhanbad       |                               33 |
|        5 | Dumka         |                               18 |
|        6 | East Singhbum |                               42 |
|        7 | Garhwa        |                               39 |
|        8 | Giridih       |                               58 |
|        9 | Godda         |                               43 |
|       10 | Gumla         |                               71 |
|       11 | Hazaribagh    |                               64 |

| 12.   | Jamtara             | 51    |
|-------|---------------------|-------|
| 13.   | Khunti              | 36    |
| 14.   | Koderma             | 20    |
| 15.   | Latehar             | 71    |
| 16.   | Lohardaga           | 36    |
| 17.   | Pakur               | 76    |
| 18.   | Palamu              | 36    |
| 19.   | Ramgarh             | 53    |
| 20.   | Ranchi              | 120   |
| 21.   | Sahebganj           | 56    |
| 22.   | Saraikela Kharsawan | 31    |
| 23.   | Simdega             | 55    |
| 24.   | West Singhbhum      | 32    |
|       | Grand Total         | 1,217 |

|   S. No. | District      | No. of Loans disbursed by PACS   |
|----------|---------------|----------------------------------|
|        1 | Bokaro        | 3,212                            |
|        2 | Chatra        | 757                              |
|        3 | Deoghar       | -                                |
|        4 | Dhanbad       | 3,825                            |
|        5 | Dumka         | 352                              |
|        6 | East Singhbum | -                                |
|        7 | Garhwa        | -                                |
|        8 | Giridih       | 1,932                            |
|        9 | Godda         | 23                               |
|       10 | Gumla         | -                                |
|       11 | Hazaribagh    | 750                              |
|       12 | Jamtara       | -                                |
|       13 | Khunti        | -                                |
|       14 | Koderma       | 158                              |
|       15 | Latehar       | -                                |
|       16 | Lohardaga     | -                                |
|       17 | Pakur         | -                                |

| 18.   | Palamu              | -      |
|-------|---------------------|--------|
| 19.   | Ramgarh             | 625    |
| 20.   | Ranchi              | -      |
| 21.   | Sahebganj           | 690    |
| 22.   | Saraikela Kharsawan | -      |
| 23.   | Simdega             | -      |
| 24.   | West Singhbhum      | 192    |
|       | Grand Total         | 12,516 |

| S. No   | Name of the District   | Number of Farmers   |
|---------|------------------------|---------------------|
| 1       | Bokaro                 | 36,804              |
| 2       | Chatra                 | 18,300              |
| 3       | Deoghar                | 35,489              |
| 4       | Dhanbad                | 21,253              |
| 5       | Dumka                  | 10,813              |
| 6       | East Singhbum          | 1,419               |
| 7       | Garhwa                 | 18,316              |
| 8       | Giridih                | 7,508               |
| 9       | Godda                  | 48,976              |
| 10      | Gumla                  | 39,151              |
| 11      | Hazaribagh             | 5,950               |
| 12      | Jamtara                | 31,000              |
| 13      | Khunti                 | 12,145              |
| 14      | Koderma                | 6,111               |
| 15      | Latehar                | 7,315               |
| 16      | Lohardaga              | 2,522               |
| 17      | Pakur                  | 28,921              |
| 18      | Palamu                 | 5,000               |
| 19      | Ramgarh                | 3,350               |
| 20      | Ranchi                 | 31,208              |
| 21      | Sahebganj              | 17,273              |
| 22      | Saraikela Kharsawan    | 7,223               |
| 23      | Simdega                | 3,620               |
| 24      | West Singhbhum         | 2,055               |
| TOTAL:  | TOTAL:                 | 4,01,722            |

(d): As per information received from CSC e-Governance Services India Ltd., a total of 754 PACS have been trained to function as CSC in the State of Jharkhand. The District-wise details of the same are as under:

| S. No.   | District            |   No. of PACS Trained |
|----------|---------------------|-----------------------|
| 1        | Bokaro              |                    29 |
| 2        | Chatra              |                    38 |
| 3        | Deoghar             |                    24 |
| 4        | Dhanbad             |                    31 |
| 5        | Dumka               |                    24 |
| 6        | East Singhbum       |                    28 |
| 7        | Garhwa              |                    38 |
| 8        | Giridih             |                    47 |
| 9        | Godda               |                    20 |
| 10       | Gumla               |                    47 |
| 11       | Hazaribagh          |                    55 |
| 12       | Jamtara             |                    17 |
| 13       | Khunti              |                    18 |
| 14       | Koderma             |                    11 |
| 15       | Latehar             |                    17 |
| 16       | Lohardaga           |                    34 |
| 17       | Pakur               |                    46 |
| 18       | Palamu              |                     9 |
| 19       | Ramgarh             |                    22 |
| 20       | Ranchi              |                    75 |
| 21       | Sahebganj           |                    26 |
| 22       | Saraikela Kharsawan |                    32 |
| 23       | Simdega             |                    39 |
| 24       | West Singhbhum      |                    27 |
|          | Total               |                   754 |

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