Lok Sabha Question No. 3138 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-08
Subject: Data of PACCS
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: P. C. Mohan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3138 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08/08/2023

## Data of PACCS

## 3138. SHRI P.C. MOHAN:

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

(a) whether the Government is compiling and aggregating data of all the Primary Agricultural Credit Cooperative Societies (PACCS) spread across all States and Union Territories and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(b) the steps taken by the Government to compile and verify the data of all the PACCS; and

(c) whether the Government is planning to regulate these PACCS so that they are not misused and if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Ministry of Cooperation is developing a comprehensive National Cooperative Database in  a  phased  manner.  Mapping  of  about  2.64  lakh  primary  cooperative  societies  of  three sectors  i.e.  Primary  Agriculture  Credit  Societies  (PACS),  Dairy  and  Fisheries  has  been completed in February, 2023 under Phase-I. Under Phase-II, Mapping  of National Cooperative  Societies/Federations  has  been  completed.  Under  Phase-III,  the  Database  is being extended to the remaining cooperative societies working in all other sectors. As per the Statistical Profile of Indian Cooperative Movement-2018 published by National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI), State-wise number of Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS) in the country are placed at Annexure.

(b):  The  data  of  all  cooperative  societies,  including  PACS,  collected  under  the  National Cooperative  Database  has  been  entered  and  verified  under  the  supervision  of  the  District Registrar Office of the State Registrar of Cooperative Societies (RCS).

(c):  As per statutory provisions, the Cooperative Societies with objects not confined to one State  are  governed  by  Entry  44  of  Union  List  of  the  Constitution  and  are  centrally administered  by  Central  Registrar  of  Cooperative  Societies  (CRCS)  under  provisions  of Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002. The Cooperative Societies, including Primary Agriculture  Credit  Societies  (PACS),  with  objects  confined  to  one  State  are  governed  by Entry  32  of  State  List  of  the  Constitution  and  are  administered  by  the  concerned  State Registrar of Cooperative Societies (RCS) as per provisions of respective State Cooperative Societies Act.

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State-wise number of Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS) in the country

| Sr. No.   | Name of State/UT                         |   Number of PACS |
|-----------|------------------------------------------|------------------|
| 1         | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS              |               51 |
| 2         | ANDHRA PRADESH                           |             2051 |
| 3         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                        |               34 |
| 4         | ASSAM                                    |              766 |
| 5         | BIHAR                                    |             8463 |
| 6         | CHANDIGARH                               |               17 |
| 7         | CHHATTISGARH                             |             1333 |
| 8         | DELHI                                    |                0 |
| 9         | GOA                                      |               81 |
| 10        | GUJARAT                                  |             8484 |
| 11        | HARYANA                                  |              711 |
| 12        | HIMACHAL PRADESH                         |             2127 |
| 13        | JAMMU AND KASHMIR #                      |              643 |
| 14        | JHARKHAND                                |             2345 |
| 15        | KARNATAKA                                |             5679 |
| 16        | KERALA                                   |             1647 |
| 17        | LAKSHADWEEP                              |               19 |
| 18        | MADHYA PRADESH                           |             4457 |
| 19        | MAHARASHTRA                              |            21217 |
| 20        | MANIPUR                                  |              223 |
| 21        | MEGHALAYA                                |              179 |
| 22        | MIZORAM                                  |              159 |
| 23        | NAGALAND                                 |             1719 |
| 24        | ODISHA                                   |             2701 |
| 25        | PUDUCHERRY                               |               53 |
| 26        | PUNJAB                                   |             3543 |
| 27        | RAJASTHAN                                |             6411 |
| 28        | SIKKIM                                   |              176 |
| 29        | TAMIL NADU                               |             4511 |
| 30        | TELANGANA                                |              798 |
| 31        | THE DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN & DIU |                2 |
| 32        | TRIPURA                                  |              268 |
| 33        | UTTAR PRADESH                            |             8929 |
| 34        | UTTARAKHAND                              |              759 |
| 35        | WEST BENGAL                              |             7405 |
|           | Total                                    |            97961 |

Source: Statistical Profile of Indian Cooperative Movement-2018 published by NCUI

# The figures of Jammu & Kashmir (UT) included the figures of Ladakh (UT)

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