Lok Sabha Question No. 2751 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-05
Subject: MPACS in States
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Shri G Kumar Naik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2751 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05 th  AUGUST 2025

## MPACS in States

## 2751. Shri G Kumar Naik:

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

- (a) the details of Multipurpose Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (MPACS) established in each State during the financial year 2024-25, State-wise;
- (b)  the  details  of  Primary Agricultural  Credit  Societies  (PACS)  established  in  Karnataka, district-wise over the last five years;
- (c) the details of the total number of PACS in Karnataka, along with their current operational status, district-wise; and

(d)  the  details  of  financial  and  infrastructure  support  provided  under  various  Government schemes to PACS in Karnataka?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The Government on 15.2.2023, approved the Plan for strengthening cooperative movement in the country and deepening its reach up to the grassroots. The Plan entails establishment of 2 lakh multipurpose PACS (M-PACS), Dairy, Fishery Cooperative Societies covering all the Panchayats/ villages in the country in five years, through convergence of various existing GOI schemes, including Dairy Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF), National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD), PM Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), etc, with the support of  National  Bank  for  Agricultural  and  Rural  Development  (NABARD),  National  Dairy Development  Board  (NDDB),  National  Fisheries  Development  Board  (NFDB)  and  State Governments. During the financial year 2024 -25, a total of 4,964 new M-PACS have been established across various States/UTs. The State-wise details of new M-PACS established in FY 2024-25 are attached as Annexure-I .

(b):  As  per  the  National  Cooperative  Database  (NCD),  a  total  of  428  PACS  have  been registered in the State of Karnataka in the last five years (FY 2020-21 to FY 2024-25), details of which, are attached as Annexure-II .

(c): The details of the total number of PACS in Karnataka, along with their current operational status, district-wise, are attached as Annexure-III.

(d):  Details  of  financial  and  infrastructure  support  provided  under  various  Government schemes to PACS in Karnataka are as follows:

## (i) Computerization of PACS project

Of the 5,682 PACS sanctioned in the State of Karnataka, hardware has been delivered to 5,491 PACS; 3,765 PACS have been onboarded onto the ERP system; 1,930 PACS are live on ERP and 1,728 have completed day-end operations.

Further, ₹55.64 crore has been released by GoI to State of Karnataka (₹40.25 crore in FY 202223 and ₹15.39 crore in FY 202324) under the project.

## (ii) World's Largest Grain Storage Plan in Cooperative Sector

The World's Largest Grain Storage Plan in Cooperative Sector, which has been rolled out as Pilot Project, entails creation of various agri infrastructure at PACS level, including godowns, custom hiring centers, processing units, Fair Price Shops, etc. through convergence of various existing schemes of the Government of India (GoI), such as, Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF),  Agricultural  Marketing  Infrastructure  Scheme  (AMI),  Sub  Mission  on  Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM), Pradhan Mantri Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme (PMFME), etc. Under the Pilot project, a 1,000 MT godown with a processing unit has been constructed at Primary Agriculture Cooperative Federation Ltd., Ekamba, Bidar in the State of Karnataka.

## (iii) Financial Assistance by NCDC to PACS

During FY 2020 -21 to 2024 -25, NCDC has disbursed total financial assistance of ₹2,556.72 lakh to PACS in the State of Karnataka.

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Establishment of new M-PACS in FY 2024-25

| S.No   | States/UTs               | No. of new M-PACS established   |
|--------|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1      | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 1                               |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh           | -                               |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh        | 117                             |
| 4      | Assam                    | 190                             |
| 5      | Bihar                    | 29                              |
| 6      | Chandigarh               | -                               |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh             | -                               |
| 8      | Delhi                    | -                               |
| 9      | Goa                      | 19                              |
| 10     | Gujarat                  | 353                             |
| 11     | Haryana                  | 2                               |
| 12     | Himachal Pradesh         | 82                              |
| 13     | Jammu And Kashmir        | 98                              |
| 14     | Jharkhand                | 44                              |
| 15     | Karnataka                | 180                             |
| 16     | Kerala                   | -                               |
| 17     | Ladakh                   | 2                               |
| 18     | Lakshadweep              | -                               |
| 19     | Madhya Pradesh           | 85                              |
| 20     | Maharashtra              | 173                             |
| 21     | Manipur                  | 68                              |
| 22     | Meghalaya                | 201                             |
| 23     | Mizoram                  | 27                              |
| 24     | Nagaland                 | 14                              |
| 25     | Odisha                   | 1,534                           |
| 26     | Puducherry               | 2                               |
| 27     | Punjab                   | -                               |
| 28     | Rajasthan                | 857                             |
| 29     | Sikkim                   | 24                              |
| 30     | Tamil Nadu               | 29                              |
| 31     | Telangana                | -                               |
| 32     | TheDD&DNH                | 5                               |
| 33     | Tripura                  | 110                             |
| 34     | Uttar Pradesh            | 220                             |
| 35     | Uttarakhand              | 482                             |
| 36     | West Bengal              | 16                              |
|        | Grand Total              | 4,964                           |

Source- National Cooperative Database (NCD)

District-wise details of PACS registered in Karnataka in last 5 years (FY 2020-21 to FY 2024-25)

| Sr.No   | District         |   Total M-PACS registered in last 5 years |
|---------|------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Bagalkote        |                                        27 |
| 2       | Ballari          |                                        10 |
| 3       | Belagavi         |                                       187 |
| 4       | Bengaluru Rural  |                                         1 |
| 5       | Bengaluru Urban  |                                         1 |
| 6       | Bidar            |                                         5 |
| 7       | Chamarajanagara  |                                        10 |
| 8       | Chikkaballapura  |                                         6 |
| 9       | Chikkamagaluru   |                                         7 |
| 10      | Chitradurga      |                                         1 |
| 11      | Dakshina Kannada |                                         0 |
| 12      | Davangere        |                                        10 |
| 13      | Dharwad          |                                         5 |
| 14      | Gadag            |                                         6 |
| 15      | Hassan           |                                        13 |
| 16      | Haveri           |                                         1 |
| 17      | Kalaburagi       |                                        32 |
| 18      | Kodagu           |                                         1 |
| 19      | Kolar            |                                         3 |
| 20      | Koppal           |                                        17 |
| 21      | Mandya           |                                        11 |
| 22      | Mysuru           |                                        21 |
| 23      | Raichur          |                                        10 |
| 24      | Ramanagara       |                                         2 |
| 25      | Shivamogga       |                                         3 |
| 26      | Tumakuru         |                                         9 |
| 27      | Udupi            |                                         0 |
| 28      | Uttara Kannada   |                                         3 |
| 29      | Vijayanagar      |                                        12 |
| 30      | Vijayapura       |                                         2 |
| 31      | Yadgir           |                                        12 |
|         | Total            |                                       428 |

Source- National Cooperative Database (NCD)

Annexure-III Total number of PACS in the State of Karnataka along with their current operational status (District-wise)

| S.No   | District         |   Total PACS |   Functional PACS |   Non- functional/Dormant PACS |   No. of PACS under Liquidation PACS |
|--------|------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1      | Bagalkote        |          303 |               301 |                              0 |                                    2 |
| 2      | Ballari          |           91 |                88 |                              0 |                                    3 |
| 3      | Belagavi         |         1408 |              1377 |                             19 |                                   12 |
| 4      | Bengaluru Rural  |           80 |                72 |                              0 |                                    8 |
| 5      | Bengaluru Urban  |           46 |                38 |                              0 |                                    8 |
| 6      | Bidar            |          189 |               188 |                              0 |                                    1 |
| 7      | Chamarajanagara  |          113 |               112 |                              0 |                                    1 |
| 8      | Chikkaballapura  |          164 |               131 |                              5 |                                   28 |
| 9      | Chikkamagaluru   |          135 |               135 |                              0 |                                    0 |
| 10     | Chitradurga      |          166 |               160 |                              1 |                                    5 |
| 11     | Dakshina Kannada |          120 |               119 |                              0 |                                    1 |
| 12     | Davangere        |          187 |               186 |                              0 |                                    1 |
| 13     | Dharwad          |          177 |               167 |                              8 |                                    2 |
| 14     | Gadag            |          180 |               173 |                              5 |                                    2 |
| 15     | Hassan           |          235 |               222 |                              0 |                                   13 |
| 16     | Haveri           |          232 |               230 |                              1 |                                    1 |
| 17     | Kalaburagi       |          246 |               246 |                              0 |                                    0 |
| 18     | Kodagu           |           77 |                77 |                              0 |                                    0 |
| 19     | Kolar            |          105 |                95 |                              1 |                                    9 |
| 20     | Koppal           |          137 |               135 |                              0 |                                    2 |
| 21     | Mandya           |          243 |               242 |                              0 |                                    1 |
| 22     | Mysuru           |          220 |               214 |                              0 |                                    6 |
| 23     | Raichur          |          147 |               144 |                              0 |                                    3 |
| 24     | Ramanagara       |          104 |               102 |                              0 |                                    2 |
| 25     | Shivamogga       |          178 |               175 |                              0 |                                    3 |
| 26     | Tumakuru         |          249 |               245 |                              1 |                                    3 |
| 27     | Udupi            |           57 |                57 |                              0 |                                    0 |
| 28     | Uttara Kannada   |          180 |               178 |                              0 |                                    2 |
| 29     | Vijayanagar      |          124 |               121 |                              0 |                                    3 |
| 30     | Vijayapura       |          284 |               278 |                              5 |                                    1 |
| 31     | Yadgir           |          114 |               112 |                              0 |                                    2 |
|        | Total            |         6291 |              6120 |                             46 |                                  125 |

Source- National Cooperative Database (NCD)