Lok Sabha Question No. 3884 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-12
Subject: PACS in Uncovered Panchayats
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3884 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 th  August, 2025

## PACS in Uncovered Panchayats

## 3884.    Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy:

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

- (a) whether the  Government has  taken or  plans  to  take  effective  and  targeted  measures  to establish  Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS) in  each uncovered Panchayat of various states, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  data  of  the  number  of  Cooperative  Societies  and  PACS  set  up  so  far,  State-wise including the data of Bihar, district-wise;
- (c) the details of the number of PACS included in the project for the digitization of functional PACS and the types of facilities and support provided and training provided, State-wise and district-wise; and
- (d) the details of the progress in the project for the digitization of functional PACS so far, district-wise, in Bihar?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b):      Yes, Sir. 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  schemes  of  Government  of  India  (GoI),  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.

As  per  National  Cooperative  Database,  a  total  of  5,937  new  PACS,  15,096  new  Dairy Cooperative  Societies  and  1,573  Fishery  Cooperative  Societies  have  been  registered  as  on 30.06.2025 across the country since the approval of the plan on 15.2.2023. The State-wise details of newly formed PACS and district-wise details of newly formed PACS in the State of Bihar are enclosed at Annexure-I .

(c):       The d etails of number of PACS included in the project for Computerization of PACS are  enclosed  at Annexure-II. Under  the  Project,  all  the  States/UTs  have  been  provided Hardware with the following components: -

- i. Computer
- ii. Multi-functional Devices (MFD)
- iii. UPS
- iv. Webcam
- v. VPN ( Virtual Port Network )

PACS have been provided Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software training and support by the NABARD and System Integrator under this project for working on the ERP Software. 22 Modules have been provided in the Software, the details of which are as under: -

1. Membership
2. Loan
3. Thrift Deposit
4. Savings
5. Term Deposit
6. Pigmy Deposit
7. Lockers
8. Merchandise
9. Warehousing
10. Procurement
11. PDS
12. Investments
13. Borrowings
14. Assets
15. FAS
16. Audits
17. Governances
18. Report Builders
19. Statics
20. BDP
21. CSC
22. Legacy Documents

Further, Capacity-building programs have been introduced as part of the implementation to support PACS in adopting and managing the new ERP software. The key initiatives include:

- Training of PACS personnel on ERP usage, data entry, and operational modules such as accounting, credit, procurement, and distribution.
- Regular  webinars,  helplines,  and  user  manuals  in  regional  languages  for  ease  of adoption.
- The types of training provided to PACS are as under:
- o 2 Days ERP Software training to PACS officials
- o 14 Days Hand-holding training to PACS officials by System Integrator (SI)
- o Refresher training as per the needs and requirement of PACS

These trainings are provided to PACS by Master trainers at the district level.

- (d): The details of the progress in the project for Computerization of functional PACS so far, district-wise, in Bihar are enclosed at Annexure-III .

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## Annexure-I

## State-wise details of newly formed Cooperative Societies and PACS (From 15.2.2023 to 30.6.2025)

| Sr. No.     | State                    |   No. of newly formed Cooperative Societies |   No. of newly formed PACS |
|-------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1.          | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                                          37 |                          1 |
| 2.          | Andhra Pradesh           |                                         947 |                          0 |
| 3.          | Arunachal Pradesh        |                                         255 |                        126 |
| 4.          | Assam                    |                                        1521 |                        238 |
| 5.          | Bihar                    |                                        3788 |                         39 |
| 6.          | Chhattisgarh             |                                        1012 |                          0 |
| 7.          | Delhi                    |                                          17 |                          0 |
| 8.          | Goa                      |                                         147 |                         24 |
| 9.          | Gujarat                  |                                        4186 |                        458 |
| 10.         | Haryana                  |                                        2933 |                         21 |
| 11.         | Himachal Pradesh         |                                         632 |                         91 |
| 12.         | Jammu &Kashmir           |                                        2064 |                        161 |
| 13.         | Jharkhand                |                                        1356 |                         45 |
| 14.         | Karnataka                |                                        1677 |                        180 |
| 15.         | Kerala                   |                                         161 |                          0 |
| 16.         | Ladakh                   |                                           7 |                          3 |
| 17.         | Lakshadweep              |                                           8 |                          0 |
| 18.         | Madhya Pradesh           |                                        2627 |                        199 |
| 19.         | Maharashtra              |                                        4677 |                        177 |
| 20.         | Manipur                  |                                         275 |                         72 |
| 21.         | Meghalaya                |                                         518 |                        217 |
| 22.         | Mizoram                  |                                         105 |                         41 |
| 23.         | Nagaland                 |                                          69 |                         13 |
| 24.         | Odisha                   |                                        1580 |                       1534 |
| 25.         | Puducherry               |                                           9 |                          3 |
| 26.         | Punjab                   |                                         636 |                          0 |
| 27.         | Rajasthan                |                                        3152 |                        970 |
| 28.         | Sikkim                   |                                         102 |                         24 |
| 29.         | Tamil Nadu               |                                         708 |                         29 |
| 30.         | Telangana                |                                         657 |                          0 |
| 31.         | DNH&DD                   |                                          50 |                          5 |
| 32.         | Tripura                  |                                         257 |                        187 |
| 33.         | Uttar Pradesh            |                                        2756 |                        516 |
| 34.         | Uttarakhand              |                                         907 |                        543 |
| 35.         | West Bengal              |                                         637 |                         20 |
| Grand Total | Grand Total              |                                       40470 |                       5937 |

## District-wise details of newly formed Cooperative Societies and PACS in the State of Bihar (From 15.2.2023 to 30.6.2025)

| Sr.No.   | Distrct            |   No. of newly formed Cooperatives |   No. of newly formed PACS |
|----------|--------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1.       | Kaimur (Bhabua)    |                                108 |                          0 |
| 2.       | Munger             |                                 92 |                          3 |
| 3.       | Saharsa            |                                 60 |                          0 |
| 4.       | Nawada             |                                 32 |                          9 |
| 5.       | Arwal              |                                 32 |                          0 |
| 6.       | Samastipur         |                                383 |                          2 |
| 7.       | Begusarai          |                                 82 |                          3 |
| 8.       | Supaul             |                                 78 |                          7 |
| 9.       | Lakhisarai         |                                 59 |                          2 |
| 10.      | Madhepura          |                                 99 |                          9 |
| 11.      | Gaya               |                                 93 |                          0 |
| 12.      | Buxar              |                                 83 |                          0 |
| 13.      | Sitamarhi          |                                179 |                          0 |
| 14.      | Pashchim Champaran |                                 60 |                          0 |
| 15.      | Banka              |                                164 |                          0 |
| 16.      | Muzaffarpur        |                                197 |                          0 |
| 17.      | Madhubani          |                                 47 |                          0 |
| 18.      | Patna              |                                170 |                          0 |
| 19.      | Nalanda            |                                150 |                          0 |
| 20.      | Purnia             |                                 71 |                          0 |
| 21.      | Rohtas             |                                 63 |                          1 |
| 22.      | Siwan              |                                112 |                          0 |
| 23.      | Purbi Champaran    |                                132 |                          0 |
| 24.      | Gopalganj          |                                 89 |                          0 |
| 25.      | Sheohar            |                                 41 |                          0 |
| 26.      | Darbhanga          |                                199 |                          0 |
| 27.      | Bhojpur            |                                121 |                          0 |
| 28.      | Jehanabad          |                                 36 |                          3 |
| 29.      | Saran              |                                173 |                          0 |
| 30.      | Vaishali           |                                179 |                          0 |
| 31.      | Jamui              |                                 68 |                          0 |
| 32.      | Sheikhpura         |                                 22 |                          0 |
| 33.      | Bhagalpur          |                                138 |                          0 |
| 34.      | Katihar            |                                 18 |                          0 |
| 35.      | Khagaria           |                                 80 |                          0 |
| 36.      | Araria             |                                 39 |                          0 |
| 37.      | Aurangabad         |                                 35 |                          0 |
| 38.      | Kishanganj         |                                  4 |                          0 |
| Total    | Total              |                               3788 |                         39 |

## Annexure-II

State-wise details of Computerization of PACS Project (till 30.6.2025)

| S. No   | States                   | Approved PACS   |
|---------|--------------------------|-----------------|
| 1.      | Maharashtra              | 12,000          |
| 2.      | Rajasthan                | 7,468           |
| 3.      | Gujarat                  | 5,754           |
| 4.      | Uttar Pradesh            | 5,686           |
| 5.      | Karnataka                | 5,682           |
| 6.      | Madhya Pradesh           | 5,188           |
| 7.      | Tamil Nadu               | 4,532           |
| 8.      | Bihar                    | 4,495           |
| 9.      | West Bengal              | 4,167           |
| 10.     | Punjab                   | 3,482           |
| 11.     | Odisha                   | 2,711           |
| 12.     | Andhra Pradesh           | 2,037           |
| 13.     | Chhattisgarh             | 2,028           |
| 14.     | Himachal Pradesh         | 1,789           |
| 15.     | Jharkhand                | 2,797           |
| 16.     | Haryana                  | 710             |
| 17.     | Uttarakhand              | 670             |
| 18.     | Assam                    | 583             |
| 19.     | Jammu &Kashmir           | 537             |
| 20.     | Tripura                  | 268             |
| 21.     | Manipur                  | 232             |
| 22.     | Nagaland                 | 231             |
| 23.     | Meghalaya                | 112             |
| 24.     | Sikkim                   | 107             |
| 25.     | Goa                      | 58              |
| 26.     | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 46              |
| 27.     | Puducherry               | 45              |
| 28.     | Mizoram                  | 49              |
| 29.     | Arunachal Pradesh        | 14              |
| 30.     | Ladakh                   | 10              |
| 31.     | DNH&DD                   | 4               |
| Total   | Total                    | 73,492          |

*Odisha has recently onboarded the project.

## Annexure-III

Details of PACS Computerization Project in the State of Bihar (As on 30.6.2025)

| S.No   | District Name      |   Sanctioned PACS |   ERPOnboarded |
|--------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
| 1      | Saharsa            |                83 |             83 |
| 2      | Banka              |               105 |            108 |
| 3      | Arwal              |                44 |             43 |
| 4      | Darbhanga          |                80 |             80 |
| 5      | Jehanabad          |                63 |             64 |
| 6      | Bhagalpur          |               160 |            163 |
| 7      | Sheikhpura         |                43 |             43 |
| 8      | Buxar              |               104 |            102 |
| 9      | Khagaria           |                78 |             78 |
| 10     | Munger             |                58 |             56 |
| 11     | Supaul             |                99 |             98 |
| 12     | Nawada             |               147 |            147 |
| 13     | Madhepura          |                47 |             47 |
| 14     | Vaishali           |               152 |            150 |
| 15     | Begusarai          |               119 |            123 |
| 16     | Jamui              |               109 |            109 |
| 17     | Muzaffarpur        |               150 |            148 |
| 18     | Sitamarhi          |               128 |            127 |
| 19     | Samastipur         |               139 |            139 |
| 20     | Lakhisarai         |                61 |             61 |
| 21     | Siwan              |               139 |            138 |
| 22     | Gopalganj          |               104 |            103 |
| 23     | Pashchim Champaran |               122 |            123 |
| 24     | Gaya               |               159 |            154 |
| 25     | Katihar            |               152 |            153 |
| 26     | Nalanda            |               122 |            123 |
| 27     | Madhubani          |               135 |            135 |
| 28     | Patna              |               176 |            175 |
| 29     | Purbi Champaran    |               183 |            181 |
| 30     | Kaimur (Bhabua)    |               119 |            119 |
| 31     | Sheohar            |                37 |             36 |
| 32     | Aurangabad         |               146 |            143 |
| 33     | Saran              |               193 |            189 |
| 34     | Rohtas             |               164 |            164 |
| 35     | Purnia             |               200 |            199 |
| 36     | Araria             |               148 |            146 |
| 37     | Kishanganj         |                86 |             84 |
| 38     | Bhojpur            |               123 |            126 |
| Total  | Total              |              4477 |           4460 |