Lok Sabha Question No. 616 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-03
Subject: Sahara Refund Portal
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Shri Rajkumar Roat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 616 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 rd  February, 2026

## Sahara Refund Portal

## †616. Shri Rajkumar Roat:

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

- (a) the details of the societies from which the money has been refunded to depositors through Sahara  Refund  Portal  so  far  in  the  country,  State  and  district-wise  especially  in  the  State  of Rajasthan;
- (b)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  through  the  Sahara  Refund  Portal,  3,500  depositors  of  BanswaraDungarpur, Lok Sabha Constituencies received Rs. 4 lakh from one of the society;
- (c) whether payment to thousands of other depositors through other societies is still pending, if so, the total number of depositors and the quantum of the payment yet to be made to them;
- (d) the details of the depositor's names and amount lying pending for payment;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to make payments to the remaining depositors of BanswaraDungarpur, Lok Sabha Constituencies through the Sahara Refund Portal; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof along with the time by when it is likely to be made, if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (f):  In  an  Interlocutory  Application  filed  by  the  Ministry  of  Cooperation  in  WP  (C) No.191/2022 (Pinak Pani Mohanty vs UoI & ors.), the Hon'ble Supreme Court on 29.03.2023 inter alia ordered that:

'(i)  Out  of  the  total  amount  of  Rs.  24,979.67  Crores  lying  in  the  'Sahara-SEBI  Refund Account', Rs. 5000 Crores be transferred to the Central Registrar of Cooperative Societies, who, in turn, shall disburse the same against the legitimate dues of the depositors of the Sahara Group of Cooperative Societies, which shall be paid to the genuine depositors in the most  transparent  manner  and  on  proper  identification  and  on  submitting  proof  of  their deposits and proof of their claims and to be deposited in their respective bank accounts directly.

(ii)  The  disbursement  shall  be  supervised  and  monitored  by  Justice  R.  Subhash  Reddy, Former  Judge  of  this  Court  with  the  able  assistance  of  Shri  Gaurav  Agarwal,  learned Advocate, who is appointed as Amicus Curiae to assist Justice R. Subhash Reddy as well as the  Central  Registrar  of  Cooperative  Societies  in  disbursing  the  amount  to  the  genuine depositors of the Sahara Group of Cooperative Societies. The manner and modalities for making the payment is to be worked out by the Central Registrar of Cooperative Societies in consultation with Justice R. Subhash Reddy, Former Judge of this Court and Shri Gaurav Agarwal, learned Advocate.'

In compliance of the Hon'ble Supreme Court's Order dated 29.03.2023, an Online Portal 'CRCS-Sahara refund portal' https://mocrefund.crcs.gov.in  has been launched on 18.07.2023 for submission of claims by the genuine depositors of four Multi-State Cooperative Societies of Sahara Group, namely; Sahara Credit Cooperative Society Ltd., Lucknow,  Saharayn Universal Multipurpose Society Ltd., Bhopal, Humara India Credit Cooperative Society Ltd., Kolkata and Stars Multipurpose Cooperative Society Ltd., Hyderabad for refund of their legitimate deposits. Entire  process  of  disbursement  is  digital  and  paperless  and  is  being  carried  out  under  the supervision and monitoring of Justice R. Subhash Reddy, Former Judge of Hon'ble Supreme Court with the assistance of Shri Gaurav Agrawal, Amicus Curiae.

Applications received on the Portal are being processed in transparent manner, on proper identification  and  on  submitting  proof  of  their  identity  and  deposits.  The  payment  is  being deposited directly in Aadhaar seeded bank account of the genuine depositors. Presently, payment only  upto  Rs.50,000/-  is  being  disbursed  to  each  genuine  depositor  of  the  Sahara  Group  of Cooperative Societies against verified claims through Aadhaar seeded Bank account.

Further, in case of any deficiency found in the application of the depositor on the portal, deficiencies are being conveyed to them for re-submission of their application through the resubmission portal already launched on 15.11.2023.

The Hon'ble Supreme Court has ordered that additional amount of Rs. 5,000 Crore be transferred from 'Sahara-SEBI Refund Account' to Central Registrar of Cooperative Societies and granted extension for disbursement of refund to the depositors upto 31.12.2026. An amount of Rs. 8,429.42  Crore  has  been  disbursed  to  39,46,550  depositors  of  Sahara  Group  of  Cooperative Societies as on 20.01.2026.  State-wise details of refund of deposits including State of Rajasthan is attached as Annexure.  As per Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), District-wise, Lok Sabha Constituency-wise  details  of  the  depositors  is  not  maintained  on  the  'CRCS-Sahara  Refund Portal'.

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Annexure

| State Wise Application Received and Refund made through CRCS Sahara Refund Portal (As on 20.01.2026)   | State Wise Application Received and Refund made through CRCS Sahara Refund Portal (As on 20.01.2026)   | State Wise Application Received and Refund made through CRCS Sahara Refund Portal (As on 20.01.2026)   | State Wise Application Received and Refund made through CRCS Sahara Refund Portal (As on 20.01.2026)   | State Wise Application Received and Refund made through CRCS Sahara Refund Portal (As on 20.01.2026)   | State Wise Application Received and Refund made through CRCS Sahara Refund Portal (As on 20.01.2026)   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No                                                                                                  | State/UT's                                                                                             | Applications Received                                                                                  | Aggregate Claim Amount (Rs. In Cr.)                                                                    | Applications Processed                                                                                 | Amount Disbursed (Rs. In Cr.)                                                                          |
| 1                                                                                                      | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                         | 384038                                                                                                 | 2582                                                                                                   | 81491                                                                                                  | 197.75                                                                                                 |
| 2                                                                                                      | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                      | 259                                                                                                    | 3.03                                                                                                   | 49                                                                                                     | 0.12                                                                                                   |
| 3                                                                                                      | Assam                                                                                                  | 487025                                                                                                 | 2762                                                                                                   | 103367                                                                                                 | 200.30                                                                                                 |
| 4                                                                                                      | Bihar                                                                                                  | 2800657                                                                                                | 18062                                                                                                  | 968713                                                                                                 | 1892.89                                                                                                |
| 5                                                                                                      | Chhattisgarh                                                                                           | 432384                                                                                                 |                                                                                                        | 71969                                                                                                  | 176.63                                                                                                 |
| 6                                                                                                      | Goa                                                                                                    | 10248                                                                                                  | 117.08                                                                                                 | 3883                                                                                                   | 8.70                                                                                                   |
| 7                                                                                                      | Gujarat                                                                                                | 563436                                                                                                 | 3881                                                                                                   | 55774                                                                                                  | 136.63                                                                                                 |
| 8                                                                                                      | Haryana                                                                                                | 200641                                                                                                 | 1734                                                                                                   | 65466                                                                                                  | 177.23                                                                                                 |
| 9                                                                                                      | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                       | 25137                                                                                                  | 237.98                                                                                                 | 11592                                                                                                  | 28.90                                                                                                  |
| 10                                                                                                     | Jharkhand                                                                                              | 1395418                                                                                                | 9832                                                                                                   | 373588                                                                                                 | 847.67                                                                                                 |
| 11                                                                                                     | Karnataka                                                                                              | 37189                                                                                                  | 359.39                                                                                                 | 11862                                                                                                  | 25.66                                                                                                  |
| 12                                                                                                     | Kerala                                                                                                 | 70                                                                                                     | 1.05                                                                                                   | 15                                                                                                     | 0.05                                                                                                   |
| 13                                                                                                     | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                         | 906661                                                                                                 | 6689                                                                                                   | 155049                                                                                                 | 355.04                                                                                                 |
| 14                                                                                                     | Maharashtra                                                                                            | 128061                                                                                                 | 1214.23                                                                                                | 34467                                                                                                  | 82.49                                                                                                  |
| 15                                                                                                     | Manipur                                                                                                | 870                                                                                                    | 7.41                                                                                                   | 410                                                                                                    | 0.84                                                                                                   |
| 16                                                                                                     | Meghalaya                                                                                              | 90                                                                                                     | 0.47                                                                                                   | 15                                                                                                     | 0.03                                                                                                   |
| 17                                                                                                     | Mizoram                                                                                                | 58                                                                                                     | 3.35                                                                                                   | 14                                                                                                     | 0.03                                                                                                   |
| 18                                                                                                     | Nagaland                                                                                               | 346                                                                                                    | 3.45                                                                                                   | 87                                                                                                     | 0.19                                                                                                   |
| 19                                                                                                     | Odisha                                                                                                 | 1144561                                                                                                | 7204                                                                                                   | 340204                                                                                                 | 707.56                                                                                                 |
| 20                                                                                                     | Punjab                                                                                                 | 41016                                                                                                  | 369.74                                                                                                 | 16551                                                                                                  | 42.92                                                                                                  |
| 21                                                                                                     | Rajasthan                                                                                              | 1213140                                                                                                | 9336.48                                                                                                | 246118                                                                                                 | 604.44                                                                                                 |
| 22                                                                                                     | Sikkim                                                                                                 | 1125                                                                                                   | 34.60                                                                                                  | 199                                                                                                    | 0.54                                                                                                   |
| 23                                                                                                     | Tamil Nadu                                                                                             | 1707                                                                                                   | 20.85                                                                                                  | 342                                                                                                    | 0.95                                                                                                   |
| 24                                                                                                     | Telangana                                                                                              | 79709                                                                                                  | 742.91                                                                                                 | 33493                                                                                                  | 94.64                                                                                                  |
| 25                                                                                                     | Tripura                                                                                                | 29999                                                                                                  | 205.28                                                                                                 | 14428                                                                                                  | 27.86                                                                                                  |
| 26                                                                                                     | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                          | 3566550                                                                                                | 23081                                                                                                  | 1079800                                                                                                | 2228.27                                                                                                |
| 27                                                                                                     | Uttarakhand                                                                                            | 61060                                                                                                  | 455.56                                                                                                 | 29459                                                                                                  | 74.30                                                                                                  |
| 28                                                                                                     | West Bengal                                                                                            | 739677                                                                                                 | 4246                                                                                                   | 203185                                                                                                 | 397.04                                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                                      | Andaman and Nicob                                                                                      | 218                                                                                                    | 1.79                                                                                                   | 43                                                                                                     | 0.09                                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                                                      | Chandigarh (UT)                                                                                        | 5048                                                                                                   | 63.64                                                                                                  | 1912                                                                                                   | 5.18                                                                                                   |
| 3                                                                                                      | Dadra and Nagar Haveli andDaman and (UT)                                                               | 1333                                                                                                   | 21.53                                                                                                  | 73                                                                                                     | 0.17                                                                                                   |
| 4                                                                                                      | Delhi                                                                                                  | 117399                                                                                                 | 1146.56                                                                                                | 42896                                                                                                  | 114.25                                                                                                 |
| 5                                                                                                      | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                      | 80                                                                                                     | 0.92                                                                                                   | 19                                                                                                     | 0.04                                                                                                   |
| 6                                                                                                      | Puducherry (UT)                                                                                        | 101                                                                                                    | 0.88                                                                                                   | 17                                                                                                     | 0.02                                                                                                   |
| 7                                                                                                      | Lakshadweep (UT)                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                      | 0.01                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                        | GrandTotal                                                                                             |                                                                                                        | 97,412.19                                                                                              |                                                                                                        | 8,429.42                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                        |                                                                                                        | 1,43,75,313                                                                                            |                                                                                                        | 39,46,550                                                                                              |                                                                                                        |