Lok Sabha Question No. 1517 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-09
Subject: Cooperative Groups and Grants
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Shri Brijmohan Agrawal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1517 TO BE ANSWERED ON  9 th  DECEMBER, 2025

## Cooperative Groups and Grants

## 1517 : Shri Brijmohan Agrawal

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

- (a) the categories of sector wise cooperatives defined by the Ministry along with the list of all active cooperative societies, sector and State-wise;
- (b) the  number  of  cooperatives  that  have  been  funded  by  the  department  and  affiliated cooperatives in the form of loans, grants, investments in the last three financial years;
- (c) the list of cooperatives with corresponding amounts sanctioned and disbursed under the Grant in aid to National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC);
- (d) the list of States and UTs into 'Cooperatively Developed', 'Under Developed' and 'Least Developed' groups;
- (e) The value of financial assistance provided to all the States under the CSISAC;
- (f) the details of initiatives and programmes that are being run by the Ministry for under developed and least developed groups; and
- (g) the measures to address regional variations, engagement in Chhattisgarh's tribal areas, through training and cultural adaptations?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) As per  the  National  Cooperative  Database  (NCD),  out  of  total  of  8.4  lakh  cooperatives societies across the country, 6.5 lakh are functional, having approximately 30 crore members across  30  Sectors.  The  State-wise  and  sector-wise  numbers  of  functional  cooperative societies, are attached as Annexure-1 & Annexure-2, respectively.
- (b) National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) has assisted 40,863 cooperative societies in the last three financial years. The details of which are attached as Annexure-3 .
- (c) Under the Grant in aid  to  National  Cooperative  Development  Corporation  (NCDC),  the NCDC has sanctioned Rs. 7323.21 crore and disbursed Rs. 203.75 crore till 30.11.2025. The details are provided at Annexure-4 .
- (d) & (e)  As  per  the  approved  guidelines  of  CSISAC  scheme,  all  the  States/UTs  had  been categorized as Cooperatively Developed (11), Under Developed (13) and Least Developed (12) for the purpose of implementation of this scheme. The List of these States/UTs along with the financial assistance provided under the scheme is given at Annexure-5 .
- (f) During  FY  2024-25,  NCDC  sanctioned  financial  assistance  of  Rs.  79042.02  crore  and disbursed Rs. 66103.90 crore to Least Developed (LD) / Under Developed (UD) States. Cumulatively as on 31.03.2025, Rs. 2,85,815.09 crore was disbursed to LD/UD States under various schemes of NCDC, which accounts for around 69.98% of the total assistance of Rs. 4,08,381.27 crore disbursed by NCDC, so far. The details are provided below at Annexure6 .
- (g) To increase the participation of Women, Scheduled Tribes (ST) ,  and  Scheduled Castes (SC), in Multi State Cooperative Societies registered all over the country, the Government of  India  vide  the  Multi-State  Cooperative  Societies  (amendment)  Act,  2023  and  Rules framed thereunder has made provisions for reservation of two seats for Women and one seat for SC or ST in the Board of multi-State cooperative societies. Besides above, Ministry of Cooperation has circulated Model Bye-laws for PACS to all the States/ UTs under which provisions  have  been  made  to  make  the  membership  of  PACS  more  inclusive,  giving adequate representation to Women and Scheduled Castes/ Schedules Tribes .

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Annexure-1 State-wise total Cooperative Societies and functional Cooperative Societies

| S.No   | State Name                                   | Total no. of societies   | No. of functional societies   |
|--------|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1      | Andaman And Nicobar Islands                  | 2,238                    | 1,206                         |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh                               | 17,893                   | 12,627                        |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh                            | 1,460                    | 959                           |
| 4      | Assam                                        | 12,322                   | 7,696                         |
| 5      | Bihar                                        | 27,385                   | 22,322                        |
| 6      | Chandigarh                                   | 476                      | 196                           |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh                                 | 11,800                   | 10,236                        |
| 8      | Delhi                                        | 5,944                    | 1,939                         |
| 9      | Goa                                          | 5,578                    | 3,110                         |
| 10     | Gujarat                                      | 85,698                   | 78,269                        |
| 11     | Haryana                                      | 34,399                   | 14,971                        |
| 12     | Himachal Pradesh                             | 5,668                    | 4,850                         |
| 13     | Jammu And Kashmir                            | 10,580                   | 8,925                         |
| 14     | Jharkhand                                    | 11,997                   | 7,919                         |
| 15     | Karnataka                                    | 46,805                   | 40,188                        |
| 16     | Kerala                                       | 19,664                   | 15,133                        |
| 17     | Ladakh                                       | 275                      | 174                           |
| 18     | Lakshadweep                                  | 43                       | 31                            |
| 19     | Madhya Pradesh                               | 54,592                   | 27,501                        |
| 20     | Maharashtra                                  | 2,24,732                 | 2,17,741                      |
| 21     | Manipur                                      | 11,624                   | 5,320                         |
| 22     | Meghalaya                                    | 3,437                    | 2,950                         |
| 23     | Mizoram                                      | 1,546                    | 1,290                         |
| 24     | Nagaland                                     | 8,108                    | 2,247                         |
| 25     | Odisha                                       | 8,172                    | 7,595                         |
| 26     | Puducherry                                   | 464                      | 431                           |
| 27     | Punjab                                       | 19,673                   | 11,908                        |
| 28     | Rajasthan                                    | 41,955                   | 25,508                        |
| 29     | Sikkim                                       | 3,763                    | 1,648                         |
| 30     | Tamil Nadu                                   | 23,080                   | 21,083                        |
| 31     | Telangana                                    | 60,860                   | 48,181                        |
| 32     | The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu | 569                      | 379                           |
| 33     | Tripura                                      | 3,227                    | 2,130                         |
| 34     | Uttar Pradesh                                | 40,681                   | 22,754                        |
| 35     | Uttarakhand                                  | 6,352                    | 4,721                         |
| 36     | West Bengal                                  | 32,127                   | 22,945                        |
|        | Total                                        | 8,45,187                 | 6,57,083                      |

Soruce: NCD portal as of 15.11.2025.

Annexure-2 Sector wise total cooperative societies and functional cooperative societies

| S.No   | Sector Name                                | Total no. of Cooperative Societies   | No. of Functional Societies   |
|--------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1      | Agriculture &Allied Cooperative            | 27,847                               | 16,781                        |
| 2      | Agro Processing / Industrial Cooperative   | 20,774                               | 9,714                         |
| 3      | Bee Farming Cooperative                    | 345                                  | 268                           |
| 4      | Consumer Cooperative                       | 22,797                               | 14,622                        |
| 5      | Credit &Thrift Society                     | 83,546                               | 69,021                        |
| 6      | Dairy Cooperative                          | 1,55,146                             | 1,16,457                      |
| 7      | Educational &Training Cooperatives         | 1,599                                | 1,276                         |
| 8      | Farmers Services Society                   | 583                                  | 527                           |
| 9      | Fishery Cooperative                        | 27,266                               | 23,042                        |
| 10     | Handicraft Cooperative                     | 5,163                                | 4,300                         |
| 11     | Handloom Textile &Weavers Cooperative      | 19,556                               | 10,138                        |
| 12     | Housing Cooperative Society                | 1,93,930                             | 1,72,311                      |
| 13     | Jute and Coir Cooperative                  | 69                                   | 29                            |
| 14     | Khadi Gramodyog                            | 168                                  | 164                           |
| 15     | Large Area Multipurpose Society            | 6000                                 | 5,937                         |
| 16     | Labour Cooperative                         | 46,680                               | 29,436                        |
| 17     | Livestock &Poultry Cooperative             | 16,874                               | 12,954                        |
| 18     | Marketing Cooperative Society              | 10,077                               | 7,664                         |
| 19     | Miscellaneous Credit Cooperative Society   | 7,581                                | 5,804                         |
| 20     | Miscellaneous Non-Credit                   | 34,967                               | 23,098                        |
| 21     | Multipurpose Cooperative                   | 21,831                               | 14,541                        |
| 22     | Primary Agricultural Credit Society (PACS) | 1,04,324                             | 99,713                        |
| 23     | Sericulture Cooperative                    | 625                                  | 396                           |
| 24     | Social Welfare &Cultural Cooperative       | 2,523                                | 1,657                         |
| 25     | Sugar Mills Cooperative                    | 280                                  | 229                           |
| 26     | Tourism Cooperative                        | 620                                  | 445                           |
| 27     | Transport Cooperative                      | 4,191                                | 1,696                         |
| 28     | Tribal-SC/ST Cooperative                   | 2,069                                | 1,649                         |
| 29     | Urban Cooperative Bank (UCB)               | 1,469                                | 1,334                         |
| 30     | Women Welfare Cooperative Society          | 26,287                               | 11,880                        |
|        | Total                                      | 8,45,187                             | 6,57,083                      |

Source: NCD portal as of 15.11.2025.

## NCDC assistance to cooperative societies in the last three financial years

## Annexure-3

(Rs. In crore)

| S.No.   | Activity                                                                                                                      | 2022-23         | 2022-23                      | 2023-24         | 2023-24                      | 2024-25         | 2024-25                      |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|------------------------------|-----------------|------------------------------|-----------------|------------------------------|
| S.No.   | Activity                                                                                                                      | Amount Released | No. of beneficiary societies | Amount Released | No. of beneficiary societies | Amount Released | No. of beneficiary societies |
| 1       | Marketing& Inputs                                                                                                             | 28031.70        | 4298                         | 52919.63        | 5697                         | 77945.72        | 5632                         |
| 2       | ICDP in selected States/UTs                                                                                                   | 177.87          |                              | 23.26           |                              | 1.62            |                              |
| 3       | Agro-Processing (Sugar, Textile, Oilseed, Plantation Crop, Foodgrain, Fruit & Vegetables and Other Processing)                | 800.02          | 29                           | 2223.65         | 40                           | 8101.01         | 88                           |
| 4       | Weaker Sections Programmes (Fisheries, Dairy/Livestock. Poultry, Tribal, SC/ST, Handloom, Jute, Coir and Women cooperatives)  | 603.75          | 14712                        | 371.49          | 4740                         | 123.29          | 4335                         |
| 5       | Industrial, Credit & Service Coop. including Yuva Sahakar                                                                     | 11322.40        | 45                           | 5001.66         | 33                           | 8874.96         | 37                           |
| 6       | FPO                                                                                                                           | 38.25           |                              | 48.33           | 292                          | 71.97           |                              |
| 7       | Computerization of Cooperatives                                                                                               | 45.02           |                              | 0.42            |                              |                 |                              |
| 8       | Others (Storage. Cold Chain, Consumer, Agro Export &Export Promotion, Assistance for Computerization, Promotion &Development) | 12.39           | 601                          | 30.03           | 213                          | 64.31           | 71                           |
|         | Total                                                                                                                         | 41,031.40       | 19,685                       | 60,618.47       | 11,015                       | 95,182.88       | 10,163                       |

Source:- NCDC

## Disbursement under Grant in aid to NCDC scheme as on 30.11.2025

## Annexure-4

(Rs. In crore)

| S.No.   | Name of Cooperative/Borrower                                                  | State          | Activity/Division     |   Amount sanctioned |   Amount disbursed |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|-----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
| 1       | Om Chaitnya Multi State Agro Purpose Cooperative Society Ltd.                 | Maharashtra    | Marketing             |                3.75 |               3.75 |
| 2       | Rajasthan Mahila Nidhi Credit Cooperative Federation Ltd                      | Rajasthan      | Service Cooperatives  |             3000    |             100    |
| 3       | Stree Nidhi Credit Cooperative Federation Ltd., Hyderabad                     | Telangana      | Service Cooperatives  |              500    |             100    |
| 4       | Stree Nidhi Credit Cooperative Federation Ltd., Vijayawada                    | Andhra Pradesh | Service Cooperatives  |              500    |               0    |
| 5       | Government of Punjab, Chandigarh                                              | Punjab         | Processing/Foodgrains |             3000    |               0    |
| 6       | Government of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram                                      | Kerala         | Service Cooperatives  |               66.46 |               0    |
| 7       | Vitthalrao Shinde Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd. Solapur                       | Maharashtra    | Sugar                 |              100    |               0    |
| 8       | Kallappanna Awade Jawahar Shetkari Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Limited, Kolhapur | Maharashtra    | Sugar                 |               53    |               0    |
| 9       | Kallappanna Awade Jawahar Shetkari Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Limited, Kolhapur | Maharashtra    | Sugar                 |              100    |               0    |
|         |                                                                               |                |                       |             7323.21 |             203.75 |

Source:- NCDC

Annexure-5

## State-wise financial assistance by NCDC under CSISAC and their category of cooperative development

| S. No.   | Name of State/UT       | Loan            | Subsidy         | Total             | Category        |
|----------|------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
| 1        | Maharashtra            | 4,09,36,67,300  | 80,56,17,500    | 4,89,92,84,800    | Developed       |
| 2        | Kerala                 | 3,03,78,26,000  | 64,59,71,507    | 3,68,37,97,507    | Developed       |
| 3        | Gujarat                | 3,00,75,56,850  | 59,85,60,550    | 3,60,61,17,400    | Developed       |
| 4        | Tamil Nadu             | 74,13,08,000    | 48,57,17,568    | 1,22,70,25,568    | Developed       |
| 5        | Karnataka              | 34,33,68,300    | 7,04,69,600     | 41,38,37,900      | Developed       |
| 6        | Punjab                 | 27,20,00,000    | 4,80,00,000     | 32,00,00,000      | Developed       |
| 7        | Haryana                | -               | 9,40,13,200     | 9,40,13,200       | Developed       |
| 8        | Delhi                  | -               | 12,00,000       | 12,00,000         | Developed       |
| 9        | Chandigarh             | -               | -               | -                 | Developed       |
| 10       | DNH&DD                 | -               | -               | -                 | Developed       |
| 11       | Puducherry             | -               | -               | -                 | Developed       |
| 12       | Telangana              | 52,66,65,62,750 | 6,99,87,02,422  | 59,66,52,65,172   | Under Developed |
| 13       | West Bengal            | 5,43,74,79,500  | 1,69,32,94,100  | 7,13,07,73,600    | Under Developed |
| 14       | Andhra Pradesh         | 2,80,07,53,300  | 1,27,16,60,862  | 4,07,24,14,162    | Under Developed |
| 15       | Uttarakhand            | 2,91,18,31,700  | 86,64,81,400    | 3,77,83,13,100    | Under Developed |
| 16       | Rajasthan              | 1,92,59,56,900  | 1,04,86,64,205  | 2,97,46,21,105    | Under Developed |
| 17       | Himachal Pradesh       | 85,74,14,150    | 65,46,43,019    | 1,51,20,57,169    | Under Developed |
| 18       | Uttar Pradesh          | 31,72,48,950    | 61,71,69,725    | 93,44,18,675      | Under Developed |
| 19       | Madhya Pradesh         | 27,25,90,700    | 65,64,52,520    | 92,90,43,220      | Under Developed |
| 20       | Odisha                 | 6,81,58,900     | 5,16,87,200     | 11,98,46,100      | Under Developed |
| 21       | A &NIslands            | 3,33,70,400     | 89,71,200       | 4,23,41,600       | Under Developed |
| 22       | Chhattisgarh           | 91,66,200       | 1,92,39,000     | 2,84,05,200       | Under Developed |
| 23       | Goa                    | 63,30,200       | 18,08,300       | 81,38,500         | Under Developed |
| 24       | Lakshadweep            | -               | -               | -                 | Under Developed |
| 25       | Bihar                  | 5,66,35,03,500  | 2,47,43,20,262  | 8,13,78,23,762    | Least Developed |
| 26       | Meghalaya              | 82,05,53,500    | 26,94,82,200    | 1,09,00,35,700    | Least Developed |
| 27       | Assam                  | 62,60,01,400    | 24,00,58,000    | 86,60,59,400      | Least Developed |
| 28       | Manipur                | 26,78,90,000    | 9,58,38,400     | 36,37,28,400      | Least Developed |
| 29       | Nagaland               | 13,76,93,700    | 20,03,52,850    | 33,80,46,550      | Least Developed |
| 30       | Arunachal Pradesh      | 17,42,97,000    | 15,41,51,760    | 32,84,48,760      | Least Developed |
| 31       | Jharkhand              | 5,59,48,000     | 18,51,59,190    | 24,11,07,190      | Least Developed |
| 32       | Mizoram                | 6,28,23,170     | 16,34,19,570    | 22,62,42,740      | Least Developed |
| 33       | Tripura                | -               | 7,43,56,270     | 7,43,56,270       | Least Developed |
| 34       | Sikkim                 | 4,10,00,000     | 1,37,50,000     | 5,47,50,000       | Least Developed |
| 35       | Jammu &Kashmir         | 3,68,77,000     | 1,66,26,875     | 5,35,03,875       | Least Developed |
| 36       | Ladakh                 | -               | -               | -                 | Least Developed |
| 37       | Others (Training Etc.) | 2,64,40,000     | 5,07,04,680     | 7,71,44,680       |                 |
|          | TOTAL                  | 86,71,56,17,370 | 20,57,65,43,935 | 1,07,29,21,61,305 |                 |

Source:-NCDC

Annexure-6

## Sanction and Disbursement by NCDC in UD/LD states/UTs during FY 204-25

| STATE/UT                                     | SANCTION 2024-25                             | SANCTION 2024-25                             | SANCTION 2024-25                             | DISBURSEMENT 2024-25                         | DISBURSEMENT 2024-25                         | DISBURSEMENT 2024-25                         |
|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| STATE/UT                                     | LOAN                                         | SUBSIDY                                      | TOTAL                                        | LOAN                                         | SUBSIDY                                      | TOTAL                                        |
| (A) Cooperatively Least-Developed States/UTs | (A) Cooperatively Least-Developed States/UTs | (A) Cooperatively Least-Developed States/UTs | (A) Cooperatively Least-Developed States/UTs | (A) Cooperatively Least-Developed States/UTs | (A) Cooperatively Least-Developed States/UTs | (A) Cooperatively Least-Developed States/UTs |
| Arunachal Pradesh                            | 0.00                                         | 0.66                                         | 0.66                                         | 0.00                                         | 0.16                                         | 0.16                                         |
| Assam                                        | 0.82                                         | 2.99                                         | 3.81                                         | 0.50                                         | 1.83                                         | 2.33                                         |
| Bihar                                        | 4000.79                                      | 10.93                                        | 4011.72                                      | 0.29                                         | 7.03                                         | 7.32                                         |
| J&K                                          | 0.00                                         | 10.91                                        | 10.91                                        | 0.00                                         | 1.47                                         | 1.47                                         |
| Jharkhand                                    | 0.08                                         | 4.72                                         | 4.80                                         | 22.46                                        | 8.75                                         | 31.21                                        |
| Ladakh                                       | 0.00                                         | 2.16                                         | 2.16                                         | 0.00                                         | 0.43                                         | 0.43                                         |
| Manipur                                      | 0.00                                         | 0.48                                         | 0.48                                         | 0.00                                         | 0.51                                         | 0.51                                         |
| Meghalaya                                    | 0.00                                         | 1.15                                         | 1.15                                         | 0.00                                         | 0.14                                         | 0.14                                         |
| Mizoram                                      | 0.00                                         | 1.29                                         | 1.29                                         | 0.98                                         | 0.99                                         | 1.96                                         |
| Nagaland                                     | 0.00                                         | 0.00                                         | 0.00                                         | 0.00                                         | 0.57                                         | 0.57                                         |
| Sikkim                                       | 0.00                                         | 0.50                                         | 0.50                                         | 0.00                                         | 0.09                                         | 0.09                                         |
| Tripura                                      | 0.97                                         | 1.19                                         | 2.16                                         | 0.00                                         | 1.46                                         | 1.46                                         |
| Total (A)                                    | 4002.66                                      | 36.98                                        | 4039.64                                      | 24.23                                        | 23.44                                        | 47.67                                        |
| (B) Cooperatively Under-Developed States     | (B) Cooperatively Under-Developed States     | (B) Cooperatively Under-Developed States     | (B) Cooperatively Under-Developed States     | (B) Cooperatively Under-Developed States     | (B) Cooperatively Under-Developed States     | (B) Cooperatively Under-Developed States     |
| A &NIslands                                  | 0.00                                         | 0.00                                         | 0.00                                         | 0.56                                         | 0.00                                         | 0.56                                         |
| Andhra Pradesh                               | 19200.00                                     | 55.10                                        | 19255.10                                     | 16330.00                                     | 8.27                                         | 16338.27                                     |
| Chhattisgarh                                 | 29530.10                                     | 4.97                                         | 29535.07                                     | 28080.00                                     | 2.18                                         | 28082.18                                     |
| Goa                                          | 0.00                                         | 1.15                                         | 1.15                                         | 0.00                                         | 0.83                                         | 0.83                                         |
| Himachal Pradesh                             | 2.00                                         | 7.48                                         | 9.48                                         | 1.90                                         | 4.67                                         | 6.57                                         |
| Lakshadweep                                  | 0.00                                         | 0.33                                         | 0.33                                         | 0.00                                         | 0.06                                         | 0.06                                         |
| Madhya Pradesh                               | 1379.60                                      | 12.00                                        | 1391.60                                      | 322.50                                       | 3.47                                         | 325.96                                       |
| Odisha                                       | 1.17                                         | 6.90                                         | 8.07                                         | 1.21                                         | 4.68                                         | 5.89                                         |
| Rajasthan                                    | 204.68                                       | 13.28                                        | 217.96                                       | 80.29                                        | 4.36                                         | 84.65                                        |
| Telangana                                    | 24136.56                                     | 69.40                                        | 24205.96                                     | 20980.08                                     | 9.25                                         | 20989.33                                     |
| Uttar Pradesh                                | 347.03                                       | 11.53                                        | 358.56                                       | 202.45                                       | 6.68                                         | 209.13                                       |
| Uttarakhand                                  | 2.03                                         | 5.62                                         | 7.66                                         | 2.82                                         | 2.92                                         | 5.74                                         |
| West Bengal                                  | 2.10                                         | 9.35                                         | 11.45                                        | 0.75                                         | 6.31                                         | 7.06                                         |
| Total (B)                                    | 74805.28                                     | 197.10                                       | 75002.38                                     | 66002.56                                     | 53.67                                        | 66056.23                                     |

Source:- NCDC