Lok Sabha Question No. 2875 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-10
Subject: Cooperative Societies in Baghpat
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Dr. Rajkumar Sangwan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2875 TO BE ANSWERED ON  10 TH  MARCH, 2026

## Cooperative societies in Baghpat

## 2875. Dr. Rajkumar Sangwan:

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

- (a) the details of new cooperative societies established in the Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh during the last five years and the current year;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  provides  any  financial  assistance  for  setting  up  new  cooperative enterprises in the said district;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government to promote cooperative enterprises in Baghpat;
- (d)  the  details  of  the  schemes  being  formulated  by  the  Government  to  enhance  the  role  of cooperative societies in rural development and employment generation in Baghpat; and
- (e) the measures being adopted by the Government to improve the functional effectiveness and efficiency of these cooperative societies?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) As per the National Cooperative Database (NCD), as of 20.01.2026, there are a total of 267 Cooperative  Societies  in  the  Baghpat  district  of  Uttar  Pradesh,  out  of  which  51  Cooperative Societies have been registered since January, 2021.
- (b)  &  (c)  As  on  25.02.2026,  NCDC  has  cumulatively  disbursed  Rs.  5,16,122.32  crore  for  the development of cooperative institutions across the country. Out of which Rs. 7,749.08 crore has been disbursed for cooperative development in Uttar Pradesh State . The details of disbursement during last five years in the State is provided at Annexure-1 .
- (c) & (e) The Ministry of Cooperation, since its inception on 6th July, 2021, has undertaken several initiatives to realize the vision of 'Sahakar -seSamriddhi' with the objective of strengthening the role  of  cooperative  societies  in  rural  development  and  employment  generation,  as  well  as

enhancing their functional effectiveness and efficiency across the country, including in Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh . Key initiatives include:

- To strengthen PACS, a project for the Computerization of functional PACS with a total financial outlay of ₹2925.39 Crore has been approved by the Government of India, which entails bringing all functional PACS in the Country onto a common ERP-based national software,  linking  them  with  National  Bank  for  Agriculture  and  Rural  Development (NABARD) through StCBs and DCCBs.
- Model Bye-laws that enable PACS to undertake more than 25 business activities, improve governance, transparency and accountability in their operations. Now, PACS can operate as  PM-Kisan  Samridhi  Kendras  (PMKSKs),  Pradhan  Mantri  Bhartiya  Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs), Common Service Centres (CSC) etc.
- For expansion of cooperative coverage, employment generation and women's empowerment,  Ministry  launched  a  Cooperativeled  "White  Revolution  2.0'  with  an objective 'To increase the milk procurement of dairy cooperatives by 50% from the present level over next five years by providing market access to dairy farmers in uncovered areas and increasing the share of d airy cooperatives in organised sector'.
- Setting up of Co-operative Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Development Fund under section 63A of the Multi-State Cooperative Societies (MSCS) (Amendment) Act, 2023 for revival  of  sick  multi-State  cooperative  societies  and  providing  assistance  for  meeting infrastructural requirement.
- Capacity building and skill development programmes through National Council for Cooperative Training (NCCT) for members, Board of Directors, employees of cooperative, state officials and aspiring youth across the country with a network of 20 training institutes. As on date, 16,404 training programmes for 10,11,359 participants have been conducted by these training institutes.
- Capacity-building programs undertaken through NABARD that provide training on ERP Software i.e. e-PACS software.
- Establishment of Tribhuvan Sahkari University.
- Creation of National Cooperative Database (NCD), that enables identification of gaps in the  geographical  spread  of  cooperatives,  including  both  covered  and  uncovered  gram panchayats  and  formation  of  2  lakh  new  multipurpose  PACS,  Dairy  and  Fishery cooperative societies.
- By leveraging the NCD, the Government launched the Cooperative Ranking Framework on 24th January 2025 to assess and rank cooperatives, State-wise and sector-wise. This ranking  system  aims  to  enhance  transparency,  reliability,  and  competitiveness  among cooperative societies, ultimately fostering their growth.

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## Activity wise Disbursement in Uttar Pradesh in last 5 years

Annexure-1

(Rs.in crore)

| S. No       | Scheme/Activity                 | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   | 2024-25   | 2025-26 as on 25.02.2026   |
|-------------|---------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------------------------|
| 1 Marketing | 200.00                          | 300.00    | 1.50      | 202.00    | 103.15    |                            |
| 2           | Industrial &Service Cooperative |           |           | 0.27      |           | -                          |
| 3           | F&V                             |           |           | 0.05      | 0.34      | 0.76                       |
| 4           | Oilseed                         |           |           | 0.09      | 0.55      | 0.15                       |
| 5           | Food Grain                      |           |           |           |           | 0.40                       |
| 6           | Storage                         |           | 0.05      | 1.45      | 0.15      |                            |
| 7 ICDP      | 50.08                           |           | 46.70     | 3.47      |           |                            |
| 8 Fisheries | 0.03                            |           | 0.09      | 0.04      | 0.39      |                            |
| 9 Fisheries | (FFPO)                          |           | 0.04      | 0.28      | 0.19      | 0.30                       |
| 10 Farmer   | Produce 0.84                    |           | 2.89      | 5.35      | 5.50      | 5.16                       |
| 11 M.I.S    | 1.38                            |           | 0.36      | 0.42      |           |                            |
| 12          | Yuva Sahakar                    |           | 0.10      | 0.10      |           |                            |
|             | Total                           | 252.33    | 350.23    | 13.02     | 209.12    | 109.92                     |

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