Lok Sabha Question No. 5079 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-24
Subject: PACS
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant, Shri Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh, Shri Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5079 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th  MARCH, 2026

## PACS

## 5079. Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant:

Shri Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh:

Shri Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav:

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

- (a) whether it is true that the Government has decided to establish two lakh PACS, dairy and fisheries cooperative societies in every Panchayat/village;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including percent the current status of implementation of the said plan particularly in Maharashtra;
- (c) the number of cooperative societies out of the proposed two lakh societies likely to be established  in  Maharashtra  district-wise  and  including  Yavatmal-Washim  Lok  Sabha Constituency;
- (d) the timeline for completion of the project and the total allocation made for the project during the last five years;
- (e) the  status  of  the  implementation  of  the  said  scheme  in  the  Parbhani  Lok  Sabha Constituency; and
- (f) the number of cooperative societies likely to be set up in the Parbhani Parliamentary Constituency of Maharashtra out of the said two lakh societies and the time by which this project is likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (f): The Government on 15.02.2023, 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 new multipurpose PACS (M-PACS), Dairy, Fishery Cooperative Societies  covering  all  the  Panchayats/  villages  in  the  country  over  a  period  of  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.

As per the National Cooperative Database (NCD), since the approval of the plan on 15.02.2023, a total of 32,802 new PACS, Dairy and Fishery Cooperative Societies have been registered across  the  country  as  on  20.01.2026,  including  the  State  of  Maharashtra.  The  details  are enclosed at Annexure-I .

In the State of Maharashtra including Yavatmal, Washim and Parbhani districts, a total of 9,527 M-PACS/ Dairy/ Fishery Cooperative Societies is to be formed/ strengthened over a period of five years. As per information provided by the State Government, the district-wise cooperative societies likely to be established in FY 2025-26 is enclosed at Annexure-II .

Further, as per the information provided by the State, a total of 75 new M-PACS are to be formed in Yavatmal-Washim constituency. In Parbhani constituency, 2 Fishery Cooperative Societies have been registered and 20 M-PACS are to be formed.

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Annexure-I

## State-wise details of newly registered PACS, Dairy & Fishery Cooperative Societies (From 15.02.2023 to 20.01.2026)

| S.No        | State                    | Target   | Achievement   | Achievement (in %)   |
|-------------|--------------------------|----------|---------------|----------------------|
| 1           | Himachal Pradesh         | 389      | 830           | 213%                 |
| 2           | Jharkhand                | 296      | 561           | 190%                 |
| 3           | Sikkim                   | 61       | 88            | 144%                 |
| 4           | Jammu &Kashmir           | 1,103    | 1,565         | 142%                 |
| 5           | Goa                      | 48       | 45            | 94%                  |
| 6           | Maharashtra              | 1,555    | 1,450         | 93%                  |
| 7           | Rajasthan                | 4,142    | 3,583         | 87%                  |
| 8           | Uttar Pradesh            | 7,183    | 5,925         | 82%                  |
| 9           | Bihar                    | 5,718    | 4,648         | 81%                  |
| 10          | Uttarakhand              | 1,298    | 1,004         | 77%                  |
| 11          | Puducherry               | 13       | 10            | 77%                  |
| 12          | Karnataka                | 1,864    | 1,385         | 74%                  |
| 13          | Chhattisgarh             | 1,934    | 1,142         | 59%                  |
| 14          | Gujarat                  | 2,315    | 1,254         | 54%                  |
| 15          | Assam                    | 2,123    | 1,141         | 54%                  |
| 16          | Odisha                   | 4,890    | 2,281         | 47%                  |
| 17          | Tripura                  | 816      | 309           | 38%                  |
| 18          | Madhya Pradesh           | 4,754    | 1,763         | 37%                  |
| 19          | DNH&DD                   | 28       | 9             | 32%                  |
| 20          | Haryana                  | 808      | 198           | 25%                  |
| 21          | Punjab                   | 2,123    | 507           | 24%                  |
| 22          | Andhra Pradesh           | 5,094    | 1,047         | 21%                  |
| 23          | Tamil Nadu               | 5,602    | 847           | 15%                  |
| 24          | Manipur                  | 1,601    | 195           | 12%                  |
| 25          | Mizoram                  | 836      | 101           | 12%                  |
| 26          | Telangana                | 2,988    | 275           | 9%                   |
| 27          | Arunachal Pradesh        | 1,997    | 156           | 8%                   |
| 28          | Ladakh                   | 110      | 7             | 6%                   |
| 29          | West Bengal              | 2,624    | 164           | 6%                   |
| 30          | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 229      | 13            | 6%                   |
| 31          | Meghalaya                | 4,456    | 251           | 6%                   |
| 32          | Nagaland                 | 1,272    | 41            | 3%                   |
| 33          | Kerala                   | 170      | 0             | 0%                   |
| 34          | Lakshadweep              | 0        | 7             | 0%                   |
| Grand Total | Grand Total              | 70,440   | 32,802        | 47%                  |

Source: National Cooperative Database

## District-wise Cooperative Societies likely to be established in Maharashtra in FY 2025-26

| Sr.No   | District           |   No. of Cooperative societies |
|---------|--------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1       | Mumbai             |                              0 |
| 2       | Thane              |                             20 |
| 3       | Palghar            |                             23 |
| 4       | Raigad             |                             23 |
| 5       | Ratnagiri          |                             22 |
| 6       | Sindhudurg         |                             23 |
| 7       | Pune               |                             24 |
| 8       | Satara             |                             32 |
| 9       | Sangli             |                             13 |
| 10      | Kolhapur           |                             43 |
| 11      | Solapur            |                             22 |
| 12      | Ahilyanagar        |                             23 |
| 13      | Dhule              |                             13 |
| 14      | Nandurbar          |                             20 |
| 15      | Jalgaon            |                             30 |
| 16      | Nashik             |                             13 |
| 17      | Chh. Sambhajinagar |                             27 |
| 18      | Jalna              |                             17 |
| 19      | Beed               |                             13 |
| 20      | Latur              |                             29 |
| 21      | Parbhani           |                             18 |
| 22      | Hingoli            |                             17 |
| 23      | Nanded             |                             13 |
| 24      | Dharashiv          |                             22 |
| 25      | Amravati           |                             23 |
| 26      | Buldhana           |                             13 |
| 27      | Yavatmal           |                             20 |
| 28      | Washim             |                             17 |
| 29      | Akola              |                             22 |
| 30      | Nagpur             |                             13 |
| 31      | Gondiya            |                             10 |
| 32      | Wardha             |                             13 |
| 33      | Chandrapur         |                             29 |
| 34      | Bhandara           |                             28 |
| 35      | Gadchiroli         |                             17 |
|         | Total              |                            705 |