Lok Sabha Question No. 2903 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-10
Subject: Computerization of NABARD
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Dr. Sambit Patra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2903 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  March, 2026

## †2903. Dr. Sambit Patra:

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  established  and  developed  any  policy  or  institutional mechanism for the evaluation of computerization of Agriculture and Rural Development Banks and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the contribution of NABARD and other cooperative institutions in the arrangement of the said monitoring mechanism and the details thereof;

(c)  the  number  of  proposals  for  the  computerization  of  the  said  banks,  which  are  under consideration  of  the  Government,  along  with  the  number  of  proposals  which  have  been approved State and Territory-wise; and

(d) the details of funds allocated, released and utilized for the computerization of the said banks, bank-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b)  Yes,  Sir.  The  Government  has  approved  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Project  namely 'Strengthening of Cooperatives through IT Interventions' for computerization of Agriculture and Rural Development Banks (ARDBs). The proposal was considered and recommended by the Standing Finance Committee (SFC) in its meeting held on 06.10.2023. Under the project, till date, only 10 States/UTs have participated for Computerization of all units of ARDBs. A national level ERP-based software developed by National Unified Software Provider (NUSV) in collaboration with NABARD as implementing agency is utilized with suitable customization as per the needs and requirement of participating States/UTs. The total estimated cost of the Project of Computerisation of ARDBs is Rs. 119.40 Crore. The project provides for hardware procurement,  digitization,  software  customization,  cyber  security,  data  centre  support  and establishment of a Central Project Management Unit (PMU).

NABARD has developed the national-level ERP-based software for ARDBs, which has been  adopted  for  implementation  under  the  project.  Further,  Ministry  of  Cooperation  is providing  technical  support  and  domain  expertise  in  customization  and  rollout  through NABARD and NUSV. The Central PMU under the Ministry monitors project implementation in  consultation  with  NABARD.  State  Governments/UT  Administrations  and  concerned

ARDBs are involved in coordination, software finalization, hardware procurement, and fieldlevel implementation.

(c) & (d) The details of proposals approved and 10 participating states along with details of funds released, who have been approved under the project are below:-

| State Name     | Amount released in FY 2023-24   | Amount released in FY 2024-25   | Amount released in FY 2025-26   |   Total amount released |
|----------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
| Gujarat -      | 0.82                            | 0.47                            |                                 |                    1.29 |
| Haryana -      |                                 | 0.76                            | -                               |                    0.76 |
| Himachal       | -                               | 0.56                            | 0.48                            |                    1.04 |
| Karnataka 0.80 |                                 | -                               | 0.48                            |                    1.28 |
| Puducherry     | 0.04                            | -                               | 0.07                            |                    0.11 |
| Punjab 0.47    |                                 | -                               | 0.95                            |                    1.42 |
| Rajasthan      | -                               | 0.67                            | 0.48                            |                    1.15 |
| Tamil Nadu     | -                               | 1.49                            | 0.48                            |                    1.97 |
| Tripura 0.04   |                                 | -                               | 0.10                            |                    0.14 |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 1.27                            | -                               | 0.48                            |                    1.75 |
| Total          | 2.62                            | 4.30                            | 3.97                            |                   10.89 |

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