**Executive Summary**
On February 15, 2023, the Government of India approved a plan to establish new multipurpose Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS), dairy, and fishery cooperatives in every Panchayat and village over the next five years. The initiative aims to strengthen the grassroots cooperative movement through the convergence of existing schemes like PMMSY and DIDF. Implementation is guided by a multi-tiered institutional framework and a Standard Operating Procedure (Margdarshika) to ensure targets and timelines are met.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Objectives and Timeline**
* Establish new multipurpose PACS, primary dairy, and fishery cooperative societies across all Panchayats/villages in India.
* Strengthen the cooperative movement and deepen its reach at the grassroots level.
* Completion of the establishment phase is targeted within a five-year period.
* **Scheme Convergence**
* The plan leverages existing Government of India schemes, including the Dairy Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF), National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD), PM Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), and Fisheries & Aquaculture Infrastructure Fund (FIDF).
* **Institutional Framework for Implementation**
* **Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC):** Chaired by the Hon’ble Cooperation Minister to oversee the initiative.
* **National Level Coordination Committee (NLCC):** Chaired by the Secretary, Ministry of Cooperation, to steer overall implementation.
* **State and District Committees:** State Cooperative Development Committees (SCDC) are led by Chief Secretaries, while District Cooperative Development Committees (DCDC) are led by District Collectors.
* **Joint Working Committees (JWC):** Formed at the district level to ensure timely execution at the grassroots.
* **Operational Guidelines**
* A Standard Operating Procedure, known as "Margdarshika," has been issued to define roles, targets, and timelines for all stakeholders.
* **Current Progress (Annexure Data)**
* A total of 32,802 new societies have been formed across the country.
* Breakdown of societies: 8,710 PACS; 21,982 Dairy Cooperative Societies (DCS); and 2,110 Fishery Cooperative Societies (FCS).
**Impact Analysis**
**State and District Administrations**
**Impact**
State and District levels are now central to the monitoring and execution of the plan through newly formed committees (SCDC, DCDC, and JWC).
**Action Required**
Chief Secretaries and District Collectors must lead their respective committees to ensure effective implementation and timely execution of the plan at the local level.
**National Supporting Agencies (NCDC, NABARD, NDDB, NFDB)**
**Impact**
These agencies are designated as the primary support entities for implementing the plan through their specialized sectors (dairy, fisheries, and rural development).
**Action Required**
Provide technical and institutional support to facilitate the convergence of schemes and the establishment of new societies.
**Ministry of Cooperation and Concerned Union Ministries**
**Impact**
High-level oversight is established through the IMC and NLCC to ensure inter-departmental coordination.
**Action Required**
Secretaries and Ministers must participate in steering committees to align various schemes (like PMMSY and DIDF) with the cooperative expansion goals.
Key Entities Referenced
Plan for strengthening cooperative movement: The central policy approved to establish new multipurpose PACS, dairy, and fishery cooperative societies across all Panchayats and villages over five years.
Ministry of Cooperation: The primary Union Ministry responsible for the approval, oversight, and multi-tiered implementation of the cooperative strengthening initiative.
Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS): The grassroots-level cooperative entities being established or converted into multipurpose units to deepen the cooperative movement's reach.
National Level Coordination Committee (NLCC): The apex steering body chaired by the Secretary of the Ministry of Cooperation to coordinate implementation among various ministries and departments.
PM Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY): A key central scheme identified for convergence to support the establishment and funding of new fishery cooperative societies.
Ministry of Cooperation
Establishment of new Multipurpose PACS, dairy
and fisheries cooperatives
Posted On: 25 MAR 2026 4:57PM by PIB Delhi
Government on 15.02.2023, has approved the Plan for strengthening cooperative movement in the country
and deepening its reach up to the grassroots. The Plan entails establishment of new multipurpose PACS or
primary dairy/ fishery cooperative societies covering all the Panchayats/ villages in the country in the next
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), Fisheries & Aquaculture Infrastructure Fund (FIDF), etc. This plan is being
implemented with the support of National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), National Bank
for Agricultural and Rural Development (NABARD), National Dairy Development Board (NDDB),
National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), National Level Cooperative Federations and State
Governments. Further, a Standard Operating Procedure (Margdarshika) has been issued, detailing targets,
timelines, institutional framework, and roles of stakeholders for smooth and uniform implementation. A
multi-tiered institutional framework involving States/UTs and concerned agencies has been formed:
i. Inter-Ministerial Committees (IMC) with Hon’ble Cooperation Minister as chairman and
Hon’ble Ministers and Secretaries of GoI Ministries/ Departments concerned as members, has
been constituted.
ii. National Level Coordination Committee (NLCC) has been constituted under the
chairmanship of Secretary, Ministry of Cooperation, GoI and Secretaries of concerned
Ministries/Departments of the Government of India, and other stakeholders concerned as
members, to steer the overall implementation of the initiative.
iii. State Cooperative Development Committee (SCDC) has been constituted at the State level
under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary and District Cooperative Development
Committee (DCDC) has been constituted at the district level under the chairmanship of the
District Collectors, to ensure effective implementation and monitoring of the initiative at
district level.
iv. Further, Joint Working Committees (JWC) at the district level have also been formed by
States/ UTs to ensure timely execution of the plan at the grassroots level.
The State-wise details of the newly formed societies across the country, including the State of Jharkhand is
at Annexure.
Annexure
S. No State PACS DCS FCS Grand Total
1 ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR 1 1 11 13
ISLANDS2 ANDHRA PRADESH 11 1,034 2 1,047
3 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 121 15 20 156
4 ASSAM 469 591 81 1,141
5 BIHAR 57 4,589 2 4,648
6 CHHATTISGARH 469 351 322 1,142
7 GOA 37 5 3 45
8 GUJARAT 525 706 23 1,254
9 HARYANA 31 161 6 198
10 HIMACHAL PRADESH 116 708 6 830
11 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 216 1,313 36 1,565
12 JHARKHAND 127 257 177 561
13 KARNATAKA 243 1,097 45 1,385
14 KERALA 0 0 0 0
15 LADAKH 3 3 1 7
16 LAKSHADWEEP 0 0 7 7
17 MADHYA PRADESH 663 874 226 1,763
18 MAHARASHTRA 149 1,140 161 1,450
19 MANIPUR 104 24 67 195
20 MEGHALAYA 228 16 7 251
21 MIZORAM 97 2 2 101
22 NAGALAND 18 5 18 41
23 ODISHA 1,543 679 59 2,28124 PUDUCHERRY 4 3 3 10
25 PUNJAB 1 463 43 507
26 RAJASTHAN 1,387 2,174 22 3,583
27 SIKKIM 24 61 3 88
28 TAMIL NADU 28 794 25 847
29 TELANGANA 0 173 102 275
30 THE DD & DNH 6 1 2 9
31 TRIPURA 288 2 19 309
32 UTTAR PRADESH 1,099 4,340 486 5,925
33 UTTARAKHAND 621 263 120 1,004
34 WEST BENGAL 24 137 3 164
Grand Total 8,710 21,982 2,110 32,802
This information was given by Union Minister for Home and Cooperation Shri Amit Shah in a written
reply in Rajya Sabha
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