**Summary:**
As of June 30, 2025, 2,51,872 out of 2,69,230 Gram Panchayats (GPs) in India are covered by Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS). There are 17,358 uncovered GPs for PACS, 1,84,387 for Dairy Cooperative Societies, and 2,39,710 for Fishery Cooperative Societies. Since January 1, 2021, 7768 PACS have been established across the country.
On February 15, 2023, the government approved a plan to strengthen the cooperative movement by establishing 2 lakh multipurpose PACS, Dairy, and Fishery cooperative societies, aiming for full coverage of all Panchayats villages. This initiative involves the convergence of existing Government of India (GOI) schemes, including the National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) and PM Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), with support from the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), and State/UT Governments.
To facilitate the rollout, the Ministry of Cooperation, in coordination with NABARD, NDDB, and NFDB, launched a Standard Operating Procedure (Margdarshika) on September 19, 2024, outlining targets and timelines for stakeholders. This includes identification of underserved Gram Panchayats villages, particularly in Northern and Eastern India.
A multi-layered monitoring approach has been adopted:
1. An Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) chaired by the Minister of Cooperation, with Ministers and Secretaries from relevant GOI Ministries/Departments as members.
2. A National Level Coordination Committee (NLCC) chaired by the Secretary, Ministry of Cooperation, with Secretaries from concerned Ministries/Departments and other stakeholders.
3. State Cooperative Development Committees (SCDC) at the state level, chaired by the Chief Secretary.
4. District Cooperative Development Committees (DCDC) at the district level, chaired by the District Collectors.
5. Joint Working Committees (JWC) at the district level formed by States/UTs.
This information was provided by the Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha. Data source: National Cooperative Database (NCD) portal.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Cooperation: The Indian government ministry responsible for cooperative societies.
Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS): Primary level cooperative credit institutions that provide agricultural credit and related services to farmers.
National Cooperative Database (NCD): A database containing information on cooperative societies across India.
National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development (NABARD): An apex development finance institution in India.
National Dairy Development Board (NDDB): An institution of national importance set up by an Act of Parliament.
National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB): The National Fisheries Development Board was established in 2006 to enhance fish production and productivity in the Country.
PM Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY): A scheme to develop the fisheries sector.
Shri Amit Shah: The Minister of Cooperation
Ministry of Cooperation
Expansion and coverage of PACSs across
panchayats
Posted On: 20 AUG 2025 2:51PM by PIB Delhi
As per the National Cooperative Database (NCD), out of a total of 2,69,230 Gram Panchayats (GPs), 2,51,872
are covered by Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) across the country, as on 30.06.2025.
As per the National Cooperative Database (NCD), the number of uncovered Gram Panchayats (GPs) is 17,358
for PACS, 1,84,387 for Dairy Cooperative Societies, and 2,39,710 for Fishery Cooperative Societies, as on
30.06.2025.
As per the National Cooperative Database (NCD), the State-wise details of the number of PACS established
since 01.01.2021 is attached as Annexure-I.
The Government on 15.02.2023, has approved the Plan for strengthening cooperative movement in the
country and deepening its reach up to the grassroots through establishment of 2 lakh multipurpose PACS,
Dairy and Fishery cooperative societies covering all the Panchayats/ villages in the country, through
convergence of various existing GOI schemes, including 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/UT Governments.
To ensure the timely and equitable rollout of new multipurpose PACS, Dairy, and Fishery
Cooperative Societies across all areas, including underserved areas in the country including
Northern and Eastern India, Ministry of Cooperation in coordination with NABARD, NDDB and
NFDB has launched a Standard Operating Procedure (Margdarshika) on 19.9.2024, indicating the
targets and timelines for stakeholders concerned. As per Margdarshika, identification of uncovered/
under-served Gram Panchayats/ villages is to be undertaken by stakeholders concerned in all the
States including Northern and Eastern India.
In order to ensure smooth execution of this initiative, Ministry of Cooperation has adopted the following
multilayered approach to monitor its implementation at the grassroots level, including the following:
1. 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.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.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.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.
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Annexure-I
State-wise no. of PACS established since 01.01.2021S.No State Name Number of PACS
1 ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS 1
2 ANDHRA PRADESH 2
3 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 127
4 ASSAM 254
5 BIHAR 53
6 CHANDIGARH 0
7 CHHATTISGARH 8
8 DELHI 0
9 GOA 26
10 GUJARAT 641
11 HARYANA 46
12 HIMACHAL PRADESH 112
13 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 166
14 JHARKHAND 68
15 KARNATAKA 360
16 KERALA 3
17 LADAKH 3
18 LAKSHADWEEP 0
19 MADHYA PRADESH 250
20 MAHARASHTRA 234
21 MANIPUR 72
22 MEGHALAYA 276
23 MIZORAM 47
24 NAGALAND 67
25 ODISHA 1540
26 PUDUCHERRY 4
27 PUNJAB 9
28 RAJASTHAN 1968
29 SIKKIM 25
30 TAMIL NADU 38
31 TELANGANA 9
THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN
32
AND DIU 5
33 TRIPURA 202
34 UTTAR PRADESH 552
35 UTTARAKHAND 550
36 WEST BENGAL 50
Total 7768
Source: NCD portal as of 30.06.2025This was stated by the Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah in a written reply to a question in the
Rajya Sabha.
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