**Executive Summary**
On February 15th, 2023, the Government of India approved a plan for "Strengthening of Cooperative Movement in the Country and Deepening its Reach up to the Grassroots." The plan aims to establish new multipurpose Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) or primary dairy/fishery cooperative societies over the next five years. As of November 15th, 2025, a total of 30,083 new cooperatives have been registered, with 15,793 existing ones strengthened.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **National Cooperative Expansion Plan:**
* The government has not announced any district-specific programs, including for Puri.
* A Comprehensive National Plan has been rolled out to establish and strengthen cooperatives in every uncovered panchayat and village across the country.
* **Odisha Specifics:**
* In Odisha, 2,039 new Multipurpose (M)-PACS, Dairy, and Fisheries Cooperative Societies have been registered.
* 209 Dairy Cooperative Societies have been strengthened.
* In the Puri district of Odisha, 59 new Cooperative Societies have been registered, including 39 PACS, 13 Dairy, 07 Fisheries Cooperatives.
* **Nationwide Reach:**
* 255,881 Gram Panchayats (GPs) are covered by PACS; 87,159 Gram Panchayats are covered by Dairy Cooperative Societies; and 29,964 Gram Panchayats are covered by Fisheries Cooperative Societies.
**Impact Analysis**
**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**
* **Impact:** These entities are supporting the implementation of the "Strengthening of Cooperative Movement" plan.
* **Action Required:** Continue to provide support for the establishment and strengthening of cooperatives, ensuring convergence with existing Government of India (GoI) Schemes.
**Gram Panchayats and Villages**
* **Impact:** Uncovered panchayats and villages will have new or strengthened cooperative societies, potentially improving access to credit, dairy, and fisheries services.
* **Action Required:** Engage with the newly established and strengthened cooperatives to maximize benefits.
**Districts with strong cooperative sectors like dairy, fisheries and handicrafts**
* **Impact:** The districts benefit under the Nationwide Cooperative Expansion Plan as per roadmap envisaged in the National Cooperative Policy, 2025 for all-round development of the cooperative sector.
* **Action Required:** Maximize benefits.
Key Entities Referenced
Strengthening of Cooperative Movement in the Country and Deepening its Reach up to the Grassroots: A national plan to establish and strengthen cooperatives in every uncovered panchayat and village across the country.
Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS): Primary level agricultural credit societies.
Odisha: Indian state where the registration and strengthening of PACS, dairy, and fisheries cooperative societies is taking place.
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying: The Indian ministry responsible for fisheries, animal husbandry, and dairying.
National Cooperative Policy, 2025: A policy document outlining the roadmap for all-round development of the cooperative sector.
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
PACS, dairy, fisheries and multi-purpose
cooperatives in Odisha
प्रव तथ: 17 DEC 2025 7:55PM by PIB Delhi
The Government of India on 15th February, 2023, has approved the Plan for “Strengthening of
Cooperative Movement in the Country and Deepening its Reach up to the Grassroots”. The Plan entails
establishment of new multipurpose Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (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 Government of India (GoI) Schemes, including Dairy Infrastructure
Development Fund (DIDF), National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD), Pradhan Mantri
Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development 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.
As on 15th November, 2025, a total of 30,083 new Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS), dairy and
fisheries cooperative societies have been registered across the country under this scheme, and 15,793
existing dairy and fisheries cooperative societies have been strengthened. As on date, a total of 255,881
Gram Panchayats (GPs) are covered by PACS; 87,159 Gram Panchayats are covered by Dairy
Cooperative Societies; and 29,964 Gram Panchayats are covered by Fisheries Cooperative Societies. In
the State of Odisha total 2,039 new Multipurpose (M)-PACS (1537 nos.), Dairy (451 nos.) and Fisheries
(51 nos.) Cooperative Societies have been registered and 209 Dairy Cooperative Societies are
strengthened. In case of the Puri district of Odisha, 59 nos. new Cooperative Societies have been
registered including 39 PACS, 13 Dairy, 07 Fisheries Cooperatives.
Districts with strong cooperative sectors like dairy, fisheries and handicrafts benefit under the Nationwide
Cooperative Expansion Plan as per roadmap envisaged in the National Cooperative Policy, 2025 for all-
round development of the cooperative sector. The Government has not announced a district-specific
programme including Puri but it has rolled out a Comprehensive National Plan for “Strengthening of
Cooperative Movement in the Country and Deepening its Reach up to the Grassroots” to establish and
strengthen cooperatives in every uncovered panchayat and village across the country.
The above answer was given by Shri Rajeev Ranjan Singh alias Lallan Singh, Minister of
Fisheries,Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India, in response to a question asked in the
Rajya Sabha.
JP
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