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Date: 2026-02-10 Category: Not Applicable State: Union Government Country: India

Parliament Question: Computerization of Primary Cooperative Societies

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**Executive Summary** This document is a response to a parliamentary question regarding the computerization of Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS) in India. The Ministry of Cooperation details the implementation of a scheme to enhance PACS operations through an ERP-based common national software and digital literacy training. The total financial outlay for the project has been increased to ₹2925.39 Crore. The details include funds allocated, the number of PACS computerized, and training initiatives conducted. The answer was provided by the Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Computerization Scheme:** * The Government implemented a project to computerize functional PACS to enhance efficiency, governance, and transparency. * It involves bringing all PACS onto an ERP-based common national software, linking them with NABARD through State and District Cooperative Banks. * The software is customizable for state-specific needs. * **Financial Outlay:** * The project has a total financial outlay of ₹2,925.39 Crore. * **PACS Coverage:** * Out of 1.06 lakh functional PACS, 79,630 have been included in the project. * **Training and Support:** * 59,030 PACS officials have been trained through 2-day ERP training programs. * Refresher training and handholding have been provided to 18969 and 41,244 PACS respectively. * 306 Support Centres have been set up to handhold the PACS with regard to daily operations. * **Outsourcing:** * System Integrators (SIs) have been deployed for digitization and support responsibilities. * SIs have established support centers at the cluster/district level. * **Hardware Provision:** * An allocation of Rs 1,22,158/- has been made per PACS for hardware (Monitor, Printer, VPN device and CPU). * Infrastructure delivered in 65,153 PACS across 31 States/UT. * **Funds Allocated to States/UTs and the No. of PACS Computerised:** * The details of funds sanctioned to States/UTs during last 3 years under the PACS Computerisation Project is at Annexure- 'A'. * The details of number of primary cooperative societies computerized along with those which are yet to be computerized so far, are at Annexure- ‘B’. **Impact Analysis** **PACS Officials** * **Impact:** Increased efficiency in operations, enhanced governance, and improved transparency, resulting in faster loan disbursal, reduced transaction costs, minimized payment imbalances, and seamless accounting. * **Action Required:** Participate in training programs and adopt the new ERP system for daily operations. **State Governments/StCBs** * **Impact:** Strengthened cooperative banking structure and improved data management. * **Action Required:** Oversee the implementation of the project and monitor the performance of System Integrators (SIs). **System Integrators (SIs)** * **Impact:** Responsible for digitization and support responsibilities. * **Action Required:** Execute digitization, migration/reconciliation, set up support centers. **NABARD** * **Impact:** Integrated with PACS through State and District Cooperative Banks for a more efficient financial system. * **Action Required:** Coordinate with State Cooperative Banks (StCBs) and District Central Cooperative Banks (DCCBs).

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Computerization of Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS): A project aimed at enhancing the efficiency, governance, and transparency of Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS) operations through computerization and implementation of ERP. Ministry of Cooperation: The Indian government ministry responsible for initiatives related to cooperatives, including the computerization project. NABARD: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development; an important entity that PACS are linked with through State Cooperative Banks (StCBs) and District Central Cooperative Banks (DCCBs) in the PACS computerization project.
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1706 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10th FEBRUARY, 2026 Computerization of Primary Cooperative Societies †1706. Shri Satish Kumar Gautam: Will the Minister of COOPERATION (सहका(cid:303)रता मं(cid:361)ी) be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has implemented any scheme for the computerization of primary cooperative societies; (b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the funds allocated and utilized during the last three years; (c) the number of primary cooperative societies computerized along with those which are yet to be computerized so far, State-wise; (d) the detailed number of regular employees of these societies trained alongwith the number of employees appointed through outsourcing for the same; and (e) the steps taken by the Government towards capacity building, infrastructure development and digital literacy training to strengthen primary cooperative societies through computerization? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF COOPERATION सहका(cid:303)रता मं(cid:361)ी (SHRI AMIT SHAH) (a) To enhance the efficiency of PACS operations, strengthen governance and transparency, resulting in faster loan disbursal, reduced transaction costs, minimized payment imbalances, and seamless accounting with DCCBs and StCBs, project of Computerization of functional Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS) has been implemented with a total financial outlay of ₹2,516 Crore which has now been increased upto 2925.39 Crore. It entails bringing all the functional PACS onto an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) based common national software, linking them with NABARD through State Cooperative Banks (StCBs) and District Central Cooperative Banks (DCCBs). This common ERP software is provided to all the PACS in the project, across the country, to capture data on all functionalities of PACS, both credit and non-credit. This software is customizable for state-specific needs.(b) The details of funds sanctioned to States/UTs during last 3 years under the PACS Computerisation Project is at Annexure- ‘A’. (c) There are 1.06 lakh functional PACS in the country out of which 79,630 functional PACS have been included in the Computerisation of PACS Project, which constitutes 75% of all functional PACS. The details of number of primary cooperative societies computerized along with those which are yet to be computerized so far, are at Annexure- ‘B’. (d)& (e) For capacity building and digital literacy training of PACS officials, the project provides for training of PACS personnel. Accordingly, 59,030 PACS officials have been trained so far through 2 days ERP training programmes. (Refresher training has also been imparted to 18969 PACS and 2 weeks handholding has been given to 41,244 PACS). Further, 306 Support Centres have been set up to handhold the PACS with regard to daily operations. For outsourcing, the project has provided for the services of one or more System Integrators (SIs) for each State which under contract with the States Governments/StCBs deploy its manpower for execution of digitisation and support & handholding’ responsibilities. At present there are 18 SIs deployed in the 31 States/UTs under the project. Accordingly, SI personnels are responsible for digitisation till handing over to the PACS after digitisation, migration /reconciliation etc. All SIs have setup a support system by setting up one support centre on an average at cluster of around 200 PACS/ District Level. This entire support system will be under the overall supervision and control of the State Governments and will be operated by the concerned SI. Thereafter, PACS are responsible for daily data entry, vouchering, daily reconciliation and day end. For hardware, an allocation of Rs 1,22,158/- has been made per PACS for providing Monitor with Web camera, Printer, VPN device and CPU. So far this infrastructure has been delivered in 65,153 PACS across 31 States/UT. *****Annexure-‘A’ Amount released Amount S Amount released in States/UTs in released in FY No. FY 2025-26 FY 2023-24 2024-25 1 Chhattisgarh - 10,20,71,627 3,28,49,970 Madhya 2 25,42,25,000 - 7,77,79,015 Pradesh Andhra 3 3,74,47,271 14,53,67,195 4,19,88,192 Pradesh 4 Punjab - - 7,42,17,848 5 West Bengal - - 15,25,13,088 6 Jharkhand - 15,10,05,236 8,20,75,591 7 Manipur - - 59,38,461 8 Rajasthan 43,29,86,131 11,00,00,000 6,75,63,030 9 Uttar Pradesh 42,30,41,650 - 13,51,48,883 Arunachal 10 12,00,000 9,07,704 86,15,396 Pradesh 11 Maharashtra 33,64,50,000 - 9,13,70,528 12 Tripura 1,12,50,000 3,03,30,709 1,09,90,658 Himachal 13 7,32,00,000 3,09,00,132 8,28,12,789 Pradesh 14 Sikkim 90,00,000 78,56,659 41,17,730 15 Karnataka 15,39,00,000 - 12,19,00,000 16 Goa 12,50,000 43,73,086 31,03,388 17 Meghalaya - - 1,11,45,163 18 Mizoram - 44,36,418 55,76,489 19 Assam 2,45,25,000 6,39,01,601 1,76,35,359 20 Bihar - 14,65,77,881 4,15,16,464 21 Nagaland 2,45,68,555 1,59,98,098 1,11,449 22 Haryana 2,44,16,000 - 1,50,00,000 23 Tamil Nadu 12,48,20,000 - 6,04,95,261 24 Gujarat 58,30,00,000 22,18,73,654 13,48,44,609 25 Odisha* - - 18,07,47,384 26 Uttarakhand 3,68,74,057 - 2,00,00,000 Andaman & 27 68,81,462 - - Nicobar 28 Ladakh 12,00,000 - - Jammu & 29 1,51,78,040 1,85,36,744 1,75,21,819 Kashmir 30 DNH & DD - 12,36,272 31 Puducherry 16,75,000 - 5,78,181 Sub-Total 2,57,70,88,166 1,05,53,73,016 1,49,81,56,745 NABARD 40,92,18,538 25,00,00,000 - Total 2,98,63,06,704 1,30,53,73,016 1,49,81,56,745 * Odisha has recently joined this project.Annexure-‘B’ The No. of PACS Computerised and yet to be computerised Total Onboarding on ERP S. No State/UTs Sanctioned ERP is under Onboarded PACS process 1 Maharashtra 12178 12028 150 2 Bihar 4495 4478 17 3 Gujarat 6216 5705 511 4 Andhra Pradesh 2037 2021 16 5 Chhattisgarh 2028 2028 0 6 Rajasthan 8525 6157 2368 7 Jharkhand 2797 1479 1318 8 Punjab 3482 3172 310 9 Madhya Pradesh 5455 4532 923 10 J&K 708 537 171 11 Himachal Pradesh 1885 1376 509 12 Haryana 710 624 86 13 Uttar Pradesh 6257 3061 3196 14 Karnataka 5894 4337 1557 15 Assam 850 577 273 16 Tripura 475 267 208 17 Sikkim 131 107 24 18 Goa 86 51 35 19 Puducherry 45 45 0 20 ANI 46 46 0 21 Mizoram 99 25 74 22 Ladakh 10 10 0 23 Nagaland 231 102 129 24 DNH & DD 9 4 5 25 Arunachal Pradesh 139 13 126 26 Uttarakhand 1216 669 547 27 Manipur 308 199 109 28 Meghalaya 330 11 319 29 Tamil Nadu 4561 4509 52 30 West Bengal 4187 3308 879 31 Odisha* 4240 - 4240 Grand Total 79630 61478 18152 *Odisha has recently joined this project.

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