Executive Summary:
This document presents the Minister of Cooperation's response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2646 regarding funds disbursed by the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) over the last five years (2019-2024) for the development of women cooperatives, coir, jute, small industries, and poultry sectors. It details the sector-wise and year-wise disbursement of funds and addresses concerns about potential decreases in funding. The data includes disbursements up to June 30, 2025.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Disbursement Overview:**
* NCDC did not disburse funds for projects in the Poultry, Coir, and Small-Scale Industry sectors during the specified period.
* Funds were disbursed for Women Cooperatives and the Jute Sector.
* **Funds Disbursed (Rs. in Crore):**
* *Women Cooperatives:* 2020-21 (800.36), 2021-22 (1319.52), 2022-23 (1437.00), 2023-24 (711.55), 2024-25 (1355.61)
* *Jute:* 2022-23 (8.76), 2023-24 (0.05)
* **Fund Allocation and Project Assistance:**
* NCDC financial assistance is not limited by pre-set fund allocations.
* Projects are assisted based on the receipt of proposals from each sector.
* Lack of disbursement in poultry, coir, and small-scale industries is due to the absence of received project proposals.
* **Sector-wise Disbursement Details (Annexure 1):**
* Detailed disbursement data from 2019-20 to 2024-25 (as of June 30, 2025) is provided for various activities, including marketing, inputs, processing (sugar factories, textile, foodgrains, plantation crops, fruit & vegetables, oilseeds, small scale industries), storage, cold chain, weaker section programs (fisheries, dairy/livestock, tribal/SC cooperatives, handloom, powerloom, jute/sericulture), computerization of cooperatives, consumer cooperatives, ICDP, C/ICSC (industrial cooperative, credit service), Yuva Sahakar, PD, FPO, PC, FFPO, and Agro-Export/Export Promotion.
Impact Analysis:
* **Women Cooperatives:**
* *Impact:* Directly benefit from the disbursed funds, enabling development and growth.
* *Action Required:* Utilize the funds effectively for planned projects and provide progress reports to NCDC.
* **Jute Sector:**
* *Impact:* Receives limited financial assistance, potentially hindering expansion and modernization.
* *Action Required:* Develop and submit viable project proposals to NCDC to secure further funding.
* **Poultry, Coir, and Small-Scale Industry Sectors:**
* *Impact:* Unable to access NCDC funding due to the absence of project proposals.
* *Action Required:* Prepare and submit detailed project proposals to NCDC to access potential financial assistance.
* **National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC):**
* *Impact:* Responsible for managing and disbursing funds based on received project proposals.
* *Action Required:* Continue to evaluate project proposals fairly and disburse funds accordingly; promote awareness of funding opportunities among cooperative sectors.
Key Entities Referenced
Shri Amit Shah: The Minister of Cooperation in the Government of India.
Women Cooperatives: Cooperatives that are focused on the development and empowerment of women.
Jute Sector: The sector involved in the production and processing of jute.
National Cooperative Development Corporation: A government organization that provides financial assistance for the development of cooperative societies in India.
Ministry of Cooperation: A ministry in the Government of India responsible for cooperatives.
Sugar Factories: Factories involved in the processing of sugarcane to produce sugar, often organized as cooperatives.
Textile: The textile industry, which may include cooperative ventures.
Marketing: Activities related to the marketing of products from the cooperative sector.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COOPERATION
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2646
TO BE ANSWERED ON 05th AUGUST, 2025
Funds disbursed by NCDC
2646. Shri Anto Antony:
Will the Minister of COOPERATION (सहकारिता मंत्री) be pleased to state:
(a) the total amount of funds disbursed by National Cooperative Development Corporation
(NCDC) in the last five years for the development of women cooperatives, coir, jute, small
industries and poultry sectors;
(b) the details of the funds disbursed under NCDC from 2019 to 2024, sector-wise and year-
wise;
(c)whether there has been a decrease in fund allocation or disbursement to any of these sectors
during this period; and
(d) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons for the decline in funding for specific
sectors such as women cooperatives, coir, jute, or poultry?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF COOPERATION
सहकारिता मंत्री (SHRI AMIT SHAH)
(a): There has been no disbursement by the National Cooperative Development Corporation
(NCDC) for projects in the Poultry, Coir, and Small-Scale Industry sectors. However, the
details of funds disbursed by NCDC for the development of Women Cooperatives and the
Jute Sector over the last five years are as under:
(Rs.in crore)
Sector 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
Women 800.36 1319.52 1437.00 711.55 1355.61
Cooperatives
Jute 0.00 0.00 8.76 0.05 0.00
(b): Details of funds disbursed by NCDC during 2019 to 2024 are attached as Annexure-1.
(c) & (d) Financial assistance by NCDC to any sector is not limited by fund allocation as
the projects are assisted as per the receipt of proposals from the sector. As National
Cooperative Development Corporation did not receive project for financial assistance from
poultry, coir and small-scale industry during last five years hence the disbursement could
not be made under these sectors.Annexure-1
(Rs .in Crore)
Sector-wise details of disbursement made by NCDC
2025-26
S.No. Activity 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 as on
30.06.2025
1 Marketing 15,235.42 19,576.38 26,705.60 27,984.74 52,916.88 77,942.72 25,984.83
Inputs 462.24 29.41 74.05 46.96 2.75 3.00 1.20
2 Processing
2(A) Sugar Factories 1,821.14 1,542.44 1,316.71 694.25 2,176.31 7,975.54 183.69
2(B) Textile 129.32 96.40 24.94 104.25 44.36 121.31 0.89
2(C) Other Processing Units
i Foodgrains 1.06 1.07 0.85 1.44 1.88 0.06
ii Plantation Crops 7.56 2.21 2.14 - 1.31 0.38 -
iii Fruit & Vegetables 1.03 0.14 0.05 - 0.12 0.98 -
iv Oilseeds 3.25 1.65 0.68 0.17 0.92 0.04
v Small scale industries - - - - - - -
Sub total 2(C) 12.90 5.07 2.19 1.53 3.04 4.16 0.10
Total (2) 1,963.36 1,643.91 1,343.84 800.03 2,223.71 8,101.01 184.68
3 Storage 17.25 7.29 7.72 4.84 8.08 35.82 0.31Sector-wise details of disbursement made by NCDC
2025-26
S.No. Activity 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 as on
30.06.2025
4 Cold Chain 7.36 - 11.06 23.89 -
5 Weaker Section Prog.
i Fisheries Cooperative 163.63 119.18 168.76 298.93 41.72 26.02 -
ii Dairy/Livestock 415.33 168.50 569.16 264.70 301.45 45.97 12.66
iii Poultry 4.61 - - - -
iv Tribal, S/C Cooperative 3.15 - 1.69 0.56 -
v Handloom Cooperative 2.39 0.90 102.46 28.57 0.23 1.52 -
vi Powerloom - - - -
vii Coir 80.00 30.00 - - - -
viii Jute/Sericulture - - - 8.76 0.05 1.06 -
Total (5) 669.11 288.58 870.38 600.96 345.14 75.13 12.666 Computerisation of Coop. 36.52 30.87 25.06 45.02 0.42 4.60 -
7 Consumer Coop. 3.39 0.89 2.69 1.40 4.13 - -
8 ICDP 175.14 152.61 283.06 177.87 23.26 1.62 -
9 C,IC&SC
i Industrial Cooperative - - - -
ii Credit & Service 9,129.28 2,996.23 4,894.20 11,322.30 5,000.77 8,874.83 221.99
Total (9) 9,129.28 2,996.23 4,894.20 11,322.30 5,000.77 8,874.83 221.99
10 Yuva Sahakar 0.27 0.10 0.84 0.13 0.08
11 P&D 4.38 4.48 6.44 6.15 6.75 - -
12 FPO 2.32 8.04 38.25 48.33 71.97 15.16
13 P&C - - - -
14 FFPO 2.78 26.35 48.12 4.84
15 Agro-Export & Export - -
Promotion
GRAND TOTAL (1 to14) 27,703.45 24,733.24 34,221.08 41,031.40 60,618.47 95,182.84 26,425.75