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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COOPERATION
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 427
TO BE ANSWERED ON 21st July, 2026
Implementation of National Cooperation Policy, 2025
427. Shri E T Mohammed Basheer:
Will the Minister of COOPERATION (सहकारिता मंत्री) be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has prepared any roadmap and timeline for implementation the
National Cooperation Policy, 2025 aimed at expanding the cooperative sector and
connecting nearly 50 crore people, if so, the details thereof;
(b) the financial allocation made for the implementation of the policy, including support for
proposed cooperatives in sectors such as taxi services, insurance, tourism and green
energy; and
(c) the steps taken and progress achieved so far in implementing the policy, particularly with
regard to ensuring the participation and benefits for Dalits, Adivasis and women?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF COOPERATION
सहकारिता मंत्री (SHRI AMIT SHAH)
(a) Yes, sir. The National Cooperation Policy (NCP) 2025 was launched on 24th July 2025 by
the Hon’ble Home & Cooperation Minister. The policy has been envisaged to fulfil the
mandate of the Ministry of Cooperation- “Sahkar-se-Samriddhi.” It provides a roadmap
for the systematic and holistic development of the cooperative sector. It has 6 strategic
pillars, 16 objectives, and 83 recommendations to be achieved over the next 10 years. The
policy further envisages creating an economic framework aimed at including 50 crore
people within the ambit of cooperatives and enhancing the cooperative sector's
contribution to the Indian economy by three times in the next 10 years.
(b) Sir, no specific budgetary allocation is envisaged as part of the Policy document.
(c) The policy contains provisions relating to the participation and benefits for Dalits,
Adivasis, and women, some of which are as follows:
“4.2.2. Promote dairy cooperatives to initiate ‘White Revolution 2.0’ for the holistic
development of dairy cooperatives, employment generation, and women’s empowerment.6.1.1. Encourage the participation of women, youth, small & marginal farmers, and
weaker sections (SC/ST, specially-abled, etc.) to foster inclusivity and assign them
significant roles in cooperatives.
6.1.2. Strengthen and promote cooperatives for the weaker and marginalized sections
in sectors like fisheries, dairy, handloom weaving, handicrafts, minor forest produce, etc.”
The major steps taken and progress made under the policy for ensuring the participation and
benefits for Dalits, Adivasis, and women are as follows:
i) The Ministry of Cooperation has launched an initiative to usher Cooperative-led "White
Revolution 2.0” aimed at expanding cooperative coverage, employment generation and
women's empowerment with the target of increasing the milk procurement of dairy
cooperatives by 50% from the present level (i.e., 660 LKgPD in Base Year 2023-24)
over next five years (i.e., 1007 LKgPD in 2028-29) by providing market access to dairy
farmers in uncovered areas and increasing the share of dairy cooperatives in organised
sector. The Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for White Revolution 2.0 was
launched on 19.09.2024 by the Hon’ble Home & Cooperation Minister in the presence
of the Hon’ble Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying. On 25.12.2024,
the Hon’ble Home & Cooperation Minister, in the presence of the Hon’ble Minister of
Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, inaugurated 6,600 newly set up Dairy
Cooperative Societies (DCSs). So far, 25,282 DCSs have been registered in 31
states/UTs.
ii) The Government of India has approved the plan to establish new multipurpose Primary
Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS)/dairy/fisheries cooperatives, aiming to cover all
panchayats and villages, including those falling in the Tribal/Dalits/Adivasis areas in
the country, over the next five years. The initiative to establish new multipurpose PACS,
dairy, and fishery cooperatives is supported by NABARD, NDDB, and NFDB through
the convergence of various existing Government of India (GoI) schemes, including the
Dairy Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF), the National Programme for Dairy
Development (NPDD), and the PM Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY). As per the
National Cooperative Database, a total of 38,138 new PACS/Large Area Multi-Purpose
Societies (LAMPS), Dairy and Fishery Cooperative Societies have been registered, and
21,292 Dairy and Fisheries Primary Cooperative Societies have been strengthened as
of 15.06.2026 across the country since the approval of the plan on 15.2.2023. Further,
the State-wise details of PACS, dairy, and fishery cooperative societies formed along
with members associated with them, are placed as Annexure-I.
********Annexure-1
S.No State PACS DCS FCS Total
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR
1 ISLANDS 1 2 11 14
2 ANDHRA PRADESH 11 1,067 2 1,080
3 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 136 25 29 190
4 ASSAM 580 725 89 1,394
5 BIHAR 61 4,498 2 4,561
6 CHHATTISGARH 517 361 336 1,214
7 GOA 38 5 4 47
8 GUJARAT 662 810 26 1,498
9 HARYANA 40 197 6 243
10 HIMACHAL PRADESH 136 854 12 1,002
11 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 232 1,339 40 1,611
12 JHARKHAND 45 300 227 572
13 KARNATAKA 265 1,264 52 1,581
14 KERALA 0 0 0 0
15 LADAKH 3 3 1 7
16 LAKSHADWEEP 0 0 29 29
17 MADHYA PRADESH 680 1,349 255 2,284
18 MAHARASHTRA 212 1,223 167 1,602
19 MANIPUR 127 27 71 225
20 MEGHALAYA 290 17 19 326
21 MIZORAM 97 2 2 101
22 NAGALAND 50 5 19 74
23 ODISHA 1,539 1,009 61 2,609
24 PUDUCHERRY 4 3 3 10
25 PUNJAB 153 1,027 52 1,232
26 RAJASTHAN 2,003 3,295 31 5,329
27 SIKKIM 27 77 4 108
28 TAMIL NADU 27 940 36 1,003
29 TELANGANA 0 166 102 268
30 THE DD & DNH 5 0 1 6
31 TRIPURA 294 2 26 322
32 UTTAR PRADESH 1,364 4,450 514 6,328
33 UTTARAKHAND 606 269 124 999
34 WEST BENGAL 25 241 3 269
Total 10,230 25,552 2,356 38,138