Parliament Question: Job creation through cooperative societies

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 199 ANSWERED ON 11TH MARCH, 2026 Job creation through cooperative societies 199 # Shri Pradip Kumar Varma: Will the Minister of Cooperation be pleased to state: (a) the estimated number of jobs created through the cooperative sector during the last three years; (b) the number of members engaged in dairy, fisheries and agricultural cooperatives; (c) the assistance provided by the Central Government for promoting cooperative entrepreneurship; and (d) the targets for cooperative employment expansion in the coming years? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF COOPERATION (SHRI AMIT SHAH) (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) IN RESPECT OF RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 199 “JOB CREATION THROUGH COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES” ASKED BY SHRI PRADIP KUMAR VARMA, HON’BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT DUE FOR REPLY ON 11TH MARCH, 2026. (a) No such estimate has been carried out by the Ministry. (b) As per the National Cooperative Database (NCD), the State-wise total number of Dairy, Fishery and Agriculture & Allied Cooperative Societies, along with their number of members, is attached as Annexure-1. (c) The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) provides financial assistance for development of Cooperative Societies engaged in agriculture, agro-processing, dairy, fisheries, storage, marketing and other allied activities. This facilitates income generation and employment opportunities for farmers, fishermen, rural artisans and other stakeholders. As on 25.02.2026, NCDC has cumulatively disbursed ₹5,16,122.32 crore for the development of cooperative institutions across the country. The details of sector-wise disbursement during last four years are provided at Annexure-2. (d) The Ministry of Cooperation has taken a series of reformative steps/initiatives to strengthen the cooperative sector and to make the cooperative societies vibrant economic entities. These initiatives are likely to result in generation of employment in large numbers, particularly in rural areas. *****Annexure-1 Number of Dairy/Fishery/Agriculture & Allied Cooperative Societies and Members Sl. State/UT Dairy Cooperatives Fishery Cooperatives Agriculture & Allied No. Cooperatives Total no. of Members Total no. of Members Total no. of Members societies societies societies Andaman and 1 Nicobar Islands 48 736 136 3,829 25 759 2 Andhra Pradesh 1,138 34,092 2,076 2,19,864 709 54,986 3 Arunachal Pradesh 47 975 35 534 190 5,400 4 Assam 1,537 46,490 646 51,411 704 27,810 5 Bihar 12,239 731,900 498 4,82,247 1,533 90,646 6 Chandigarh 11 131 0 0 1 592 7 Chhattisgarh 1,088 31,667 2,002 59,481 83 5,154 8 Delhi 27 49 0 0 66 822 9 Goa 189 18,428 28 2,021 107 4,043 10 Gujarat 17,294 32,95,067 708 1,05,649 7,100 5,11,357 11 Haryana 7,449 2,28,093 130 1,446 423 14,785 12 Himachal Pradesh 1,218 39,864 79 9,884 78 11,864 13 Jammu & Kashmir 2,315 32,805 50 1,139 764 22,607 14 Jharkhand 432 14,889 948 53,701 993 37,557 15 Karnataka 18,699 29,79,215 789 3,32,739 511 4,17,187 16 Kerala 3,433 12,31,040 993 4,14,598 230 1,42,656 17 Ladakh 79 5,302 3 90 1 3,440 18 Lakshadweep 0 0 10 2,525 1 11 19 Madhya Pradesh 10,692 3,41,958 2,976 1,19,676 3,600 4,94,911 20 Maharashtra 13,597 10,72,086 3,408 4,63,423 3,616 4,72,894 21 Manipur 903 15,440 969 22,779 591 16,264 22 Meghalaya 197 4,490 132 3,572 199 13,595 23 Mizoram 75 2,685 61 1,968 287 12,497 24 Nagaland 141 1,149 395 4,800 1,889 39,848 25 Odisha 1,798 1,13,676 815 1,48,123 116 39,200 26 Puducherry 122 60,059 70 73,156 1 121 27 Punjab 7,885 2,66,990 60 721 368 20,476 28 Rajasthan 19,373 5,81,328 206 3,278 921 63,544 29 Sikkim 461 11,987 16 212 45 859 30 Tamil Nadu 10,719 14,68,720 1,483 7,32,939 33 16,111 31 Telangana 2,273 71,825 5,087 3,46,395 880 29,199 32 DNH & DD 33 687 22 4,607 14 270 33 Tripura 342 5,807 324 25,235 137 11,144 34 Uttar Pradesh 16,031 5,12,567 1,608 55,461 1,243 58,74,662 35 Uttarakhand 3,040 1,46,025 329 3,709 223 7,651 36 West Bengal 2,304 38,279 383 61,706 112 11,311 Total 1,57,229 1,34,06,501 27,475 38,12,918 27,794 84,76,233 Source: NCD portal as of 01.03.2026.Annexure-2 Sector-wise financial assistance provided by NCDC during the last four years (Rs. in crore) S.No Activity 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 (as on 25.02.2026) Loan Grants Total Loan Grants Total Loan Grants Total Loan Grants Total 1 Marketing 27984.01 0.73 27984.74 52904.07 1.51 52905.58 77,942.67 0.06 77,942.73 93,449.82 0.04 93,449.86 Inputs 2.19 44.76 46.95 2.75 11.30 14.05 3.00 - 3.00 16.29 - 16.29 2(A) Sugar Factories 694.25 0.00 694.25 2176.31 0.00 2176.31 7,925.54 - 7,925.54 4,506.28 - 4,506.28 2(B) Textile 79.48 24.77 104.25 34.90 9.45 44.35 168.15 3.15 171.30 - 16.71 16.71 Other Processing 2(C) 1.45 0.13 1.58 1.44 1.56 3.00 2.90 1.11 4.01 3,001.14 1.10 3,002.24 Units Total (2) 775.18 24.90 800.08 2,212.65 11.01 2,223.66 8,096.59 4.26 8,100.85 7,507.42 17.81 7,525.23 3 Storage 4.27 0.58 4.85 7.13 0.96 8.09 28.14 7.69 35.83 4.22 0.82 5.04 4 Cold Chain - - 0.00 8.40 2.66 11.06 23.90 - 23.90 - Weaker Section 5 Prog. Fishery i 107.10 192.31 299.41 29.96 11.81 41.77 20.91 53.08 73.99 0.02 0.07 0.09 Cooperative ii Dairy/Livestock 166.89 97.81 264.70 44.27 257.18 301.45 35.01 10.97 45.98 493.38 0.45 493.83 iii Poultry - - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 - - Tribal, S/C iv - - 0.00 1.69 0.00 1.69 0.56 - 0.56 - Cooperative Handloom v 4.54 24.03 28.57 0.23 0.00 0.23 1.52 - 1.52 - Cooperative vi Powerloom - - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 - - Women vii - - 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.15 0.15 Cooperative vii Coir - - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 - 15.00 15.00 vii Jute/Sericulture - 8.76 8.76 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.06 - 1.06 0.20 0.20 i Total (5) 278.53 322.91 601.44 76.20 268.99 345.19 59.11 64.05 123.16 508.75 0.52 509.27 Computerisation of 6 5.71 39.31 45.02 0.00 0.42 0.42 - 4.58 4.58 - 0.23 0.23 Coop. 7 Consumer Coop. 0.92 0.11 1.03 3.40 0.73 4.13 - - - - 8 ICDP 139.91 37.96 177.87 2.11 21.16 23.27 1.44 0.18 1.62 - - - 9 C,IC&SC 11322.3 0 11322.3 5000.77 0.00 5000.77 8,874.77 - 8,874.77 9,680.31 - 9,680.31S.No Activity 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 (as on 25.02.2026) Loan Grants Total Loan Grants Total Loan Grants Total Loan Grants Total 10 Yuva Sahakar 0.05 - 0.05 1.08 0.00 1.08 0.69 - 0.69 0.39 - 0.39 11 P&D 0.22 6.29 6.51 0.00 6.73 6.73 - - 12 FPO - 38.25 38.25 0.00 48.33 48.33 - 71.75 71.75 - 114.74 114.74 13 FFPO - 2.31 2.31 0.00 26.11 26.11 - 37.38 37.38 Agri Export & 14 - - - 175.00 - 175.00 Export Promotion GRAND TOTAL 40,513.29 518.11 41,031.40 60,218.56 399.91 60,618.47 95,030.31 152.57 95,182.88 1,11,342.20 171.54 1,11,513.74 (1 to14) *****