Parliament Question: Schemes for Dairy Societies, PACS and Cooperatives

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 495 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3rd February, 2026 Schemes for Dairy Societies, PACS and Cooperatives 495. Shri Anurag Singh Thakur: Will the Minister of COOPERATION (सहकारिता मंत्री) be pleased to state: (a) the details of the current registration status of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies, dairy, credit thrift and fishery societies in Himachal Pradesh, district-wise along with the schemes being implemented to strengthen these cooperatives; (b) the progress under White Revolution 2.0 launched in December 2024, including the number of new dairy cooperative societies established in Himachal Pradesh against national targets, and existing societies strengthened; (c) the status of PACS computerization project and the targets achieved, State-wise; (d) whether the Government has identified targets for establishing multi-purpose PACS/dairy/fishery societies in uncovered panchayats of Himachal Pradesh under plan to establish 2 lakh new cooperative societies by 2028, if so, the details thereof; (e) the financial assistance provided through NCDC schemes like Dairy Sahakar, Yuva Sahakar and Nandini Sahakar to cooperatives in Himachal Pradesh during the last three years; and (f) the steps taken, progress achieved for establishing target of 10,000 FPOs across Bharat, State- wise and at least 150 in Himachal Pradesh? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF COOPERATION सहकारिता मंत्री (SHRI AMIT SHAH) (a) As per the National Cooperative Database (NCD), there are a total of 5,792 cooperative societies in Himachal Pradesh, out of which 2,307 are Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS), 1,194 are Dairy Cooperatives, 437 are Credit & Thrift Cooperatives and 78 are Fishery Cooperatives. District-wise number of such cooperative societies is enclosed as Annexure-1.The Ministry of Cooperation, since its inception on 6th July, 2021, has undertaken several initiatives to realize the vision of “Sahakar-se-Samriddhi” across the country including the State of Himachal Pradesh. These initiatives include, adoption of Model Bye-laws that enable PACS to undertake more than 25 business activities, as a result of which PACS can operate as PM-Kisan Samridhi Kendras (PMKSKs), Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs), Common Service Centres (CSC) etc., participation in the World’s Largest Grain Storage Plan (2 PACS identified), PACS Computerization, among others. (b) Under White Revolution 2.0, the national target for FY 2025-26 is to establish 21,902 new Dairy Cooperative Societies (DCS). As of 13.01.2026, out of 12,726 organized DCS, 10,030 applications were submitted for registration and 7,826 DCS have been successfully registered. The State of Himachal Pradesh was assigned a target to establish 70 new DCS. As of 13.01.2026, the state has significantly exceeded this annual target by organizing 263 DCS, all of which have been successfully registered. The national target for strengthening existing DCS in 2025-26 is 14,646. As of 13.01.2026, out of 13,454 sanctioned DCS, 7,721 DCS have been strengthened across the country. The mission has enhanced milk procurement by 14.16 lakh kg/day and added 2.37 lakh new members. Himachal Pradesh is one of seven states with over 50% fund utilization (as of 16.01.2026) under Component A of the National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD), which funds these initiatives. Additionally, two new milk plants (2x20 TLPD capacity) were sanctioned for the state in 2025- 26. As of mid-November 2025, the State under the wider five-year plan initiated in early 2023, had strengthened 168 existing dairy cooperatives. (c) The PACS computerization project, with a total financial outlay of ₹2,925.39 crore, aims to bring all functional PACS onto a common ERP-based national software. As on date, 79,630 PACS across 31 States/UTs have been sanctioned, 61,478 onboarded on ERP, and 58,406 achieved “Day- End” status. In Himachal Pradesh, 1,885 PACS have been sanctioned; ₹28.25 crore has been released, 1,376 PACS onboarded on ERP, and 1,234 are “Go-Live”. The State-wise status of PACS computerization project is enclosed as Annexure-2. (d) The Government of India has approved the plan to establish new multipurpose PACS/dairy/fisheries cooperatives, aiming to cover all panchayats and villages in the country over the next five years. This initiative is supported by NABARD, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), and State/UT Governments. As per the National Cooperative Database, out of total of 32,802 new PACS, Dairy and Fishery Cooperative Societies registered across the country, 911 new societies (including 118 M-PACS, 786 Dairy, and 7 Fishery societies) have been registered in the State of Himachal Pradesh; and 15,793 Dairy and Fisheries Cooperative Societies have been strengthened as on 20.01.2026 across the country since the approval of the plan on 15.02.2023. (e) Since FY 2022-23, a total of ₹24.38 crore has been disbursed to Himachal Pradesh by the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), comprising ₹12.54 crore as loans and ₹11.84 crore as subsidies including ₹3.05 crore during FY 2025-26 (till 25.01.2026). Cumulatively, the State has received ₹151.20 crore under the Central Sector Integrated Scheme on Agricultural Cooperation (CSISAC). However, no specific disbursals have been recorded underDairy Sahakar, Yuva Sahakar, or Nandini Sahakar schemes in Himachal Pradesh as of 25.01.2026 in last three years. (f) Under the Central Sector Scheme for the Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), the NCDC was initially allocated 746 FPOs and later an additional 1,117 through PACS. As of January 2026, NCDC has onboarded 1,863 FPOs nationwide and disbursed ₹256 crore in total, including ₹87.20 crore during FY 2025–26(till 25.01.2026). NCDC has completed its target of formation of 30 FPOs in Himachal Pradesh. ******Annexure-I District-wise number of PACS, Dairy, Credit &thrift and Fishery cooperative societies in Himachal Pradesh. Sl. Dairy Credit & Thrift Fishery District PACS No. Cooperatives Cooperatives Cooperatives 1 Bilaspur 88 23 22 41 2 Chamba 163 12 13 5 3 Hamirpur 228 66 19 0 4 Kangra 615 206 58 16 5 Kinnaur 35 1 4 0 6 Kullu 141 252 14 1 7 Lahul and Spiti 52 3 3 0 8 Mandi 247 418 26 5 9 Shimla 199 112 101 2 10 Sirmaur 129 61 45 0 11 Solan 178 17 106 3 12 Una 232 23 26 5 Total 2,307 1,194 437 78 Source: NCD portal as of 20.01.2026.Annexure-2 State-wise status of Computerization of PACS Project Total Total amount Sr. Sanctioned ERP ERP Day End Audit released No State/UTs PACS Onboarded Go Live Completed Completed in Cr. 1 Maharashtra 12178 12028 12011 12000 11949 130.73 2 Bihar 4495 4478 4475 4471 4364 51.76 3 Gujarat 6216 5705 5575 5458 4724 93.97 4 Andhra Pradesh 2037 2021 2021 2017 2016 37.41 5 Chhattisgarh 2028 2028 2028 2028 1975 28.35 6 Rajasthan 8525 6157 6153 5860 3828 84.83 7 Jharkhand 2797 1479 1491 1461 1378 34.30 8 Punjab 3482 3172 2760 2385 786 32.94 9 Madhya Pradesh 5455 4532 4524 4530 4492 66.43 10 J&K 708 537 537 537 537 10.37 11 Himachal Pradesh 1885 1376 1234 1210 608 28.25 12 Haryana 710 624 580 568 454 8.79 13 Uttar Pradesh 6257 3061 3052 2922 2110 67.10 14 Karnataka 5894 4337 3690 3606 3252 67.83 15 Assam 850 577 576 569 566 17.02 16 Tripura 475 267 247 262 197 8.21 17 Sikkim 131 107 107 107 105 3.28 18 Goa 86 51 46 41 37 1.19 19 Puducherry 45 45 45 45 30 0.67 20 ANI 46 46 46 46 46 0.69 21 Mizoram 99 25 25 25 24 1.27 22 Ladakh 10 10 10 10 10 0.12 23 Nagaland 231 102 67 53 17 4.43 24 DNH & DD 9 4 4 4 4 0.12 25 Arunachal Pradesh 139 13 13 13 13 1.22 26 Uttarakhand 1216 669 668 589 469 5.69 27 Manipur 308 199 195 196 128 3.14 28 Meghalaya 330 11 9 10 4 2.34 29 Tamil Nadu 4561 4509 4508 4509 529 51.73 30 West Bengal 4187 3308 3145 2874 208 45.79 31 Odisha 4240 0 0 0 0 18.07 Total 79630 61478 59842 58406 44860 908.06 *****