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Digitalisation of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS)

Posted On: 27 NOV 2024 4:42PM by PIB Delhi

The details on status of digitalization in Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) as of 31st March, 2024, State-wise are enclosed as Annexure-I.

The State-wise status on number of PACS acting as Common Service Centres (CSC) as on 21.11.2024 is attached as Annexure-II.

In order to strengthen PACS, project for Computerization of functional PACS with a total financial outlay of ₹2,516 Crore has been approved by the Government of India, which entails bringing all functional PACS in the Country onto a common ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) based national software, linking them with NABARD through StCBs and DCCBs. Out of the total budget of Rs. 2,516 crore for the project, the shares of Government of India (GoI), State Governments and NABARD are Rs. 1528 crore, Rs. 736 crore and Rs. 252 crore, respectively.

 

    PACS have been enabled to function as Common Service Centres (CSCs), delivering more than 300 e-services to rural citizens, including banking, insurance, Aadhaar enrolment/updation, health services, legal services, etc. This initiative provides PACS with additional and stable sources of income, enhancing their economic viability and reducing dependency solely on credit activities. Moreover, by enabling PACS to diversify their services, this initiative paves way for expanding their market size and catering to a broader spectrum of rural needs, improving their role as comprehensive service providers at the village level.

 

Annexure-I

Status on Computerization of PACS (as on 31.3.2024)

 

S. No

State/ UT

PACS selected for Computerization

Number of PACS where Hardware delivered

ERP Onboarded
  1.  

Maharashtra

12,000

7986

4,516
  1.  

Rajasthan

6,781

5492

2675
  1.  

Gujarat

5,754

0

2795
  1.  

Uttar Pradesh

5,686

3062

1539
  1.  

Karnataka

5,491

5491

13
  1.  

Madhya Pradesh

4,534

4534

4329
  1.  

Tamil Nadu

4,532

4532

45
  1.  

Bihar

4,495

0

2996
  1.  

West Bengal

4,167

1647

19
  1.  

Punjab

3,482

3418

122
  1.  

Andhra Pradesh

2,037

0

12
  1.  

Chhattisgarh

2,028

0

620
  1.  

Jharkhand

1,500

0

1275
  1.  

Himachal Pradesh

870

870

817
  1.  

Haryana

711

0

106
  1.  

Uttarakhand

670

0

670
  1.  

Assam

583

583

575
  1.  

J & K

537

533

526
  1.  

Tripura

268

268

205
  1.  

Manipur

232

0

0
  1.  

Nagaland

231

33

33
  1.  

Meghalaya

112

112

39
  1.  

Sikkim

107

107

107
  1.  

Goa

58

16

12
  1.  

ANI

46

46

46
  1.  

Puducherry

45

45

37
  1.  

Mizoram

25

0

24
  1.  

Arunachal Pradesh

14

44

14
  1.  

Ladakh

10

10

10
  1.  

DNH & DD

4

0

0
 

Total

67,010

38,829

24,177

 

 

Annexure-II

State-wise status on number of PACS acting as Common Service Centres (CSC) (As on 21.11.2024)

SL.NO.

STATE

NO OF PACS FUNCTIONING AS CSC

Grand Total (A+B)

40214

1

ANDHRA PRADESH

1866

2

ARUNACHAL PRADESH

8

3

ASSAM

620

4

BIHAR

3089

5

CHHATTISGARH

1798

6

GOA

34

7

GUJARAT

1918

8

HARYANA

199

9

HIMACHAL PRADESH

788

10

JHARKHAND

1162

11

KARNATAKA

1235

12

KERALA

11

13

MADHYA PRADESH

3376

14

MAHARASHTRA

5860

15

MANIPUR

71

16

MEGHALAYA

75

17

MIZORAM

14

18

NAGALAND

7

19

ODISHA

604

20

PUNJAB

971

21

RAJASTHAN

5070

22

SIKKIM

47

23

TAMIL NADU

4453

24

TELANGANA

481

25

TRIPURA

153

26

UTTARAKHAND

625

27

UTTAR PRADESH

5125

28

WEST BENGAL

31

Total (A)

39691

SL.NO.

STATE

NO OF PACS FUNCTIONING AS CSC

1

ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS

3

2

JAMMU AND KASHMIR

479

3

LADAKH

7

4

PUDUCHERRY

26

5

DAMAN AND DIU & DNH

8

Total (B)

523

   This was stated by the Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha. 

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