Government on 15.02.2023, has approved the Plan for strengthening cooperative movement in the country and deepening its reach up to the grassroots. The Plan entails establishment of new multipurpose PACS or primary dairy/ fishery cooperative societies covering all the Panchayats/ villages in the country in the next five years, through convergence of various existing GOI schemes, including Dairy Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF), National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD), PM Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), Fisheries & Aquaculture Infrastructure Fund (FIDF), etc. This plan is being implemented with the support of National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development (NABARD), National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), National Level Cooperative Federations and State Governments.

As per the National Cooperative Database, a total of 30,083 new PACS, Dairy and Fishery Cooperative Societies have been registered; and 15,793 Dairy and Fisheries Cooperative Societies have been strengthened as on 15.11.2025 across the country.

In order to ensure effective and timely implementation of the plan, Ministry of Cooperation in coordination with NABARD, NDDB and NFDB has launched a Standard Operating Procedure (Margdarshika) on 19.9.2024, indicating the targets, timelines and roles and responsibilities of all stakeholders concerned.

As per Margdarshika, a total of 317 PACS, 8,704 Dairy and 121 Fisheries Cooperatives Societies are to be formed in the State of Rajasthan. As per National Cooperative Database, as on 15.11.2025, 1242 PACS, 1,928 Dairy and 22 Fisheries Cooperatives have been registered in the State of Rajasthan, since the approval of the plan.

As per Margdarshika, a total of 3,890 Dairy and 36 Fisheries Cooperatives Societies are to be strengthened in the State of Rajasthan. As per Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairy as on 15.11.2025 1,001 DCS have been strengthened in the state of Rajasthan.

This information was given by Union Minister for Home and Cooperation Shri Amit Shah in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.

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