The current status of enrollment of cooperative societies in National Co-operative Exports Limited (NCEL), National Cooperative Organics Limited (NCOL) and Bharatiya Beej Sahakari Samiti Limited (BBSSL), including in Pali Lok Sabha Constituency, is as under:

Organization	Total No. of Cooperative Societies enrolled		No. of Cooperative Societies enrolled in Pali Lok Sabha Constituency
	Total	PACS	Total	PACS
NCEL	17,105	16,743	135	133
NCOL	14,550	14,280	33	31
BBSSL	38,665	37,972	177	177

 For the promotion of the 'Bharat Organics' brand of National Cooperative Organics Limited (NCOL), 34 States/UTs have nominated nodal agencies and 28 States/UTs have signed Memorandum of Understanding, including the States of Maharashtra and Rajasthan. The State-wise details are enclosed as Annexure - I.

For the promotion of the 'Bharat Beej' brand of Bharatiya Beej Sahakari Samiti Limited (BBSSL), 33 States/UTs have nominated nodal agencies including the States of Maharashtra and Rajasthan and 26 States/UTs have signed Memorandum of Understanding. The State-wise details are enclosed as Annexure - II.

So far, National Co-operative Exports Limited (NCEL) has exported 14,89,102 metric tonnes of 50 agri-commodities valued at ₹5,866.10 crore to 38 countries. During the Financial Years 2023-24 and 2024-25, NCEL passed on a dividend of ₹8,31,34,024 (20% on the paid-up value of the share capital held by its members) to its members.

NCOL and NCEL facilitate the aggregation and procurement of organic and other agricultural produce, respectively, while providing value-added services such as quality testing, branding, packaging, certification, and domestic and international marketing. BBSSL ensures the availability of quality, certified, and affordable seeds to farmers. Across the country, including tribal-dominated areas such as Palghar in Maharashtra and the State of Rajasthan, the majority of the members of NCEL, NCOL, and BBSSL are Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS), whose membership predominantly comprises small and marginal farmers, thereby ensuring that the benefits of these initiatives reach small and marginal farmers.

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ANNEXURE - I

NCOL: State-wise details of nomination of Nodal agency and Signing of MoU

S. No.	States/UTs where Nodal Agency Nominated	States/UTs where MoU Signed
1	Andhra Pradesh	Andhra Pradesh
2	Arunachal Pradesh	Arunachal Pradesh
3	Assam	Assam
4	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	Bihar
5	Bihar	Chhattisgarh
6	Chhattisgarh	Goa
7	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu	Gujarat
8	Goa	Haryana
9	Gujarat	Himachal Pradesh
10	Haryana	Jammu and Kashmir – UT
11	Himachal Pradesh	Jharkhand
12	Jammu and Kashmir	Lakshadweep – UT
13	Jharkhand	Madhya Pradesh
14	Karnataka	Maharashtra
15	Kerala	Manipur
16	Ladakh	Meghalaya
17	Lakshadweep	Mizoram
18	Madhya Pradesh	Nagaland
19	Maharashtra	Odisha
20	Manipur	Puducherry – UT
21	Meghalaya	Punjab
22	Mizoram	Rajasthan
23	Nagaland	Sikkim
24	Odisha	Telangana
25	Puducherry	Tripura
26	Punjab	Uttar Pradesh
27	Rajasthan	Uttarakhand
28	Sikkim	West Bengal
29	Tamil Nadu
30	Telangana
31	Tripura
32	Uttar Pradesh
33	Uttarakhand
34	West Bengal

ANNEXURE - II

BBSSL: State-wise details of nomination of Nodal agency and Signing of MoU

S. No.	State/UT where Nodal Agency Nominated	State/UT where MoU Signed
1	Andhra Pradesh	Uttar Pradesh
2	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Haryana
3	Arunachal Pradesh	Madhya Pradesh
4	Assam	Jharkhand
5	Bihar	Rajasthan
6	Chhattisgarh	Odisha
7	Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu	Uttarakhand
8	Goa	Andhra Pradesh
9	Gujarat	Mizoram
10	Haryana	Jammu & Kashmir
11	Himachal Pradesh	Tripura
12	Jammu & Kashmir	Gujarat
13	Jharkhand	Arunachal Pradesh
14	Karnataka	Sikkim
15	Ladakh	Assam
16	Lakshadweep	Punjab
17	Madhya Pradesh	Tamil Nadu
18	Maharashtra	Puducherry
19	Manipur	Nagaland
20	Meghalaya	Bihar
21	Mizoram	Goa
22	Nagaland	Meghalaya
23	Odisha	Chhattisgarh
24	Puducherry	Himachal Pradesh
25	Punjab	West Bengal
26	Rajasthan	Andaman and Nicobar Islands
27	Sikkim
28	Tamil Nadu
29	Telangana
30	Tripura
31	Uttar Pradesh
32	Uttarakhand
33	West Bengal

This information was given by Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah in a written reply in Lok Sabha.

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