Strengthening the Cooperative Movement

दैनिक समाचार

Posted On: 30 NOV 2021 5:38PM by PIB Delhi

State wise list of Non- Credit and Credit Cooperative Societies as per Statistical Profile of National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI) 2018 is given below. District wise list is not maintained centrally.

Given the historical heritage of cooperative movement in the country, Government has created a new Ministry of Cooperation with the following mandate as per the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 as notified vide Gazette notification dated 6.7.2021:

“1. General Policy in the field of Co-operation and Co-ordination of co-operation activities in all sectors.

2. Realisation of vision “from cooperation to prosperity”.

3. Strengthening of cooperative movement in the country and deepening its reach up to the grassroots.

4. Promotion of cooperative-based economic development model, including the spirit of responsibility among its members to develop the country.

5. Creation of appropriate policy, legal and institutional framework to help cooperatives realise their potential.

6. Matters relating to National Co-operative Organisation.

7. National Co-operative Development Corporation.

8. Incorporation, regulation and winding up of Co-operative societies with objects not confined to one State including administration of ‘the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002 (39 of 2002)’.

9. Training of personnel of co-operative departments and co-operative institutions (including education of members, office bearers and non-officials).”

There are two types of co-operative structures in the country i.e. State Cooperative Societies and Multi-State Cooperative Societies. The Multi-State Cooperative Societies come under Central Government and the State Cooperative Societies under the State Governments. The following priority areas have been identified by the Ministry of Cooperation to fulfil its mandate in the early stages:

1. Amendment of Multistate Cooperative Societies (MSCS) Act 2002.

2. Computerization of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS).

3. Streamlining education and training needs of cooperative sector.

4. Coordination and convergence of various schemes of different Ministries/ Department and issues of cooperatives.

States/Union TerritoriesNon-Credit CooperativesCredit CooperativesGrant Total
Andaman and Nicobar Islands19871172104
Andhra Pradesh70344287473218
Arunachal Pradesh73152783
Assam6489375710246
Bihar30351881839169
Chandigarh22518243
Chhattisgarh10011135311364
Dadra and Nagar Haveli24440284
Daman and Diu979106
Delhi492414366360
Goa33934293822
Gujarat628661468477550
Haryana2381475824572
Himachal Pradesh279925955394
Jammu and Kashmir13686522020
Jharkhand9461439413855
Karnataka305121042640938
Kerala16177308619263
Lakshadweep621981
Madhya Pradesh39079833647415
Maharashtra14337262514205886
Manipur89073309237
Meghalaya13092461555
Mizoram12761611437
Nagaland729817619059
Odisha14601272917330
Puducherry396136532
Punjab13322411517437
Rajasthan21941651828459
Sikkim51792855464
Tamil Nadu17849663324482
Telangana6429686065156
Tripura17782892067
Uttar Pradesh356051258348188
Uttarakhand48487755623
West Bengal198391381733656
TOTAL676750177605854355

Source: NCUI, 2018

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

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