India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
S. No
State/UTs Name
Approved PACS
Hardware Delivered
ERP Onboarded
1
Andaman and Nicobar
46
46
46
2
Andhra Pradesh
2037
2021
2021
3
Arunachal Pradesh
139
14
14
s4
Assam
850
709
581
5
Bihar
4495
4477
4482
6
Chhattisgarh
2028
2028
2028
7
Daman and Diu
9
4
4
8
Goa
86
58
55
9
Gujarat
6216
5754
5760
10
Haryana
710
710
710
11
Himachal Pradesh
1885
1789
1598
12
Jammu and Kashmir
708
537
537
13
Jharkhand
2797
1500
1491
14
Karnataka
5894
5491
4590
15
Ladakh
10
10
10
16
Madhya Pradesh
5455
4536
4536
17
Maharashtra
12178
12000
12033
18
Manipur
308
196
214
19
Meghalaya
330
108
103
20
Mizoram
99
49
45
21
Nagaland
231
231
142
22
Odisha*
4240
0
0
23
Pondicherry
45
45
44
24
Punjab
3482
3456
3454
25
Rajasthan
8525
6781
6933
26
Sikkim
131
107
107
27
Tamil Nadu
4561
4532
4481
28
Tripura
475
268
268
29
Uttar Pradesh
6257
3581
3219
30
Uttarakhand
1216
670
668
31
West Bengal
4187
4167
3512
Total
79630
65875
63686
The Government has approved the Centrally Sponsored Project for Computerisation of functional Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) for bringing all functional PACS on a common ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)-based National Software to improve operational efficiency, transparency and service delivery. The Project, initially approved for 63,000 PACS, has subsequently been expanded to cover 79,630 PACS with a total financial outlay of Rs.2,925.39 crore. The Project has been implemented in a phased manner across the States/UTs. The State/UT-wise number of PACS onboarded on the ERP-based National Software is given at Annexure-'A'.
The Government on 31.05.2023 approved the World's Largest Grain Storage Plan in Cooperative Sector. The Plan entails creation of various agri infrastructure at Primary Agriculture Credit Society (PACS) level, including warehouses, custom hiring center, processing units, Fair Price Shops, etc. through convergence of various existing schemes of the Government of India (GoI), such as, Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF), Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure Scheme (AMI), Sub Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM), Pradhan Mantri Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme (PMFME), etc. Under the World's Largest Grain Storage Plan in Cooperative Sector, 1,015 PACS across the country have been identified for construction of godowns and construction work has been completed in 313 PACS creating a total capacity of 1.80 LMT.
NCEL was set up as an umbrella organization for the export of goods and services produced by cooperative societies most of whose members are small and marginal farmers. Since its inception, the NCEL has exported over 14,89,102 MT of 50 agricultural products, valued at INR 5866.10 crores to 38 countries.
To ensure financial transparency across rural credit lines, the ERP-based Common National Software under PACS Computerisation Project provides standardized modules for accounting, statutory audit and Management Information System (MIS) for Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS). The software enables maintenance of digital records, generation of audit trails and standardized financial reporting, thereby enhancing transparency, accountability and efficiency in the functioning of PACS. The ERP system also facilitates statutory audit of PACS by providing digital records and audit-related information required for the audit process.
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
