India, Feb. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Additional Services Provided by PACS in Jharkhand
Sl. No.
District
Credit Service Only
One additional Service
Two additional Services
Three and more additional Services
Grand Total
1
BOKARO
74
97
42
40
253
2
CHATRA
28
29
23
74
154
3
DEOGHAR
4
103
31
61
199
4
DHANBAD
167
32
34
24
257
5
DUMKA
76
47
33
50
206
6
EAST SINGHBUM
143
31
12
46
232
7
GARHWA
89
43
19
45
196
8
GIRIDIH
152
84
51
71
358
9
GODDA
62
78
21
42
203
10
GUMLA
33
56
35
36
160
11
HAZARIBAGH
25
60
56
116
257
12
JAMTARA
33
48
19
19
119
13
KHUNTI
28
30
5
24
87
14
KODERMA
39
21
8
43
111
15
LATEHAR
25
34
27
30
116
16
LOHARDAGA
6
19
16
25
66
17
PAKUR
34
46
38
11
129
18
PALAMU
141
39
38
69
287
19
RAMGARH
10
40
43
50
143
20
RANCHI
114
58
55
80
307
21
SAHEBGANJ
59
36
35
38
168
22
SARAIKELA KHARSAWAN
70
24
17
27
138
23
SIMDEGA
12
25
30
28
95
24
WEST SINGHBHUM
111
43
30
34
218
Grand Total
1535
1123
718
1083
4459
(a) The total number of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) in the state of Jharkhand are 4459. All PACS are eligible to undertake diversified business activities, including the establishment of dairy and fisheries units, warehouses, distribution of foodgrains, fertilizers and seeds, LPG/CNG/petrol/diesel distributorships, provision of short-term and long-term credit, Custom Hiring Centres, Fair Price Shops (FPS), community irrigation facilities, Common Service Centres, etc. Since the approval of the national plan for formation of 2 lac MPACS/DCS/FCS on 15.02.2023, Jharkhand has established 127 new Multipurpose PACS (M-PACS), 257 new Dairy Cooperative Societies, and 177 new Fishery Cooperative Societies. For development of decentralized grain storage infrastructure, 50 PACS in Jharkhand have been identified under the World's Largest Grain Storage Plan in the Cooperative Sector for construction of godowns and allied agricultural infrastructure. Total 2358 MPACS are onboarded as Common Service Centres (CSCs).
(b) The status of operationalisation of diversified PACS in the State of Jharkhand, district-wise is at Annexure-I.
(c) All PACS are eligible to undertake diversified business activities under the initiatives of the Ministry of Cooperation.
(d) The Government has implemented several measures to ensure the multipurpose PACS model is successfully executed in underserved, backward, and tribal regions:
1. Enhanced Financial Assistance:
2. Technical and Digital Infrastructure:
3. Capacity Building and Institutional Oversight:
Annexure-I
The status of operationalisation of diversified PACS in the State of Jharkhand, district-wise-
This information was given by Union Minister for Home and Cooperation Shri Amit Shah in a written reply in Lok Sabha.
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
