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Ministry of Cooperation
Number of Cooperative Societies
Posted On:
09 DEC 2025 5:38PM by PIB Delhi
- As per the National Cooperative Database (NCD), there are a total of 8.4 lakh Cooperative Societies, across 30 sectors, in the country. The State-wise and sector-wise total number of cooperative societies, is attached as Annexure-1 & Annexure-2, respectively.
- The “Tribhuvan” Sahkari University has four Master’s in Business Administration programmes. These programmes are as under:
- MBA in Rural Management by the IRMA School.
- MBA in Agribusiness Management by the School of Agribusiness Management.
- MBA in Cooperative Banking and Finance by the School of Cooperative Banking and Finance.
- MBA in Cooperative Management by the School of Cooperative Management.
- Among other things, the major objectives of the University are to provide qualified and trained manpower, to meet the present and future needs of cooperative sector, to provide training, education and capacity building to the employees and board members of cooperatives and ensure high quality delivery of cooperative education and training as per the best national and international practices.
- The Ministry of Cooperation, since its inception on 6th July, 2021, has undertaken several initiatives to realize the vision of “Sahakar-se-Samriddhi” and to strengthen cooperatives across the country. Key areas of initiatives include:
- Making Primary Cooperatives economically vibrant and transparent;
- Strengthening the Urban and Rural Cooperative Banks;
- Relief to Cooperative Societies in the Income Tax Act;
- Revival of Cooperative Sugar Mills;
- Three new National Level Multi-State Societies;
- Capacity Building in Cooperatives;
- Use of Information Technology for ‘Ease of Doing Business’;
- Creation of National Cooperative Database (NCD);
- National Cooperation Policy (NCP);
- Establishment of Tribhuvan Sahkari University
- Other Initiatives
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Annexure-1
State-wise total no. of Cooperative Societies
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S.No
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State Name
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Total no. of societies
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1
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Andaman And Nicobar Islands
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2,238
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2
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Andhra Pradesh
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17,893
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3
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Arunachal Pradesh
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1,460
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4
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Assam
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12,322
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5
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Bihar
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27,385
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6
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Chandigarh
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476
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7
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Chhattisgarh
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11,800
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8
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Delhi
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5,944
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9
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Goa
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5,578
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10
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Gujarat
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85,698
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11
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Haryana
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34,399
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12
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Himachal Pradesh
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5,668
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13
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Jammu And Kashmir
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10,580
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14
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Jharkhand
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11,997
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15
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Karnataka
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46,805
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16
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Kerala
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19,664
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17
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Ladakh
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275
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18
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Lakshadweep
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43
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19
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Madhya Pradesh
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54,592
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20
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Maharashtra
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2,24,732
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21
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Manipur
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11,624
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22
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Meghalaya
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3,437
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23
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Mizoram
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1,546
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24
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Nagaland
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8,108
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25
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Odisha
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8,172
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26
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Puducherry
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464
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27
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Punjab
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19,673
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28
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Rajasthan
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41,955
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29
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Sikkim
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3,763
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30
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Tamil Nadu
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23,080
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31
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Telangana
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60,860
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32
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The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu
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569
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33
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Tripura
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3,227
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34
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Uttar Pradesh
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40,681
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35
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Uttarakhand
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6,352
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36
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West Bengal
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32,127
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Total
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8,45,187
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Soruce: NCD portal as of 15.11.2025.
Annexure-2
Sector wise total no. of Cooperative Societies
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S.No
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Sector Name
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Total no. of Cooperative Societies
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1
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Agriculture & Allied Cooperative
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27,847
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2
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Agro Processing / Industrial Cooperative
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20,774
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3
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Bee Farming Cooperative
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345
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4
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Consumer Cooperative
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22,797
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5
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Credit & Thrift Society
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83,546
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6
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Dairy Cooperative
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1,55,146
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7
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Educational & Training Cooperatives
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1,599
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8
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Farmers Services Society
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583
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9
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Fishery Cooperative
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27,266
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10
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Handicraft Cooperative
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5,163
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11
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Handloom Textile & Weavers Cooperative
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19,556
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12
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Housing Cooperative Society
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1,93,930
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13
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Jute and Coir Cooperative
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69
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14
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Khadi Gramodyog
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168
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15
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Large Area Multipurpose Society
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6000
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16
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Labour Cooperative
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46,680
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17
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Livestock & Poultry Cooperative
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16,874
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18
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Marketing Cooperative Society
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10,077
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19
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Miscellaneous Credit Cooperative Society
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7,581
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20
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Miscellaneous Non Credit
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34,967
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21
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Multipurpose Cooperative
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21,831
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22
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Primary Agricultural Credit Society
(PACS)
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1,04,324
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23
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Sericulture Cooperative
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625
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24
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Social Welfare & Cultural Cooperative
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2,523
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25
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Sugar Mills Cooperative
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280
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26
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Tourism Cooperative
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620
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27
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Transport Cooperative
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4,191
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28
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Tribal-SC/ST Cooperative
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2,069
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29
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Urban Cooperative Bank (UCB)
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1,469
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30
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Women Welfare Cooperative Society
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26,287
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Total
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8,45,187
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Source: NCD portal as of 15.11.2025.
This information was given by Union Minister for Home and Cooperation Shri Amit Shah in a written reply in Lok Sabha.
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(Release ID: 2201628)
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