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Ministry of Cooperation
Digital empowerment of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies
Posted On:
25 MAR 2026 4:42PM by PIB Delhi
The number of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) that have successfully migrated to the Common Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) based national software as of March, 2026 are at Annexure- ‘A’.
The measures taken to provide broadband connectivity and hardware (biometric devices, printers) to PACS in remote and hilly areas, to ensure that the digital divide is bridged, the following steps have been taken:
- Brodband connectivity: - MoU has been executed between Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) under administrative control of Department of Telecommunication, GoI and NABARD for extending High-speed broadband access to PACS including remote and hilly areas using Bharat Net.
- Hardware (biometric devices, printers) to PACS: - Hardware (Computer system, Webcam, VPN device, Printer, Biometric device) has been provided to 65,020 PACS, till date, which includes 3864 PACS in the remote and hilly areas states of Andaman & Nicobar, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura and Uttarakhand.
The National Cooperative Database (NCD) has been developed by the Ministry of Cooperation, Government of India, with the support of States/UTs. The data of cooperative societies is collected, entered, and updated in the National Cooperative Database (NCD) by nodal officers appointed by the States/UTs for this purpose. Further, to ensure automatic data updates, synchronization, and efficient information management, the NCD portal is being integrated with the portals of the Registrars of Cooperative Societies (RCSs) of all States/UTs through APIs. As of 01.03.2026, the States of Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Mizoram, and the UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu have completed integration with the NCD portal.
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Annexure-‘A’
PACS Computerisation project Status as on 10th March 2026
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S. No
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States
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Approved PACS
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ERP Onboarded
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-
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ANI
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46
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46
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-
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Andhra Pradesh
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2,037
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2,021
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-
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Arunachal Pradesh
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139
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14
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-
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Assam
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850
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580
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-
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Bihar
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4,495
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4,481
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-
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Chhattisgarh
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2,028
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2,028
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-
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DNH&DD
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9
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4
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-
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Goa
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86
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53
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-
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Gujarat
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6,216
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5,750
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-
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Haryana
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710
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695
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-
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Himachal Pradesh
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1,885
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1,472
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-
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J&K
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708
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537
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-
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Jharkhand
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2,797
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1,493
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-
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Karnataka
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5,894
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4,555
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-
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Ladakh
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10
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10
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-
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Madhya Pradesh
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5,455
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4,536
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-
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Maharashtra
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12,178
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12,036
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-
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Manipur
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308
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205
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-
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Meghalaya
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330
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23
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-
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Mizoram
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99
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25
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-
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Nagaland
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231
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114
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-
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Odisha
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4,240
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0
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-
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Puducherry
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45
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44
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-
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Punjab
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3,482
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2,682
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-
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Rajasthan
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8,525
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6,445
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-
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Sikkim
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131
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107
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-
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Tamil Nadu
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4,561
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4,513
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-
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Tripura
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475
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268
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-
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Uttar Pradesh
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6,257
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3,076
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-
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Uttarakhand
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1,216
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669
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-
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West Bengal
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4,187
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3,384
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Total
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79,630
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61,866
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This information was given by Union Minister for Home and Cooperation Shri Amit Shah in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.
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AK/AP
(Release ID: 2245119)
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