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National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), a statutory organization under the Ministry of Cooperation, Government of India was established in 1963 with the objective of promoting, strengthening and developing farmer cooperatives for increasing production, productivity and instituting post- harvest facilities across the country. The focus of Corporation is on programmes of agricultural marketing and inputs, processing, storage, cold chain and marketing of agriculture produce and the supply of seeds, fertilizer and other agricultural inputs etc. In the non-farm sector, the Corporation endeavors to equip cooperatives with facilities to promote income generating activities, with special focus on dairy, livestock, handloom, sericulture, poultry, fishery and weaker sections such as scheduled caste & scheduled tribes, women cooperatives, etc.

 

National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) implements its own following schemes to strengthen cooperative societies by providing loans:

1. 1. YUVA SAHAKAR: The scheme aims at encouraging newly formed cooperative societies with new and/ or innovative ideas.
   2. AYUSHMAN SAHAKAR: The scheme has a comprehensive approach to cover hospitals, healthcare, medical education, nursing education, paramedical education, health insurance and holistic health systems such as AYUSH.
      
      NANDINI SAHAKAR: The scheme aims to improve the socio-economic status of women and supports the entrepreneurial dynamism of women through women’s cooperatives.
   3. DAIRY SAHAKAR: It is a cooperative dairy business focused framework of financial assistance for encouraging cooperatives to achieve higher outcomes in ESG (environmental, social, governance) linked activities.
   4. SWAYAM SHAKTI SAHAKAR YOJNA: Scheme for providing NCDC's financial assistance to Agricultural Credit Cooperatives for providing loan/advances to Women Self Help Groups (SHGs).
   5. DEERGHAVADHI KRISHAK PUNJI SAHAKAR YOJNA: Scheme for extending

NCDC's long-term financial assistance to Agricultural Credit Cooperatives towards their onward lending of long-term loans / advances for activities / commodities / services under the purview of NCDC.

1. 6. Erstwhile Central Sector Scheme for Grant in aid to National Cooperative Development Corporation: for Strengthening of Cooperative Sugar Mills (CSMs).
   7. Erstwhile Central Sector Integrated Scheme on Agricultural Cooperation (CSISAC) - Assistance to NCDC Programme for Development of Cooperatives.

 

NCDC also implements following Central Sector / Sponsored schemes of Government of India to provide assistance for the overall development of co-operative institutions in sectors such as agriculture, horticulture, fisheries, dairy, livestock, food processing, marketing, storage and cold chain etc.

• Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure (AMI) sub-scheme of Central Sector Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Marketing (CSISAM)for Storage and other than Storage Infrastructure - Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer’s Welfare.
• Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) – Integrated Post Harvest Management - Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer’s Welfare.
• Interest Subvention & Credit Guarantee through Financing Facility under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund scheme - Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare.
• Assistance for Boosting the Seed Production component under the Sub-Mission for Seed and Planting Material (SMSP) of the National Mission on Agricultural Extension and Technology (NMAET).
• PM Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) – Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.
• PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) - Ministry of Food Processing Industries.

Scheme for Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) – Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer’s Welfare.

• (1) Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojna (PMKSY) – Scheme for Food Processing and Value Addition - Ministry of Food Processing Industries.
• (2) Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojna (PMKSY) - Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure Scheme - Ministry of Food Processing Industries.

 

• National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC) - Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
• National Livestock Mission (NLM) and Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) - Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying.
• Re-aligned Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF), Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying.

Other:

• (a)      Sugar Development Fund

(b)      Govt. of Maharashtra (Interest Subsidy)



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

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