Digitalisation of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS)

28 November 2024, New Delhi: The details on status of digitalization in Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) as of 31^st March, 2024, State-wise are enclosed as Annexure-I.

The State-wise status on number of PACS acting as Common Service Centres (CSC) as on 21.11.2024 is attached as Annexure-II.

In order to strengthen PACS, project for Computerization of functional PACS with a total financial outlay of ₹2,516 Crore has been approved by the Government of India, which entails bringing all functional PACS in the Country onto a common ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) based national software, linking them with NABARD through StCBs and DCCBs. Out of the total budget of Rs. 2,516 crore for the project, the shares of Government of India (GoI), State Governments and NABARD are Rs. 1528 crore, Rs. 736 crore and Rs. 252 crore, respectively.

    PACS have been enabled to function as Common Service Centres (CSCs), delivering more than 300 e-services to rural citizens, including banking, insurance, Aadhaar enrolment/updation, health services, legal services, etc. This initiative provides PACS with additional and stable sources of income, enhancing their economic viability and reducing dependency solely on credit activities. Moreover, by enabling PACS to diversify their services, this initiative paves way for expanding their market size and catering to a broader spectrum of rural needs, improving their role as comprehensive service providers at the village level.

Annexure-I

Status on Computerization of PACS (as on 31.3.2024)

S. No	State/ UT	PACS selected for Computerization	Number of PACS where Hardware delivered	ERP Onboarded
	Maharashtra	12,000	7986	4,516
	Rajasthan	6,781	5492	2675
	Gujarat	5,754	0	2795
	Uttar Pradesh	5,686	3062	1539
	Karnataka	5,491	5491	13
	Madhya Pradesh	4,534	4534	4329
	Tamil Nadu	4,532	4532	45
	Bihar	4,495	0	2996
	West Bengal	4,167	1647	19
	Punjab	3,482	3418	122
	Andhra Pradesh	2,037	0	12
	Chhattisgarh	2,028	0	620
	Jharkhand	1,500	0	1275
	Himachal Pradesh	870	870	817
	Haryana	711	0	106
	Uttarakhand	670	0	670
	Assam	583	583	575
	J & K	537	533	526
	Tripura	268	268	205
	Manipur	232	0	0
	Nagaland	231	33	33
	Meghalaya	112	112	39
	Sikkim	107	107	107
	Goa	58	16	12
	ANI	46	46	46
	Puducherry	45	45	37
	Mizoram	25	0	24
	Arunachal Pradesh	14	44	14
	Ladakh	10	10	10
	DNH & DD	4	0	0
	Total	67,010	38,829	24,177

Annexure-II

State-wise status on number of PACS acting as Common Service Centres (CSC) (As on 21.11.2024)

SL.NO.	STATE	NO OF PACS FUNCTIONING AS CSC
Grand Total (A+B)		40214
1	ANDHRA PRADESH	1866
2	ARUNACHAL PRADESH	8
3	ASSAM	620
4	BIHAR	3089
5	CHHATTISGARH	1798
6	GOA	34
7	GUJARAT	1918
8	HARYANA	199
9	HIMACHAL PRADESH	788
10	JHARKHAND	1162
11	KARNATAKA	1235
12	KERALA	11
13	MADHYA PRADESH	3376
14	MAHARASHTRA	5860
15	MANIPUR	71
16	MEGHALAYA	75
17	MIZORAM	14
18	NAGALAND	7
19	ODISHA	604
20	PUNJAB	971
21	RAJASTHAN	5070
22	SIKKIM	47
23	TAMIL NADU	4453
24	TELANGANA	481
25	TRIPURA	153
26	UTTARAKHAND	625
27	UTTAR PRADESH	5125
28	WEST BENGAL	31
Total (A)		39691
SL.NO.	STATE	NO OF PACS FUNCTIONING AS CSC
1	ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS	3
2	JAMMU AND KASHMIR	479
3	LADAKH	7
4	PUDUCHERRY	26
5	DAMAN AND DIU & DNH	8
Total (B)		523

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