Digitization of PACSs
Digitization of PACSs
In order to strengthen Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS), the project for Computerization of 63,000 functional PACS with a total financial outlay of ₹2,516 Crore has been approved by the Government of India, which entails bringing all the functional PACS onto an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) based common national software, linking them with NABARD through State Cooperative Banks (StCBs) and District Central Cooperative Banks (DCCBs).
So far, proposals for computerization of 62,318 PACS from 28 States/ UTs have been sanctioned, for which Rs. 488.42 Cr. has been released as GoI share to the States/UTs concerned. The National Level Common Software for the project has been developed by NABARD and 15,783 PACS have been onboarded on ERP in 27 States/ UTs so far. Hardware procurement and digitization of legacy data by the States and Union Territories are under process. State-wise details of number of PACS sanctioned, onboarded on ERP and GoI share released, are enclosed as Annexure.
Implementation of Common Accounting System (CAS) and Management Information System (MIS) at PACS level under this project would improve governance and transparency in PACS, thus leading to speedy disbursal of loans, lowering of transaction cost, reduction in imbalances in payments, seamless accounting with DCCBs and StCBs and will also increase efficiency. It will enhance trustworthiness in the working of PACS among farmers, thus contributing towards realizing the vision of “Sahakar se Samridhi”.
Annexure
Status of Computerization of PACS Project
S. No.
States
No. of PACS Sanctioned
No. of PACS onboarded on ERP
GoI Share released in FY 2022-23 & 2023-24 (in crore)
1
Andhra Pradesh
2,037
12
14.93
2
Arunachal Pradesh
14
14
0.21
3
Assam
583
562
6.41
4
Bihar
4,495
2,626
32.95
5
Chhattisgarh
2,028
64
14.86
6
Goa
58
12
0.32
7
Haryana
711
100
4.85
8
Himachal Pradesh
870
634
13.22
9
Jharkhand
1,500
1,275
10.99
10
Karnataka
5,491
13
40.25
11
Madhya Pradesh
4,534
2,557
45.94
12
Maharashtra
12,000
2,440
87.95
13
Manipur
232
–
2.55
14
Meghalaya
112
27
1.23
15
Mizoram
25
23
0.27
16
Nagaland
33
33
0.50
17
Punjab
3,482
20
25.52
18
Rajasthan
5,585
1,170
43.81
19
Sikkim
107
107
1.63
20
Tamil Nadu
4,532
19
33.2
21
Tripura
268
128
2.95
22
Uttar Pradesh
3,062
1,539
24.68
23
West Bengal
4,167
15
30.54
24
Gujarat
5,754
1,949
42.17
25
Jammu & Kashmir
537
351
5.25
26
Puducherry
45
37
0.60
27
Andaman & Nicobar
46
46
0.52
28
Ladakh
10
10
0.12
Total
62,318
15,783
488.42
This was stated by the Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha.