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Expansion of cooperative societies

Expansion of cooperative societies

 

 

 

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Annexure-1

State-wise total number of Cooperative Societies

 

S.No

State Name

Total no. of societies

1

 Andaman and Nicobar Islands

            2,239

2

 Andhra Pradesh

          18,183

3

 Arunachal Pradesh

            1,461

4

 Assam

          12,427

5

 Bihar

          27,387

6

 Chandigarh

               476

7

 Chhattisgarh

          11,845

8

 Delhi

            5,944

9

 Goa

            5,593

10

 Gujarat

          86,519

11

 Haryana

          34,673

12

 Himachal Pradesh

            5,791

13

 Jammu and Kashmir

          10,620

14

 Jharkhand

          12,091

15

 Karnataka

          46,969

16

 Kerala

          19,652

17

 Ladakh

               275

18

 Lakshadweep

                  43

19

 Madhya Pradesh

          53,965

20

 Maharashtra

       2,25,986

21

 Manipur

          11,627

22

 Meghalaya

            3,452

23

 Mizoram

            1,560

24

 Nagaland

            7,955

25

 Odisha

            8,362

26

 Puducherry

               464

27

 Punjab

          19,662

28

 Rajasthan

          41,969

29

 Sikkim

            3,768

30

 Tamil Nadu

          23,210

31

 Telangana

          60,858

32

The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

               597

33

 Tripura

            3,270

34

 Uttar Pradesh

          40,709

35

 Uttarakhand

            6,393

36

 West Bengal

          32,142

 

 Total

       8,48,137

Soruce: NCD portal as of 20.01.2026.

This information was given by Union Minister for Home and Cooperation Shri Amit Shah in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.

  1. As per the National Cooperative Database (NCD), there are a total of 8.48 lakh cooperative societies across the country, including the States of Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh. The State-wise total number of cooperative societies is enclosed as Annexure-1.

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