Implementation and beneficiaries of the yuva sahakar scheme
Implementation and beneficiaries of the yuva sahakar scheme
(a) National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), a statutory corporation under the administrative control of Ministry of Cooperation as part of its mandate of encouraging new cooperatives under start-up India and stand-up India programmes aimed at promoting young entrepreneurs implements “Yuva Sahakar – Cooperative Enterprise Support and Innovation Scheme”. The scheme aims to encourage newly formed cooperative societies with new and / or innovative ideas and provides assistances to cooperative societies which have been operational for a minimum of three months. Under the Scheme, NCDC provides 2% interest subvention on the rate of interest on term loan besides easy financing.
(b) The number of beneficiary members under the scheme and the details of the amount disbursed, including state-wise data is as per Annexure I. NCDC funding is project based against application. No proposal has been received under the Scheme from any cooperative in Jharkhand.
(c) The scheme has relaxed norms with regard to eligibility criteria for cooperatives in North East region, cooperatives with 100% women/ SC/ ST/ PwD members and cooperatives in Aspirational Districts as identified by NITI Aayog. Under Yuva Sahakar Scheme, Cooperative societies are required to contribute 30% of the project cost as equity. However to increase and encourage participation from women, Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) cooperatives and cooperatives of North East region and Aspirational Districts, the required contribution is only 20% of the project cost.
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Annexure I
(Rs. In lakhs)
Year
State
Amount Disbursed
No. of Members Benefitted
2019-20
Andhra Pradesh
9.90
50
2020-21
Kerala
26.66
3252
Andhra Pradesh
6.98
50
Total
33.64
3302
2022-23
Andhra Pradesh
14.75
50
Uttar Pradesh
10.00
304
Total
24.75
354
2023-24
Bihar
38.79
300
Rajasthan
3.60
3001
Uttar Pradesh
23.92
1907
West Bengal
70.00
NA
Total
136.31
5208
2024-25
Bihar
38.79
300
Madhya Pradesh
27.08
6172
Rajasthan
10.22
3245
Uttar Pradesh
63.88
69
Uttarakhand
25.95
1224
Total
165.91
11010
2025-26*
Madhya Pradesh
51.55
3648
Rajasthan
2.37
3245
Uttarakhand
8.48
357
Total
62.40
7250
Grand Total
432.92
27174
*upto 31/12/2025
This information was given by Union Minister for Home and Cooperation Shri Amit Shah in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.