The government has said that construction of godowns has been completed in 11 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies, PACS in eleven States under World’s Largest Grain Storage Plan in Cooperative Sector which has been rolled out as a Pilot Project.
The Plan entails creation of various agri infrastructure at PACS level, including godowns, custom hiring centers, processing units and Fair Price Shops among others through convergence of various existing schemes.
In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah has said that more than 500 PACS have been identified for construction of godown under the project and efforts are being made to complete the construction by December 2026.
He informed that the Government has also approved the plan to establish new multipurpose PACS, dairy and fisheries cooperatives, aiming to cover all panchayats and villages in the country over a period of five years.
Mr Shah said that this initiative is supported by The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, State and Union Territory Governments among others.
Union Minister of Cooperation also informed that in order to strengthen PACS, project for Computerization of functional PACS with a total financial outlay of over 2 thousand 925 crore rupees has been approved by the Government.
