Grant-in-Aid to National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC)

- Approved by Union Cabinet on 31 July 2025 - Total outlay: Rs 2,000 crore over 4 years (FY 2025-26 to FY 2028-29) - Annual allocation: Rs 500 crore - NCDC will leverage Rs 20,000 crore from open market over 4 years - Beneficiaries: 2.9 crore members of 13,288 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) - Loans for cooperatives: setting up, modernization, technology upgradation, expansion, working capital - Sectors covered: Dairy, Livestock, Fisheries, Sugar, Textile, Food Processing, Storage, Cold Storage - Special focus: Labour and Women-led cooperatives - NCDC (under Ministry of Cooperation) is implementing agency

- 31 जुलाई 2025 को केंद्रीय मंत्रिमंडल द्वारा अनुमोदित - कुल परिव्यय: 4 वर्षों में 2,000 करोड़ रुपये (वित्त वर्ष 2025-26 से 2028-29) - वार्षिक आवंटन: 500 करोड़ रुपये - NCDC 4 वर्षों में खुले बाजार से 20,000 करोड़ रुपये जुटाएगा - लाभार्थी: 13,288 प्राथमिक कृषि ऋण समितियों (PACS) के 2.9 करोड़ सदस्य - सहकारी समितियों को ऋण: स्थापना, आधुनिकीकरण, प्रौद्योगिकी उन्नयन, विस्तार, कार्यशील पूंजी - क्षेत्र: डेयरी, पशुधन, मत्स्य पालन, चीनी, कपड़ा, खाद्य प्रसंस्करण, भंडारण - विशेष फोकस: श्रमिक और महिला-नेतृत्व वाली सहकारी समितियां - NCDC (सहकारिता मंत्रालय के तहत) कार्यान्वयन एजेंसी है

• Union Cabinet approved Rs 2,000 crore grant-in-aid to NCDC on 31 July 2025 over 4 years (FY 2025-26 to FY 2028-29) at Rs 500 crore annually
• NCDC will leverage Rs 20,000 crore from open market over 4 years using this grant as base
• Beneficiaries: 2.9 crore members of 13,288 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS)
• Loans provided for cooperatives covering dairy, livestock, fisheries, sugar, textile, food processing, storage, and cold storage
• Special focus on labour and women-led cooperatives for setting up, modernization, technology upgradation, and expansion
• NCDC under Ministry of Cooperation is the implementing agency