Job creation through cooperative societies
Posted On: 11 MAR 2026 5:29PM by PIB Delhi
As per the National Cooperative Database (NCD), the State-wise total number of Dairy, Fishery and Agriculture & Allied Cooperative Societies, along with their number of members, is attached as Annexure-1.
The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) provides financial assistance for development of Cooperative Societies engaged in agriculture, agro-processing, dairy, fisheries, storage, marketing and other allied activities. This facilitates income generation and employment opportunities for farmers, fishermen, rural artisans and other stakeholders. As on 25.02.2026, NCDC has cumulatively disbursed ₹5,16,122.32 crore for the development of cooperative institutions across the country. The details of sector-wise disbursement during last four years are provided at Annexure-2.
The Ministry of Cooperation has taken a series of reformative steps/initiatives to strengthen the cooperative sector and to make the cooperative societies vibrant economic entities. These initiatives are likely to result in generation of employment in large numbers, particularly in rural areas.
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Annexure-1
Number of Dairy/Fishery/Agriculture & Allied Cooperative Societies and Members
|
Sl. No. |
State/UT |
Dairy Cooperatives |
Fishery Cooperatives |
Agriculture & Allied Cooperatives |
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|
Total no. of societies |
Members |
Total no. of societies |
Members |
Total no. of societies |
Members |
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|
1 |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
48 |
736 |
136 |
3,829 |
25 |
759 |
|
2 |
Andhra Pradesh |
1,138 |
34,092 |
2,076 |
2,19,864 |
709 |
54,986 |
|
3 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
47 |
975 |
35 |
534 |
190 |
5,400 |
|
4 |
Assam |
1,537 |
46,490 |
646 |
51,411 |
704 |
27,810 |
|
5 |
Bihar |
12,239 |
731,900 |
498 |
4,82,247 |
1,533 |
90,646 |
|
6 |
Chandigarh |
11 |
131 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
592 |
|
7 |
Chhattisgarh |
1,088 |
31,667 |
2,002 |
59,481 |
83 |
5,154 |
|
8 |
Delhi |
27 |
49 |
0 |
0 |
66 |
822 |
|
9 |
Goa |
189 |
18,428 |
28 |
2,021 |
107 |
4,043 |
|
10 |
Gujarat |
17,294 |
32,95,067 |
708 |
1,05,649 |
7,100 |
5,11,357 |
|
11 |
Haryana |
7,449 |
2,28,093 |
130 |
1,446 |
423 |
14,785 |
|
12 |
Himachal Pradesh |
1,218 |
39,864 |
79 |
9,884 |
78 |
11,864 |
|
13 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
2,315 |
32,805 |
50 |
1,139 |
764 |
22,607 |
|
14 |
Jharkhand |
432 |
14,889 |
948 |
53,701 |
993 |
37,557 |
|
15 |
Karnataka |
18,699 |
29,79,215 |
789 |
3,32,739 |
511 |
4,17,187 |
|
16 |
Kerala |
3,433 |
12,31,040 |
993 |
4,14,598 |
230 |
1,42,656 |
|
17 |
Ladakh |
79 |
5,302 |
3 |
90 |
1 |
3,440 |
|
18 |
Lakshadweep |
0 |
0 |
10 |
2,525 |
1 |
11 |
|
19 |
Madhya Pradesh |
10,692 |
3,41,958 |
2,976 |
1,19,676 |
3,600 |
4,94,911 |
|
20 |
Maharashtra |
13,597 |
10,72,086 |
3,408 |
4,63,423 |
3,616 |
4,72,894 |
|
21 |
Manipur |
903 |
15,440 |
969 |
22,779 |
591 |
16,264 |
|
22 |
Meghalaya |
197 |
4,490 |
132 |
3,572 |
199 |
13,595 |
|
23 |
Mizoram |
75 |
2,685 |
61 |
1,968 |
287 |
12,497 |
|
24 |
Nagaland |
141 |
1,149 |
395 |
4,800 |
1,889 |
39,848 |
|
25 |
Odisha |
1,798 |
1,13,676 |
815 |
1,48,123 |
116 |
39,200 |
|
26 |
Puducherry |
122 |
60,059 |
70 |
73,156 |
1 |
121 |
|
27 |
Punjab |
7,885 |
2,66,990 |
60 |
721 |
368 |
20,476 |
|
28 |
Rajasthan |
19,373 |
5,81,328 |
206 |
3,278 |
921 |
63,544 |
|
29 |
Sikkim |
461 |
11,987 |
16 |
212 |
45 |
859 |
|
30 |
Tamil Nadu |
10,719 |
14,68,720 |
1,483 |
7,32,939 |
33 |
16,111 |
|
31 |
Telangana |
2,273 |
71,825 |
5,087 |
3,46,395 |
880 |
29,199 |
|
32 |
DNH & DD |
33 |
687 |
22 |
4,607 |
14 |
270 |
|
33 |
Tripura |
342 |
5,807 |
324 |
25,235 |
137 |
11,144 |
|
34 |
Uttar Pradesh |
16,031 |
5,12,567 |
1,608 |
55,461 |
1,243 |
58,74,662 |
|
35 |
Uttarakhand |
3,040 |
1,46,025 |
329 |
3,709 |
223 |
7,651 |
|
36 |
West Bengal |
2,304 |
38,279 |
383 |
61,706 |
112 |
11,311 |
|
Total |
1,57,229 |
1,34,06,501 |
27,475 |
38,12,918 |
27,794 |
84,76,233 |
|
Source: NCD portal as of 01.03.2026.
Annexure-2
Sector-wise financial assistance provided by NCDC during the last four years (Rs. in crore)
|
S.No |
Activity |
2022-23 |
2023-24 |
2024-25 |
2025-26 (as on 25.02.2026) |
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|
Loan |
Grants |
Total |
Loan |
Grants |
Total |
Loan |
Grants |
Total |
Loan |
Grants |
Total |
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|
1 |
Marketing |
27984.01 |
0.73 |
27984.74 |
52904.07 |
1.51 |
52905.58 |
77,942.67 |
0.06 |
77,942.73 |
93,449.82 |
0.04 |
93,449.86 |
|
|
Inputs |
2.19 |
44.76 |
46.95 |
2.75 |
11.30 |
14.05 |
3.00 |
– |
3.00 |
16.29 |
– |
16.29 |
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|
2(A) |
Sugar Factories |
694.25 |
0.00 |
694.25 |
2176.31 |
0.00 |
2176.31 |
7,925.54 |
– |
7,925.54 |
4,506.28 |
– |
4,506.28 |
|
|
2(B) |
Textile |
79.48 |
24.77 |
104.25 |
34.90 |
9.45 |
44.35 |
168.15 |
3.15 |
171.30 |
– |
16.71 |
16.71 |
|
|
2(C) |
Other Processing Units |
1.45 |
0.13 |
1.58 |
1.44 |
1.56 |
3.00 |
2.90 |
1.11 |
4.01 |
3,001.14 |
1.10 |
3,002.24 |
|
|
Total (2) |
775.18 |
24.90 |
800.08 |
2,212.65 |
11.01 |
2,223.66 |
8,096.59 |
4.26 |
8,100.85 |
7,507.42 |
17.81 |
7,525.23 |
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|
3 |
Storage |
4.27 |
0.58 |
4.85 |
7.13 |
0.96 |
8.09 |
28.14 |
7.69 |
35.83 |
4.22 |
0.82 |
5.04 |
|
|
4 |
Cold Chain |
– |
– |
0.00 |
8.40 |
2.66 |
11.06 |
23.90 |
– |
23.90 |
– |
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|
5 |
Weaker Section Prog. |
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|
i |
Fishery Cooperative |
107.10 |
192.31 |
299.41 |
29.96 |
11.81 |
41.77 |
20.91 |
53.08 |
73.99 |
0.02 |
0.07 |
0.09 |
|
|
ii |
Dairy/Livestock |
166.89 |
97.81 |
264.70 |
44.27 |
257.18 |
301.45 |
35.01 |
10.97 |
45.98 |
493.38 |
0.45 |
493.83 |
|
|
iii |
Poultry |
– |
– |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
– |
– |
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|
iv |
Tribal, S/C Cooperative |
– |
– |
0.00 |
1.69 |
0.00 |
1.69 |
0.56 |
– |
0.56 |
– |
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|
v |
Handloom Cooperative |
4.54 |
24.03 |
28.57 |
0.23 |
0.00 |
0.23 |
1.52 |
– |
1.52 |
– |
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|
vi |
Powerloom |
– |
– |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
– |
– |
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|
vii |
Women Cooperative |
– |
– |
0.00 |
0.05 |
0.00 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.15 |
0.15 |
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|
vii |
Coir |
– |
– |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
– |
15.00 |
15.00 |
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|
viii |
Jute/Sericulture |
– |
8.76 |
8.76 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.06 |
– |
1.06 |
0.20 |
0.20 |
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|
Total (5) |
278.53 |
322.91 |
601.44 |
76.20 |
268.99 |
345.19 |
59.11 |
64.05 |
123.16 |
508.75 |
0.52 |
509.27 |
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|
6 |
Computerisation of Coop. |
5.71 |
39.31 |
45.02 |
0.00 |
0.42 |
0.42 |
– |
4.58 |
4.58 |
– |
0.23 |
0.23 |
|
|
7 |
Consumer Coop. |
0.92 |
0.11 |
1.03 |
3.40 |
0.73 |
4.13 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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|
8 |
ICDP |
139.91 |
37.96 |
177.87 |
2.11 |
21.16 |
23.27 |
1.44 |
0.18 |
1.62 |
– |
– |
– |
|
|
9 |
C,IC&SC |
11322.3 |
0 |
11322.3 |
5000.77 |
0.00 |
5000.77 |
8,874.77 |
– |
8,874.77 |
9,680.31 |
– |
9,680.31 |
|
|
10 |
Yuva Sahakar |
0.05 |
– |
0.05 |
1.08 |
0.00 |
1.08 |
0.69 |
– |
0.69 |
0.39 |
– |
0.39 |
|
|
11 |
P&D |
0.22 |
6.29 |
6.51 |
0.00 |
6.73 |
6.73 |
– |
– |
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|
12 |
FPO |
– |
38.25 |
38.25 |
0.00 |
48.33 |
48.33 |
– |
71.75 |
71.75 |
– |
114.74 |
114.74 |
|
|
13 |
FFPO |
– |
2.31 |
2.31 |
0.00 |
26.11 |
26.11 |
– |
37.38 |
37.38 |
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|
14 |
Agri Export & Export Promotion |
– |
– |
– |
175.00 |
– |
175.00 |
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GRAND TOTAL (1 to14) |
40,513.29 |
518.11 |
41,031.40 |
60,218.56 |
399.91 |
60,618.47 |
95,030.31 |
152.57 |
95,182.88 |
1,11,342.20 |
171.54 |
1,11,513.74 |
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This information was given by Union Minister for Home and Cooperation Shri Amit Shah in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.
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