Replying to a query raised by a Lok Sabha member, Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said under Computerization of PACS Project an amount of Rs 7.13 crore has been released to the State of Uttar Pradesh as first instalment of central share for computerization of 1,539 PACS.
“In addition to the above, cumulatively an amount of Rs 7414.40 crores has been disbursed as loan and subsidy to the State of Uttar Pradesh by the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) as on 16.03.2023”, he added.
Shah further added, “As per Statistical Profile-2018 published by National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI), there are about 48,188 cooperative societies functioning in various sectors in the State of Uttar Pradesh”.
At present, a proposal for computerization of 54,752 PACS/LAMPS/FSS has been received from the States/UTs and central share amounting to Rs 201.18 crore has been released for the procurement of hardware, digitization of legacy data and establishing support system. The Project Monitoring Units (PMUs) have been set up at Central and State Levels by NABARD, Shah’s reply reads.