Primary Agricultural Credit Society Explained

Primary Agricultural Credit Society
Founder:Government of India
Location:India
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Affiliations:Cooperative Societies India

A Primary Agricultural Credit Society (PACS) is a basic unit and smallest co-operative credit institutions in India.[1] It works on the grassroots level (gram panchayat and village level).

State-wise number of PACS

State20202022
Northern region1155816,431
Chandigarh16117
Haryana6401213
Himachal Pradesh21174,166
Jammu & Kashmir765620
Punjab16093,543
Rajasthan64116,472
North-Eastern region35003,396
Arunachal Pradesh3434
Assam766766
Manipur23290
Meghalaya179179
Mizoram133164
Nagaland17191,719
Sikkim169176
Tripura268268
Eastern region19,42118,620
Andaman & Nicobar Islands4651
Bihar84638,463
Jharkhand498n.a.
Odisha24522,701
West Bengal79627,405
Central region1535715,478
Chhattisgarh12131,333
Madhya Pradesh44574,457
Uttarakhand759759
Uttar Pradesh89298,929
Western region2963329,797
Goa7781
Gujarat81548,535
Maharashtra2140221,181
Southern region1452514,516
Andhra Pradesh20581,818
Karnataka47404799
Kerala15665,679
Puducherry531,647
Tamil Nadu45384450
Telangana906906
All India9399599,635
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Notes and References

  1. http://bsea.bih.nic.in/Default_files/Menu/About_us.htm Bihar State election authority - bihar government
  2. https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?id=19386