Regional Directorate, Pune

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Cooperatives in Maharastra:

S. No.	Category in societies	Number
1	State Level Cooperative Organizations (representing Marketing, Dairy Handloom Weavers, Fishermen, Sericulture, Oilseed, Sheep & Goat, Credit and Banking)	5
2	District Central Cooperative Bank	31
3	Primary Agriculture Credit Cooperative Society	21061
4	Dairy Cooperative union	85
5	District/Central Marketing Cooperative	18
6	Fisheries Cooperative	3,500
7	Consumer Cooperatives Society(wholesale)	128
8	Primary Consumer Cooperatives Society	1702
9	Cooperative Sugar Mills	202
10	Spinning Cooperative	278
11	Women Cooperative	442
12	Primary Marketing Society	1,162
13	Dairy Cooperatives	14,921
14	Primary Cooperative Housing Societies	98,541
15	Co-operative Lift Irrigation Society	3,151
16	Cooperative industrial Estates	203
17	Primary Industrial Cooperative Society(other than weavers)	4,466
18	Forest Labours Co-operative Societies	261
19	Labour Contract Co-operative Societies	11,006
20	Primary Handloom Cooperative Societies	665
21	Primary Powerloom Co-operative Societies	1410
22	Cotton Ginning and Pressing Societies	83
23	Other Cooperative Societies	424
	Total	163,745

Implementation of NCDC Programmes:

Financial support by NCDC:

Up to 31.03.2020, NCDC has provided total disbursement of Rs. 16873.37 crore benefiting various cooperative projects/units as follows:

S. No.	Scheme/Activity	Cumulative Disbursement as on 31-03-2020 (Rs. in crore)
1	Marketing & Inputs	73.30
2	Sugar	0.02
3	Agro-Processing:
4	Sugar Factories, by-product etc.	13732.58
5	Ginning & Pressing and Spinning	1658.80
6	Other processing units
7	Food grains	124.98
8	Plantation Crop	54.57
9	Fruit & Vegetable	58.48
10	Oilseed	5.64
11	Sub-total (d)	243.67
12	Storage & Cold Storage	108.12
13	Consumer Cooperatives	5.51
14	Weaker Section Cooperatives	673.07
15	Industrial & Service Cooperatives	81.00
16	Assistance for Computerization	2.63
17	Prom. & Development Role	3.19
	Grand Total	16873.37

Sector wise cumulative disbursements & Cumulative disbursement as on 31-03-2020 (Rs in crore)

Achievements during last 6 years (Up to 31.03.2020)

Year	Assistance(Rs. in crore)		Disbursements
	Number	Amount
2014-15	41	960.731	673.25
2015-16	52	895.225	976.89
2016-17	70	2106.913	2131.93
2017-18	61	2917.85	2245.77
2018-19	43	1680.64	1784.27
2019-20	38	1440.09	1015.07

Highlights of the programmes assisted and other relevant achievements/ issues during the last 6 years (2014-15 to 2019-20):

NCDC, Pune has always maintained increasing trend of its share in the total sanctions and releases of NCDC meant for economic development of rural community through cooperatives in the Region. The major sectors assisted in Maharashtra are Sugar, Textiles, Agro processing, Fisheries, etc.

After amendment to NCDC Act in 2002, this Directorate started providing assistance directly to all types of eligible cooperatives. Major chunk of assistance has been provided under direct funding in Maharashtra to sugar and spinning cooperatives.

Assistance was sanctioned for setting up of Garment manufacturing, Fabric processing, yarn processing units by powerloom cooperatives through Govt. of Maharashtra involving NCDC assistance of Rs. 185 crore. Majority of the projects are located in Vidarbha & Marathwada regions which are cooperatively under developed areas of the State.

During 2014-15, out of total assistance of Rs.960.73 crore sanctioned; assistance of Rs.57.24 crore was sanctioned to Govt. of Maharashtra for assisting fishery and textiles cooperatives and balance assistance of Rs.903.49 crore was sanctioned to Sugar Coops, Dairy Coops under direct funding.

During 2015-16, assistance of Rs. 895.22 crore was sanctioned in which 99.00 crore were sanctioned to Spinning Mills Cooperatives towards setting up of new spinning mills, expansion of existing spindlege, MMA, working capital etc. Similarly, assistance of Rs. 718.33 crore was sanctioned to sugar coops under direct funding.

During 2016-17, a promotional meeting of Sugar cooperatives was convened by this Directorate for generating proposals for various activities to be taken up by sugar coops. Other cooperatives such as Textiles, dairy, fishery etc. were also approached for generation of proposals. This resulted in generating 50 proposals involving NCDC’s assistance of Rs. 2278.44 crore.Sanctions of Rs.2106.91 crore and releases Rs.2131.93 crore were achieved.

During 2017-18, record break sanctions of Rs.2917.85 crore and releases Rs.2245.77 crore were achieved.

During 2018-19, sanctions of Rs.1681.13crore and releases Rs.1784.27crore have been achieved.

During 2019-20, sanction of Rs.1440.09 crore and release of Rs.1015.07 crore have been achieved.

New Initiatives in the Region during Year F.Y. 2020-21:

• Assistance to cooperative sugar factories towards working capital on pledge of sugar stock through monitoring by cooperative banks.
• Assistance to sugar factories for establishment and modernisation of ethanol units
• Credit Cooperatives, Industrial cooperatives, Labour, Tourism, Transport, Hospitality, Rural housing, Educationand Non conventional and Renewable energy cooperatives.
• Integratedtextile parks covering activities from ginning & pressing, spinning, weaving, garment making from endto end
• Cooperative Hospitals
• Assistance to newly formed cooperative societies under NCDC’s Yuva Sahakar Schemes.

Initiatives for development of Aspirational Districts(identified by NITI Aayog) through Cooperatives:

Emphasis is now to contribute towards the development of 4 aspirational districts identified by NITI Aayog in the State i.e. Washim, Gadchiroli, Nandurbar, Osmanabad. NCDC has already marked its presence in all Aspirationals Districts of Maharashtra. Till 31/03/2020, Rs.293.31crore has been released in Aspirational Districts.

Laxmanrao Inamdar National Academy for Cooperative Research and Development (LINAC) Regional Training Centre Pune:

The Regional Training centre was inaugurated on 06.11.2019 by Dr. Kishore Z Toshniwal, Director of Marketing, Government of Maharashtra. In financial year 2019-20 three different training programmes were organised by the LINAC RTC Pune.

Training programme on “General Management in Primary Level Cooperative Society” was organized on 06.11.2019. 21 Participants from three different districts participated in aforesaid training programme.

LINAC RTC Pune also conducted a training programme of Primary Level Cooperative Society on ‘’Business Development and Assets Management” on 07.11.2019. A total of 34 participants from different cooperative societies participated in training programme. Participants were from 5 different districts.

LINAC RTC Pune also conducted one day training programme on “Account and Book Keeping” on 05.03.2020 for primary level cooperative society. Total 11 participants from different cooperative societies participated in aforesaid training programme.

Success Stories:

Sugar Cooperatives

Jawahar Shet kari Sahakari kharKar khana Ltd. Dist. Kolhapur

• Has sound leadership legacy and strong membership base of 24219members.
• Excellent members-society linkage.
• Adoption of the state of art technology for cane production, cane processing, harnessing of sugar by-products.
• The mill has established power co-generation plant based on backpressure and excess power is supplied to MSEDCL grid.
• The society is regular in making repayments.
• One of the major beneficiaries in the State of Maharashtra which has received a major chunk of assistance from the Corporation for modernisation/ expansion, cogeneration plant, godowns, working capital, computerisation etc.
• The society is a winner of Best Technical Efficiency Award for 2015-16 for excellent performance in sugar recovery, reduction in use of bagasse, etc.

Shri Datta Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd. Dist. Kolhapur

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• The society has availed assistance from NCDC for implementation of various projects such as modernisation & expansion, balancing equipments ETP, Godown, Distillery, etc. It has also been availing working capital assistance.
• The mill provides farm inputs and farm know-how and cane varietal development to members, imparts training programmes/workshops etc.
• It is a winner of Best Cane Development Management Award for the year 2014-15 for implementation of Cane Development Scheme.
• The society has diversified its activities to ensure value addition. Has set up Co-generation plant (36MW) & Absolute Alcohol Plant (30KLPD) besides having installed crushing capacity of 7000 TCD.
• It has been undertaking social-economic activities like establishment of community biogas plant, hospital, technical education institute, consumer stores, Zunka Bhakar Kendra etc for members/ non-members.

Dairy Cooperatives

Pune Zilla Sahakari Dudh Utpadak Sangh Ltd. Dist. Pune

• Has strong membership base of 713primary dairy cooperatives Involved in Procurement, Processing & Marketing of Milk & Milk Products.
• The society at present has dairy plant with installed capacity of 2 lakh LPD equipped with all modern facilities at Katraj Pune. It has 8 chilling centres & 35 BMCs set up at various places in Pune district. The society has Kiosks in Pune city at different locations. It has also started milk parlours in Pune &Pimpri Chinchwad.
• Involved in supply of inputs like artificial insemination, veterinary services, feed & fodder and undertakes various social welfare activities for the benefits of its members.
• NCDC has provided assistance for establishment of 2 pouching machines, milk condensing units & 16 BMCs, Genset etc.
• The Milk Union is ISO 22000:2005 & HACCP certified organisation.

Name of the State : Goa

Cooperatives in Goa

S. No.	Category in societies	Number
1	State Level Cooperative Organizations (representing Marketing, Dairy Handloom Weavers, Fishermen, Sericulture, Oilseed, Sheep & Goat, Credit and Banking)	02
2	Consumer Co-operative Banks	86
3	Service Cooperative Societies	81
4	Dairy Cooperative Societies	179
5	Transport Cooperative Societies	4
6	Fisheries Cooperative Societies	21
7	Processing Cooperative Societies	7
8	Industries Cooperative Societies	28
9	Labour Cooperative Societies	11
10	Poultry Cooperative Societies	02
11	Other type of societies	4213
		4634

Implementation of NCDC Programmes:

Financial support by NCDC:

Since Goa was centrally administered from the date of its liberation, till May 1987, the inflow of NCDC’s funds has not been on a large scale on account of various reasons. From the year 1975-76 to 1991-92, NCDC had sanctioned and released Rs.63.23 lakhs to the Govt. of Goa, for assistance provided to Sanjivani Sugar Factory, State Marketing Federation and three rural consumer projects. NCDC has further assisted following projects from the year 2003 onwards, which may be seen from the following statement:

S. No.	Name of the society	Purpose	Year of sanction	Amount Sanctioned (Rs. in lakh)	Amount disbursed (Rs. in lakh)
1	Mandovi MSS Ltd.	Estt. of ice plant under fishery programme	2003	34.24	34.24
2	Mandovi MSS Ltd.	Estt. of ice plant under fishery programme	2007	53.58	53.58
3	Coutband MSS	Estt. of ice plant under fishery programme	2007	72.91	64.63
4	Sattari Taluka FSCS Ltd, Goa	Computerization	2008	13.04	13.04
5	Goa Bagayatdar SKVS, Ponda	Computerization	2006	22.50	22.37
6	Goa Bagayatdar SKVS, Ponda	Computerization	2010	23.85	23.85
7	Goa Bagayatdar SKVS, Ponda	Computerization	2011	49.95	49.95
8	Goa Bagayatdar SKVS, Ponda	Computerization	2013	16.20	0.00
9	Goa Bagayatdar SKVS, Ponda	Computerization	2016	16.33	16.33
10	Goa Bagayatdar SKVS, Ponda	Transport vehicle	2010	7.43	7.43
11	Goa Bagayatdar SKVS, Ponda	Transport vehicle	2012	8.95	8.83
12	Goa Bagayatdar SKVS, Ponda	Transport vehicle	2016	11.80	11.09
		Total		330.78	305.34

Achievements during last 6 years (Up to 31.03.2020)

Year	Assistance(Rs. in crore)		Disbursements
	Number	Amount
2014-15	2	18.53	16.20
2015-16	-	-	14.41
2016-17	2	28.13	4.12
2017-18	-	-	16.33
2018-19	2	49.84	0.00
2019-20	-	-	11.09

Highlights of the programmes assisted and other relevant achievements/ issues during the last 6 years (2014-15 to 2019-20):

• During 2014-15, Rs.18.53 lakh was sanctioned to Govt. of Goa for assisting Goa Bagayatdar Sahakari Kharedi Vikri Sangh Ltd., Ponda towards purchase of 2 transport vehicles. Similarly, an amount of Rs.16.20 lakh was released during the year.
• During 2015-16, an assistance of Rs. 14.41 lakh was released to Govt. of Goa for purchase of transport vehicle by Goa Bagayatdar Sahakari Kharedi Vikri Sangh Ltd., Ponda.
• During 2016-17, Rs.28.13 lakh was sanctioned to Govt. of Goa for assisting Goa Bagayatdar Sahakari Kharedi Vikri Sangh Ltd., Ponda towards purchase of transport vehicles and computerisation of its branches.
• An amount of Rs.16.33 lakh has been released to Govt. of Goa for computerisation programme of Goa Bagayatdar Sahakari Kharedi Vikri Sangh Ltd., Ponda during 2017-18.
• During 2018-19, Rs.19.52 lakh was sanctioned to Govt. of Goa for assisting Goa Bagayatdar Sahakari Kharedi Vikri Sangh Ltd., Ponda towards purchase of 2 transport vehicles. Reimbursement claim is awaited from Govt. of Goa.
• During 2019-20, Rs.30.32 lakh was sanctioned to Govt. of Goa for assisting Goa State Cooperative Marketing and Supply Federation Ltd.,Goa towards computerization of its branches and its head office. Reimbursement claim is awaited from Govt. of Goa

NCDC Regional Awards for year 2019-20:

Best PACS	Excellence:Pedne Taluka Farmers’ Service Cooperative Society Ltd. Sahakar Bhawan, Pedne Goa
	Merit:Kurdi Vividh Karyakari Sahakari Seva Society Ltd. Sahakar Sadan, Gokulwadi, Sanquelim, Goa.
Special Category	Excellence:Karmali Corlim Multipurpose Cooperative Society Ltd. Goa

India International Cooperatives Trade Fair, October, 2019

The first ever India International Cooperatives Trade Fair (IICTF) conceived as a major platform to promote exports of Indian key agriculture commodities and products as per the goals set under the Agriculture Export Policy, 2018, was held at Pragati Maidan between 11-13 October, 2019. The Government participated as a State Partner for IICTF.

New initiative in the Region 2020-21

• 10 Primary level Cooperatives in the State are being nurtured - initiative of NCDC.
• Agro Processing Units by Cooperatives at Tehsil level.
• Cooperative Societies ventures under Yuva Sahakar scheme of NCDC.
• Encouraging Marketing Societies for availing financial assistance from NCDC under Agriculture Marketing Infrastructure (AMI) scheme.
• Possibility of covering cooperatives of entire State under NCDC ICDP project is being explored

Development Opportunities in the State through Cooperatives:

The Government of Goa may consider giving priority to cooperative sector projects. NCDC has a dedicated team of experts to assist various Departments in your State in conceptualization of projects. The following areas have been identified as focus areas:

• Comprehensive development of dairy sector of Goa. Under the Community Dairy Scheme, NCDC can provide term loan in addition to subsidy provided by the State Government.
• Promoting young entrepreneurs under Yuva Sahakar Scheme for example Food Parks.
• PACS as Modern Banking Units.
• Establishment of vale chain linked agro processing units
• Farm machinery hubs: Cooperatives to rent out farm machinery like tractors, transplanters, power weeders, drum seeders, power sprayers, etc. as a business model.
• Taking up of flagship programme, Integrated Cooperative Development Project (ICDP).
• Integrated projects for development of Poultry, Sheep, Goat, Piggery, Duckery, Fisheries.
• Promotion of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) under Cooperative Societies Act.
• Tourism businesses.
• Elderly care giver homes cooperatives.
• Strengthening of consumer cooperative.
• Training – capacity development of employees – both by government and cooperatives.

State Government of Goa participated in India International Cooperatives Trade Fair, October 2019

Success Stories:Goa Bagayatdar Sahakari Kharedi Vikri Sanstha Ltd., Ponda

Goa Bagayatdar Sahakari Kharedi VikriSanstha Ltd., Ponda, Goa is one of the largest primary cooperative society in Goa having annual business turnover of more than Rs.350 crore. It ensures remunerative price for the produce of its members i.e. fruits & vegetables, arecanuts, cashew nuts, coconut, black pepper and copra and ensures supply of quality agricultural inputs i.e. fertilizers, pesticides and seeds, supply of cattle feed, agricultural equipments, grocery items, etc. at a reasonable rate.

At present the business activities of the society are carried out through its 25 branches spread all over Goa. Society’s Head Office and all its branches are computerized with financial assistance under NCDC scheme. It has also been provided financial assistance for transport facilities by NCDC. The society is using R-Soft (Retail software) for retail business &Agri-software for agri-business.

The society is earning profit continuously year after year in the last several years. More than 730 persons have been provided direct employment by the society. The members of the society are paid dividend every year ranging from 8% to 16%. The society imparts training to its members from time to time and organizes visits to farms of progressive farmers in neighboring states for adoption of new technologies in Agri-farming. The children of members and staff are encouraged by giving academic awards annually.

Society is also a recipient of NCDC Cooperative Excellence Award twice (2002 & 2010) and the Laxmanrao Inamdar National Award for Cooperative Excellence, 2017instituted by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare for outstanding performance for its consumer and marketing activities.