Agricultural Cooperation
B. Assistance to Multi-State Cooperative Societies :- The objective of this scheme
is to strengthen the scope of weaker National Level Federations giving financial assistance for the approved activities viz; promotional, technical and consultancy services, research studies, improvement of infrastructural facilities, conference / workshops / seminars / trainings, skill development programmes and for undertaking the commercial / economic activities for their self-reliance and sustained growth and development.
During the year 2016-17, the financial assistance has been provided to the following National Level Federations:- 1. National Federation of Urban
Cooperative Banks and Credit Societies Ltd. (NAFCUB), New Delhi :- During the year 2016-17, Rs.23.00 lakhs as grants- in-aid has been released to NAFCUB.
20 Training programmes. Federation enrolled one urban cooperative bank and eight cooperative credit societies as its new members during 2016-17.
2. All India Federation of Cooperative Spinning Mills Ltd. (AIFCOSPIN):- As on 31.3.2017, there were 164 cooperative spinning mills and one composite mill established in the country, with a total installed capacity of 3.56 million spindles and 10,670 open-end rotors and 16,000 looms. During 2016-17 there were 1352 small scale unit with 5.35 million spindles and 2.91 lakh rotors. During 2016-17, 17 visits to the member mills were made.
During the year 2016-17, Rs.5.50 lakhs as grants-in-aid has been released to it.
3. National Cooperative Agriculture and Rural Development Banks’ Federation Limited (NCARDBF), Mumbai :- During the year 2016-17, Rs.15.00 lakhs as grants-in-aid has been released to it for promotional role in revival package for ARDBs and other allied schemes.
4. National Federation of State Cooperative Banks Ltd., (NAFSCOB), Mumbai During the year 2016-17, Rs.10.50 lakhs as grants-in-aid has been released to NAFSCOB for providing a common forum to the member banks to examine the problems of cooperative credit banking and allied matters.
5. National Labour Cooperatives Federation of India Ltd. (NLCF), New Delhi
During the year 2016-17, Rs.27.00 lakhs as grants-in-aid has been released to NLCF to organize, promote, guide and develop labour cooperatives for the economic and social development of the unorganized labour sector especially economically
12.3 Assistance for Cooperative Education and Training:
1. Government of India has been implementing a Central Sector Scheme for Cooperative Education and Training through National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI) and National Council for Cooperative Training (NCCT) since 1960. Up to 50% of the expenditure is given as Grant in Aid to NCUI by the Government for Cooperative Education in cooperatively Under Developed States (UDS) under developed areas of developed States and also for other approved activities. Government also provide Grants up to the extent of 50%
to Junior Cooperative Training Centres (JCTCs) through NCUI. The JCTCs are being run by State Cooperative Unions / State Governments. NCUI monitors the programmes of JCTCs. Currently, NCUI has been running 43 Cooperative Education Field Projects spread over 22 States and Union Territories and also conducting various programmes at NCUI Head Office.
2. During the financial year 2017-18 (upto 31st December,2017) NCUI through its Cooperative Education Field Projects conducted wide ranging programmes on various issues of cooperatives development. Under UDS Projects other than North Eastern 91 new societies were registered and 8205 persons were trained under income generating activities. They also organized 17392 events imparting education to 251219 persons. In North Eastern States 92 SHGs were formed with a membership of 1505. Under approved activities, the National Centre for Cooperative Education (NCCE) organized 88 training programmes against the target of 75
programmes during the year including 12 weeks Diploma Programme in Cooperative Education and Development.
2879 persons from various sectors of the cooperative movement in different states were trained. Out of 88 training programmes, 32 programmes were organized for weaker sectors like labour, fisheries and tribal cooperatives and exclusively for SC/ST cooperative in which 1207 persons participated. 15 programmes were organized exclusively for women cooperatives which were attended 612 participants. During the year 2017-18, upto 31st December, 2017 an amount of Rs.339.62 lakhs was released as grants-in-aid to NCUI including Rs.40 lakhs NE Regions.
During the year 2017-18 the members to be educated for gainful employment/
running of their cooperatives are targeted at 3,33,457. Upto December, 2017 NCUI educated /trained 2,51,219 members/potential members. During this period Ministry released an amount of Rs.339.62 lakhs for the first and second quarters of the year.
3. The Cooperative Training programmes are also being conducted by the National Council for Cooperative Training (NCCT) through its 5 Regional Institutes of Cooperative Management, 14 Institutes of Cooperative Management located in different States and Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Cooperative Management, Pune. During the financial year 2017-18, a sum of Rs. 351.85 lakhs has been released till date as grants-in-aid to NCCT including NE regions. Out of the total 1600 planned programmes during the 2017-18 to train 40,000 participants, NCCT conducted 1287 programmes and trained 39,992 participants upto December 2017. It is expected to conduct
430 more programmes to train more than 13,000 participants during January- March, 2018.
4. NE Region : The Government is providing separate assistance for intensification of cooperative education in the north- eastern region through NCUI. It has established 7 field projects namely Aizawl (Mizoram), Thoubal (Manipur), Mangalwaria (Sikkim), Shillong (Meghalaya), Kohima(Nagaland), Morigaon and Jorhat (Assam) in the
North Eastern Region.
12.4Price support scheme (PSS)
1. The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare implements Price Support Scheme (PSS) for procurement of oil seeds, pulses and cotton through Central Nodal Agencies at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) declared by the Government. This scheme is implemented at the request of the concerned state government
which agrees to exempt the procured commodities from levy of mandi tax and assist central nodal agencies in logistic arrangements including gunny bags, provide working capital for state agencies, creation of revolving fund for PSS operations etc. as required under the Scheme guidelines. The basic objectives of PSS are to provide remunerative prices to the growers for their produce with a view to encourage higher investment and production and to safeguard the interest of consumers by making available supplies at reasonable prices with low cost of intermediation.
2. Achievement under Price Support Scheme (PSS) : During the season 2016- 17, the prices of various oilseeds and pulses ruled below respective MSP fixed for the relevant marketing season. During the year 2016-17 and 2017-18 NAFED procured agricultural commodities as per the details given below-
DETAILS OF PROCUREMENT MADE BY NAFED FROM 2016-17 TO 2017-18 YEAR Agency COMMODITIES Oilseed/
Pulses STATE QUANTITY
(IN MTs) MSP Per. MT (Rs.)
COST (IN MSP LAKh) 2017-18 NAFED MUSTARD Oilseed HARYANA 36940.18 37,000 13667.87 2017-18 NAFED SUNFLOWER Oilseed TELANGANA 112.10 39,500 44.28 2017-18 NAFED SUNFLOWER Oilseed HARYANA 4358.71 39,500 1721.69 2017-18 NAFED SUNFLOWER Oilseed ODISHA 177.00 39,500 69.92 2017-18 NAFED SUMMER URAD Pulses MADHYA
PRADESH 15747.65 50,000 7873.83 2017-18 NAFED SUMMER MOONG Pulses MADHYA
PRADESH 111000.00 52,250 57997.50 2017-18 NAFED SUMMER MOONG Pulses ODISHA 1405.99 52,250 734.63 2017-18 NAFED SESAMUM SEED Oilseed WEST BENGAL 3419.81 50,000 1709.91 2017-18 NAFED GROUND NUT Oilseed ODISHA 947.77 42,200 399.96 2017-18 NAFED MOONG KHARIF Pulses TELANGANA 3329.26 55,750 1856.06
YEAR Agency COMMODITIES Oilseed/
Pulses STATE QUANTITY
(IN MTs) MSP Per. MT (Rs.)
COST (IN MSP LAKh) 2017-18 NAFED MOONG KHARIF * Pulses RAJASTHAN 227822.87 55,750 127011.25 2017-18 NAFED MOONG KHARIF * Pulses MAHARASHTRA 5407.97 55,750 3014.94 2017-18 NAFED MOONG KHARIF * Pulses ANDHRA
PRADESH 2471.40 55,750 1377.81 2017-18 NAFED URAD KHARIF * Pulses RAJASTHAN 95194.29 54,000 51404.92 2017-18 NAFED URAD KHARIF * Pulses TELANGANA 7630.00 54,000 4120.20 2017-18 NAFED URAD KHARIF * Pulses KARNATAKA 13183.00 54,000 7118.82 2017-18 NAFED URAD KHARIF * Pulses MAHARASHTRA 52000.00 54,000 28080.00 2017-18 NAFED URAD KHARIF * Pulses GUJARAT 15342.13 54,000 8284.75 2017-18 NAFED URAD KHARIF * Pulses ANDHRA
PRADESH 13600.00 54,000 7344.00 2017-18 NAFED URAD KHARIF * Pulses UTTAR PRADESH 1054.68 54,000 569.53 2017-18 NAFED SOYABEAN KHARIF
* Oilseed RAJASTHAN 11620.62 30,500 3544.29
2017-18 NAFED SOYABEAN KHARIF
* Oilseed TELANGANA 34724.15 30,500 10590.87
2017-18 NAFED SOYABEAN KHARIF
* Oilseed MAHARASHTRA 25974.17 30,500 7922.12 2017-18 NAFED GROUND NUT
KHARIF* Oilseed GUJARAT 678646.29 44,500 301997.60 2017-18 NAFED GROUND NUT
KHARIF* Oilseed RAJASTHAN 103394.66 44,500 46010.62 2017-18 NAFED GROUND NUT
KHARIF* Oilseed ANDHRA
PRADESH 18764.95 44,500 8350.40 2017-18 NAFED GROUND NUT
KHARIF* Oilseed KARNATAKA 1172.58 44,500 521.80 2017-18 NAFED TOOR (Kharif)
2017** Pulses TELANGANA 10725.14 54,500 5845.20 2017-18 NAFED TOOR (Kharif)
2017** Pulses KARNATAKA 99.38 54,500 54.1621 Details of Procurement made by SFAC under PSS from 2016-17 to 2017-18
Year Commodity State Procured quantity (in MTs)
Minimum Support Price (MSP) for FAQ (in Rs. Per MTs)
Procurement value (Rs. in Lakh) 2016-17 Moong K-2016 Karnataka 679.90 52,250.00 355.25
Maharashtra 548.00 286.33
Total 1227.90 641.58
4. Market Intervention Scheme (MIS)
The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare also implements Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) for procurement of agricultural and horticultural commodities which are perishable in nature and are not covered under the Price Support Scheme (PSS) to protect the growers of these commodities from making distress sale in the event of
a bumper crop during the peak arrival period when the prices tend to fall below economic levels and cost of production.
The extent of total amount of loss to be shared on a 50:50 basis between the Central Government and the State Government is restricted to 25 percent of the total procurement value which includes cost of the commodity procured plus permitted overhead expenses.
Details of sanction accorded under MIS during 2017-18
S.N. Year Duration Commodity Market