CEA Anantha Nageswaran flags energy risk to growth storyIndia faces energy market volatility impacting farmers and workers. Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran highlights dependence on im...
28 Apr, 2026, 12.51 AM IST
India outlines two-phased DPI roadmap to achieve $30 trillion economy by 2047India plans a two-phase strategy for Digital Public Infrastructure. DPI 2.0 from 2025 to 2035 builds capable citizens. DPI 3.0 from 2035 to...
27 Apr, 2026, 08.11 PM IST
Government developing 'cooperative stack' to integrate all rural schemes through PACS: Cooperation SecretaryThe government is developing a 'cooperative stack' by integrating schemes through Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS), aiming to c...
01 Jul, 2025, 03.10 PM IST
Amit Shah says 5 lakh Sahara investors have registered on refund portalAddressing the National Mega Conclave on the launching of Common Services Centre (CSC) services by Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (P...
22 Jul, 2023, 11.33 AM IST
Amit Shah says over 17k PACS registered so far to function as Common Service CentresIndia's Cooperation Minister Amit Shah has said that more than 17,000 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) have been registered as ...
21 Jul, 2023, 02.35 PM IST
Government to allow agricultural credit societies to convert wholesale petrol pumps into retail outletsThe cooperation ministry, in a statement, said PACS will also be given priority in allotment of new petrol/diesel dealerships to strengthen...
12 Apr, 2023, 09.45 PM IST
Two lakh agriculture credit societies, fishery-dairy cooperatives to be set upThe ministry of cooperation has formulated a plan to establish viable PACS in each uncovered panchayat, viable dairy cooperatives in each u...
17 Feb, 2023, 03.06 PM IST
71 multi-state cooperative societies under liquidation till Dec 15: Amit ShahOut of 71 multi-cooperative societies that are under liquidation, 15 of them are located in Rajasthan, followed by 13 in Maharashtra, 11 ea...
21 Dec, 2022, 04.57 PM IST
Primary agricultural credit societies in all panchayats soon, North East to gain: Amit ShahShah said there were only 65,000 active PACS at present, and all panchayats must have one such body by 2027 to promote farming and dairy ac...
08 Oct, 2022, 12.34 AM IST
Primary Agriculture Credit Societies may be allowed to sell petroleum products, run PDS shopsThe PACS, as per the draft, can "engage in service or business operations (like infrastructure development, community centres/ hospital or ...
04 Jul, 2022, 05.40 PM IST
Govt approves Rs 2,516 cr for computerisation of 63k Primary Agriculture Credit SocietiesThe project comprises development of cloud-based software with cyber security and data storage, providing hardware support to the PACS, dig...
29 Jun, 2022, 11.51 PM IST
Karnataka mulls waiver of loan taken by farmer-victims of CovidThe loans were taken from the District Credit Cooperative (DCC), Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) and the apex bank, the Minist...
14 Jul, 2021, 09.53 PM IST
Changes in banking regulation law aimed at improving governance in cooperative banks: FMMoving the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020 in the Lok Sabha, Sitharaman said the government was compelled to come out with an ord...
16 Sep, 2020, 06.53 PM IST
Nabard to provide bank refinance of Rs 5,000 crore for watershed development projectsNabard also introduced a grant-based scheme for computerisation of PACS, which will enable these ground-level entities to provide seamless ...
13 Jul, 2020, 06.24 PM IST
Agriculture Ministry seeks explanation from Sahara credit society"We have asked for explanation from the Sahara Credit Cooperative Society in 12 cases. We have not yet received the response," a senior Agr...
24 Dec, 2015, 03.49 PM IST
PACs and cooperative banks to be digitised: Nitish KumarNitish Kumar today directed for digitisation of all Primary Agriculture Credit Societies and cooperative banks in the state.
09 Apr, 2013, 07.05 PM IST
- PACS should be banking correspondents for central co-operative banks: RBI
"PACS should function as business correspondents for central co-operative banks or CCBs rather than as banks", Prakash Bakshi said.
24 Jan, 2013, 11.08 PM IST