Question : FUNDS TO PRIMARY AGRICULTURE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES

(a) whether the State Government of Maharashtra has requested the Union Government to release grant of Rs. 235 crore for restructuring of the Short Term Co operative Credit Structure (STCCS) of the Primary Agricultural Co-operative Societies (PACS) of the State;

(b) if so, the details and the current status thereof; and

(c) the measures being taken to strengthen the liquidity portion of PACS across the country?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI TARIQ ANWAR)

(a) to (c): The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.