India, Feb. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
S. No.
State/ UT Name
Functional
Non-functional societies
Under liquidation
1
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS
1,208
884
147
2
ANDHRA PRADESH
12,457
5,457
269
3
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
960
477
24
4
ASSAM
7,637
3,569
1,221
5
BIHAR
22,344
4,881
162
6
CHANDIGARH
196
221
59
7
CHHATTISGARH
10,245
1,027
573
8
DELHI
1,939
3,989
16
9
GOA
3,142
2,341
110
10
GUJARAT
79,018
6,217
1,284
11
HARYANA
15,260
2,987
16,426
12
HIMACHAL PRADESH
4,984
541
266
13
JAMMU AND KASHMIR
8,992
1,623
5
14
JHARKHAND
8,007
3,897
187
15
KARNATAKA
40,345
3,477
3,147
16
KERALA
15,130
3,752
770
17
LADAKH
165
110
-
18
LAKSHADWEEP
31
12
-
19
MADHYA PRADESH
26,607
18,512
8,846
20
MAHARASHTRA
2,18,633
3,289
4,064
21
MANIPUR
5,335
6,007
285
22
MEGHALAYA
2,958
470
24
23
MIZORAM
1,272
196
92
24
NAGALAND
2,194
5,737
24
25
ODISHA
7,754
500
108
26
PUDUCHERRY
401
62
1
27
PUNJAB
11,888
2,670
5,104
28
RAJASTHAN
25,545
13,362
3,062
29
SIKKIM
1,601
1,916
251
30
TAMIL NADU
21,232
1,201
777
31
TELANGANA
47,531
12,905
422
32
THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU
407
157
33
33
TRIPURA
2,184
984
102
34
UTTAR PRADESH
22,727
17,048
934
35
UTTARAKHAND
4,410
1,826
157
36
WEST BENGAL
22,982
8,933
227
Total
6,57,721
1,41,237
49,179
Societies
Societies
(a) The Multi-State Cooperative Societies (MSCS) (Amendment) Act & Rules, 2023 have been notified on 03.08.2023 and 04.08.2023, respectively to strengthen governance, enhance transparency, increase accountability and reform electoral process, etc. in the Multi State Cooperative Societies by supplementing existing legislation and incorporating the provisions of Ninety-seventh Constitutional Amendment.
Many provisions have been introduced via the above amendment to strengthen regulatory oversight and monitoring in the functioning of cooperative societies and prevent financial irregularities therein, inter-alia: -
(b) The following provisions have specifically been introduced for strengthening the audit process of Multi-State Cooperative Societies:
A provision has also been introduced for determination of accounting and auditing standards for multi-State cooperative societies by Central Government. Further, it has been provided that every multi-State cooperative society shall file its annual returns with the Central Registrar through the online CRCS portal under section 120A of the Act, within six months from the close of the accounting year, containing the following information prescribed under section 120 of the Act:
Non-submission of such returns may constitute a ground for disqualification under the provisions of section 43 of the Act.
(c) A comprehensive National Cooperative Database (NCD) has been developed by Ministry of Cooperation, Government of India, with the support of States / UTs. The NCD portal was launched on 08th March, 2024. This database provides a single-point access to information on over 8.4 lakh cooperatives across the country. As per NCD portal, as of 20.01.2026, out of total 8.48 lakh Cooperative Societies across the country, 6.58 lakh are functional, 1.41 lakh are non-functional and 49,179 are under liquidation.
The Ministry of Cooperation has taken proactive measures to convert Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS), Dairy, and Fisheries Cooperatives into multi-purpose cooperative societies. This initiative aims to enhance business diversification, strengthen financial sustainability, and prevent closures by enabling cooperatives to engage in a wider range of economic activities. The NCD is used for identification of gaps in the geographical spread of cooperatives, including both covered and uncovered gram panchayats and formation of 2 lakh new multipurpose PACS, Dairy and Fishery cooperative societies.
Additionally, the Ministry of Cooperation has set up Co-operative Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Development Fund under section 63A of the Multi-State Cooperative Societies (MSCS) (Amendment) Act, 2023 for revival of sick multi-State cooperative societies and providing assistance for meeting infrastructural requirement.
(d) The State-wise details of functional, non-functional and under liquidation societies, is attached at Annexure-I.
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
