Title

Cooperative Marketing, Processing, Storage etc. programmes in cooperatively under/least developed States.

Type

Centrally Sponsored

Objectives

To correct regional imbalances and to provide needed momentum to the pace of development of various programmes of cooperative Agricultural marketing, processing, storage etc. in under/least developed States/UTs by providing financial assistance on liberal terms to augment the income of farmers and weaker sections of the community.   

Salient features

The scheme provides for distribution of agricultural inputs, development of agro processing including storage, marketing of foodgrains and plantation/ horticulture crops, development of weaker and tribal sections, cooperatives, in dairy, poultry and fisheries.

Pattern of assistance

Financial assistance is given to NCDC as loans and grants which will in turn provide assistance to cooperative societies through State Governments.

Eligibility

Primary agricultural marketing and credit societies and other special purpose coop. Primary societies.

Procedure to apply

Cooperative societies and their Federations may formulate suitable proposal in the prescribed formats available with State Cooperation Department and in the Regional Offices of NCDC.  National/regional level federations are to apply directly to the NCDC Head Office at New Delhi.  Other societies apply to NCDC through Registrar of Coop. Societies of the concerned State Govt. 

Person to be contacted

The Managing Director.,
National Cooperative Development Corporation,
Hauz Khas,
New Delhi-110 016

Date of Start/Duration

1974-75

Implementation Status

Ongoing

Progress of Expenditure

(Rs in Crores)

XI Plan   1997-98 1998-99  1999-20002000-01
Allocation
140.00        22.00     21.50        17.00    19.00