Minister Amit Shah hails Ladakh’s coop movement
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New Delhi: Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said Ladakh has made significant progress in strengthening the cooperative movement, and the Centre has approved computerisation of 10 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) so far.
In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, the minister said, as per the 2011 Census, Ladakh has a total population of 2,74,289, including a rural population of 2,12,280. The Union Territory is covered by 169 PACS, out of which 129 are currently functional and engaged in PACS-related activities. "Ladakh has made significant progress in strengthening its cooperative landscape, despite being a sparsely populated region; every panchayat in Ladakh has an operational PACS," Shah said.
Under Phase-1 of the PACS Computerisation Project, 10 PACS of Ladakh have been approved for computerisation so far, five each from Leh and Kargil. Also, the UT Administration has proposed an additional 23 PACS for computerisation in Phase 2 of the PACS Computerisation Project.
