India, Dec. 17 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
In order to realise the vision of 'Sahakar Se Samriddhi', the Ministry has taken various initiatives for development of Cooperative Sector. One such initiative is approval of the plan to establish new multipurpose PACS/dairy/fisheries cooperatives, aiming to cover all panchayats and villages in the country over the next five years, including the State of Odisha. As of November 15, 2025, a total of 30,083 new PACS, Dairy and Fishery Cooperative Societies have been registered; and 15,793 Dairy and Fisheries Cooperative Societies have been strengthened; 255,881 Gram Panchayats (GPs) are covered by PACS; 87,159 Gram Panchayats are covered by dairy cooperative societies; and 29,964...