Chandigarh

One-time scheme for PACS consumers soon, says Haryana Cooperation Minister

PNS

Haryana Cooperation Minister Banwari Lal on Wednesday said that on the lines of Haryana Central Cooperative Bank, a one-time payment scheme will be made soon for Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS) consumers so that PACS consumers can also take advantage of this scheme. Apart from this, all the PACS of the state will be computerized at the earliest. The Cooperation Minister was presiding over the review meeting of the officers of Cooperative Societies and HARCO Bank. He said that 751 PACS of the state are being computerized. In the first phase, 307 PACS are being computerized. In the second phase, the remaining PACS will also be computerized. Lal said that the one-time payment scheme implemented for the consumers of the Central Cooperative Bank of the state is very effective. Rs 28.09 crore has been recovered so far under this scheme. He said that the one-time payment scheme is effective till November 30 and people are taking advantage of it. There are 24,397 members of cooperative banks, out of which 1,207 members have availed the benefit of one-time payment scheme, he added.