Under the guidance of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the B-PACS Membership Maha Abhiyan-2023, conducted in the state from September 1 to 30, resulted in the enrollment of 28.85 lakh new members, against the target of 20 lakh. Additionally, the campaign successfully generated a fund of Rs 69.08 crore.
The B-PACS Membership Maha Abhiyan, in the opinion of the Yogi government, will prove to be a turning point in the state’s cooperative movement. The success of the B-PACS membership campaign will strengthen the capital base of district cooperative banks and lead to an increase in loan distribution.
“Notably, B-PACS will also be provided with a cash credit limit of up to Rs 10 lakhs, making fertilisers and seeds more accessible to farmers through B-PACS. The success of the campaign shows that public confidence in the cooperative sector has increased and will be helpful for the state government in achieving the goal of a one trillion dollar economy,” a government spokesman said here on Friday.
According to the information received during the campaign, out of the total 28.85 lakh members enrolled in B-PACS, over 18.77 lakh are small and marginal farmers (those who cultivate less than 2 hectares of land), 48,570 large-scale farmers (those who cultivate more than 2 hectares of land) along with 2.01 lakh skilled labourers, 4.86 lakh unskilled labourers, 2.62 lakh cattle rearers and 7,633 fishermen.
Through B-PACS, new farmer members will be provided crop loan facilities at cheaper rates while fishery farmers and cattle farmers will be linked to Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana and Nand Baba Milk Mission Scheme respectively.
Loans will also be made available to unskilled and skilled workers by forming ‘Labour Club’ and new employment opportunities will be made available.
Furthermore, outstanding certificates and an incentive of Rs 7,500 will be granted to cooperative volunteers who manage to enlist 400 to 600 members per pack. Finally, cooperative volunteers who go above and beyond by enrolling more than 600 members per pack will be honored with a certificate of excellence and a government incentive of Rs 10,000.