India, Feb. 12 -- Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said 8,710 Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS) have so far been established across the country in 2024-25 and 2025-26, achieving 27 per cent of the set target.

The Government has set a target of forming 32,752 PACS during the 2024-25 and 2025-26 financial years. "Against the target, a total of 8,710 PACS have been formed so far, representing an achievement of about 27 per cent at the national level during the said two-year period," Shah said in his written reply to the Rajya Sabha.

The highest number of PACS were established in Odisha (1,543), followed by Rajasthan (1,387), Uttar Pradesh (1,099), Madhya Pradesh (621) and Uttarakhand (621) in the said period. Abo...