Over 60,000 PACSs Digitised Under ePACS Computerisation Drive: Amit Shah

Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that 61,869 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies have completed the digitisation of their legacy records under a computerisation project. He added that 60,424 PACSs have already been onboarded onto the ePACS software.

In reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, the Minister said, “57,092 PACSs have achieved the day-end stage. In 38,982 PACSs, On-system Audits have been completed, ensuring compliance and operational integrity.”

Home Minister Shah said the measures aim to improve monitoring. He further said all stakeholders have been provided access to the project management dashboard and customisation tools.

Highlighting gains from the measures taken by the Ministry, he further said, “The ePACS software has brought transparency in accounting and operation by capturing all aspects of the PACS business and generating financial statements in keeping with CAS-MIS accounting norms. It provides for On-system Audits, bringing in accountability.”

UIDAI Cuts Licence Fees for AePS Onboarding

Sharing details on steps taken to link co-operative banks with Aadhaar-enabled payment services along with the extent of coverage achieved so far, the Minister said, “The UIDAI has reduced license fee for onboarding Cooperative Banks to ‘Aadhaar Enabled Payment System’ (AePS) by linking it to the number of transactions”.

He said cooperative financial institutions are now eligible for the facility. It will be available free of cost for the first three months of the pre-production phase.

“Also, the UIDAI on August 1, 2025, has introduced a new framework for onboarding of Cooperative Banks on AePS. Now, only State Cooperative Banks (StCBs) are required to onboard as Authentication User Agency/ KYC User Agency (AUA/KUA), District Central Cooperative Banks (DCCBs) will be allowed to use it through State Cooperative Bank as sub-AUA/KUA,” he said.

As per available information, the Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AePS) has onboarded the following cooperative banks:

• 11 State Cooperative Banks (StCBs),
• 52 District Central Cooperative Banks (DCCBs), and
• 6 Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs)

Cooperation Minister Shah said the Ministry has taken steps to improve cybersecurity. He said it has requested the Registrar of Cooperative Societies of all states and union territories, along with the Central Registrar of Cooperative Societies, to take immediate action.

The request seeks the onboarding of all cooperative banks under their jurisdiction on:

• National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP), and
• Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)

As per information available, a total of 23 StCBs, 85 DCCBs and 57 UCBs remain onboarded on I4C.

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