Archive · 25 Dec 2025
Madhya Pradesh boosts cooperative sector reforms
The Madhya Pradesh government is making big changes to help farmers and cooperative societies.
They are giving ₹300 crore to cooperative banks to help them recover from fake loan waivers.
They are also introducing new schemes to protect farmers from mistakes made by employees and to help with loan problems.
All the cooperative societies are now using computers, and they are even working with big companies to help farmers in new ways.
The state is also a leader in milk production and has improved the way fertilizers are distributed.
All these changes are meant to make farming more profitable and help the state's economy grow.
Additionally, the government aims to make Madhya Pradesh a sports hub of India by 2047, with plans to develop sports infrastructure and promote sports tourism.
Madhya Pradesh government is implementing sweeping reforms in Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS) to strengthen the cooperative movement and make agriculture profitable.
The BJP-led state government provided ₹300 crore to six cooperative banks to help them recover from fake farmer loan waivers carried out by the previous Congress government.
A new justice scheme (Kisan Nyay Scheme) and a simplified One-Time Settlement (OTS) scheme for loan issues will be introduced to protect farmers from irregularities.
100% computerization of PACS has been achieved, with online audits of approximately 54,000 cooperative societies.
PACS are expanding into new business avenues, including a Cooperative Public-Private Partnership model introduced at the Global Investors Summit 2025.
- Who
- Madhya Pradesh government, Cooperative Minister Vishwas Sarang, farmers, cooperative societies
- What
- Implementation of reforms in Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS), expansion into new business avenues, integration into Global Investors Summit 2025, provision of ₹300 crore aid to cooperative banks
- When
- Ongoing, with specific achievements highlighted over the past two years
- Where
- Madhya Pradesh, India
- Why
- To strengthen the cooperative movement, make agriculture profitable, boost the state economy and employment, and address issues arising from fake loan waivers
Government
Opposition
Loan Waiver Scams
Government
The BJP-led state government provided Rs 300 crore to help cooperative banks recover from fake farmer loan waivers carried out by the previous Congress government.
Opposition
The Congress government denies any wrongdoing and claims the loan waivers were legitimate.
- State
- Madhya Pradesh
- Cooperative Minister
- Vishwas Sarang
- Funds Provided to Cooperative Banks
- ₹300 crore
- Number of Cooperative Banks
- 6
- Average Funds per Bank
- ₹50 crore
- Total Loan Distribution Capacity
- ₹600 crore
- New Schemes Introduced
- Kisan Nyay Scheme, One Time Settlement (OTS) scheme
- Sports Vision
- Make Madhya Pradesh a sports hub of India by 2047
- Khelo MP Youth Games 2025
- January 10 to 31
Sources
MP boosts cooperative sector; to explore new business for PACS
Marginal farmers remain vulnerable, FEED report calls for cooperative reform
MP News: Farmer Loan Waiver, ₹300 crore Aid Given; Says Cooperative and Sports Minister Vishwas Sarang
MP News: Free Ration Beneficiaries’ Names To Be Made Public Twice A Year; Says Minister Govind Singh
MP in 2025: Union Carbide waste burnt 41years on, toxic syrup killed 24 kids
