Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Cooperation

The Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Cooperation (ISAC) is a Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India. The scheme is being implemented through the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC). The main objectives of the scheme are 1. Provide financial assistance to cooperatives to improve their economic conditions. 1. Remove regional imbalances and speed up cooperative development in agricultural and allied sectors. 1. Help cotton growers to get better prices for their produce by adding value to it and ensuring that decentralized weavers have access to quality yarn at reasonable rates. 1. Promote overall development of selected districts in the country through cooperative efforts in agriculture and allied sectors. 1. Assist National Level Cooperative Federation/Multi State Cooperative Societies (MSCS) in the agriculture and allied sector to undertake promotional and skill development activities Components of the Scheme 1. Financial assistance will be provided for the following components under the component of Assistance to NCDC Programmes for Development of Cooperatives: - Marketing, Processing, Storage, Consumer, Weaker Section Programmes of Cooperatives, Computerization of Primary Agricultural Cooperative Credit Societies (PACS), District Central Cooperative Banks (DCBs), State Cooperative Banks (SCBs) and Technical & Promotional (T&P) Cell Scheme for strengthening Management of State Cooperative Federations [subsidy on tapering basis]. 1. Assistance for cotton development including ginning and pressing and establishment of new and modernization/ expansion/ rehabilitation of existing cooperative spinning mills. 1. Integrated Cooperative Development Projects in selected districts (ICDP):