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Maharashtra Cooperative Sector Data Box

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Maharashtra Cooperative Sector Data Box showing statistics on cooperative societies, banks, federations, membership and sector-wise distribution

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  • Maharashtra Cooperative Sector Data and Profile
  • Maharashtra Cooperative Sector: Key Statistics
  • Rural–Urban Distribution of Cooperative Societies in Maharashtra
  • Area of Operation of Cooperative Societies in Maharashtra
  • Sector-wise Cooperative Societies in Maharashtra
  • State Federations in Maharashtra (16)
  • District Federations in Maharashtra (138)
  • Block/Taluka/Mandal Federations in Maharashtra (96)
  • Regional Federations In Maharashtra (12)

Maharashtra Cooperative Sector Data and Profile:

Maharashtra hosts India’s largest and most diversified cooperative ecosystem. While the state is nationally known for its sugar cooperatives, the actual figures reveal that housing cooperatives form the largest segment of the movement, accounting for more than half of all cooperative societies. The state also has one of the country’s strongest networks of PACS, cooperative banks, dairy societies, credit institutions, and multi-state cooperatives, making it a benchmark for cooperative development and governance in India. According to the National Cooperative Database:

  • Maharashtra has a total of 228,106 cooperatives.
  • The state has 5.80 crore cooperative members (5,80,21,309).
  • Housing cooperatives account for approximately 56% of all cooperative societies in the state.
  • Credit & Thrift Cooperatives account for approximately 9% of cooperative societies.
  • Credit & Thrift Cooperatives have the highest membership base, with 2.27 crore members (2,27,26,948).
  • Approximately 89.63% of Gram Panchayats are covered by PACS.
  • Approximately 17.25% of Gram Panchayats are covered by Dairy Cooperatives.
  • Around 98% of PACS are affiliated with banks/federations.
  • Around 44% of Dairy Cooperatives are affiliated with unions/federations.
  • Around 15% of Fishery Cooperatives are affiliated with higher cooperative structures.

Maharashtra Cooperative Sector: Key Statistics

Cooperative Sector at a Glance

Sl. No.DescriptionNumber of Cooperatives
 1.Total Cooperatives228,106
 2.Total Cooperative Sectors30
 3.Primary Cooperative Societies227,075
 4.Functional Cooperatives219,696
 5.Non-Functional / Dormant2,717
 6.Under Liquidation4,665
 7.State Federations16
 8.District Federations138
 9.Regional Federations12
 10.Block Federations96
 11.State Cooperative Bank (StCB)1
 12.District Central Cooperative Banks (DCCBs)31
 13.SCARDBs0
 14.PCARDBs0
 15.Multi-State Cooperative Societies (MSCS)737

Rural–Urban Distribution of Cooperative Societies

Sl. No.CategoryRuralUrbanTotal
 1.Functional69,637150,059219,696
 2.Non-Functional / Dormant1,3111,4062,717
 3.Under Liquidation2,8591,8064,665
 4.Total Societies73,807153,271227,078

Area of Operation of Cooperative Societies

Area of OperationNumber of Societies
Rural2,319
Urban13,405
Both Rural & Urban211,354
Total227,078

Sector-wise Cooperative Societies in Maharashtra

Sl. No.Cooperative SectorNumber of Societies
 1.Housing Cooperative Societies127,733
 2.Credit & Thrift Societies21,023
 3.Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS)21,143
 4.Dairy Cooperatives13,685
 5.Fishery Cooperatives3,539
 6.Labour Cooperatives11,560
 7.Agro Processing / Industrial Cooperatives5,582
 8.Multipurpose Cooperatives4,813
 9.Miscellaneous Non-Credit Cooperatives7,496
 10.Agriculture & Allied Cooperatives3,593
 11.Consumer Cooperatives2,032
 12.Marketing Cooperative Societies1,335
 13.Livestock & Poultry Cooperatives636
 14.Handloom Textile & Weavers Cooperative530
 15.Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs)454
 16.Women Welfare Cooperative Societies439
 17.Social Welfare & Cultural Cooperatives468
 18.Miscellaneous Credit Cooperative Societies323
 19.Transport Cooperatives235
 20.Tourism Cooperatives129
 21.LAMPS97
 22.Sugar Mill Cooperatives98
 23.Educational & Training Cooperatives69
 24.Farmers Service Societies (FSS)18
 25.Tribal / SC-ST Cooperatives15
 26.Jute & Coir Cooperatives13
 27.Handicraft Cooperatives12
 28.Khadi Cooperatives4
 29.Sericulture Cooperatives3
 30.Bee Farming Cooperatives1

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