Port Blair, July 15: There are forty six (46) Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS) affiliated to the A&N State Cooperative Bank Ltd. in the South Andaman, North & Middle Andaman and Great Nicobar Island.  These PACS are functioning in these areas more than 40-50 years for the development of farmers and their socio economic upliftment without their own office and godown.

After assuming the office of Chairman, A&N SCB Ltd. Shri Bhagat Singh has taken up the matter with the Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Deputy Commissioners of South Andaman and North and Middle Andaman Districts for allotment of land to these PACS enabling them to set up their office-cum-godown for revitalization of PACS and diversification of its business.

On the advice of the Deputy Commissioner, a Committee has been formed and the selection of land in South Andaman District has already been completed.

Likewise the Chairman, A&N SCB Ltd., met the Deputy Commissioner, North & Middle Andaman District on 12/7/2013 and discussed the issue. The Deputy Commissioner was very kind enough to order the allotment of land in the N & M Andaman District. Accordingly, land for all PACS in the North and Middle Andaman District has also been identified. 

In this regard, a meeting of all the President and Chairmen of all PACS functioning at North Andaman was held at Diglipur on 12/7/2013 under the Chairmanship of Shri. Bhagat, Chairman of the Bank. While addressing the delegates, the Chairman expressed his satisfaction for the cooperation and support extended by the Administration for allotment of land and requested all the PACS functionaries to take appropriate action for construction of their own office-cum-godown enabling them to diversify the business for improving the socio economic condition of the farmers at large.