Ministry: Ministry Of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Department: Department of Agriculture and Cooperation
The Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Cooperation (ISAC) is a Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India. It is being implemented through the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC).
Eligible Sectors for NCDC’s assistance.
Agricultural Marketing, Processing, Storage, Computerization and weaker sections’ Programmes, and input supply, Plantation/ horticultural crops, SC & ST cooperatives, tribal cooperatives, hill area cooperatives, dairy, poultry, livestock, fisheries, handloom coir, jute, cash crops, sericulture, computerization of cooperatives including PACS, DCCB and State Cooperative Banks, Spinning Mills, modernization/expansion of existing mills, rehabilitation of sick Cooperative Spinning Mills, Margin money assistance to cooperative spinning mills.
Eligible Organizations for seeking assistance
Societies should not be less than three years older, having positive balance net worth for last three years and having rich experience in the field for which project is proposed under the scheme. In the case of government sponsored projects for cooperatives, this condition could be relaxed on case to case basis by Managing Director, NCDC
Cooperatives Sectors/Organizations must :
Be registered under the Cooperative Societies Act of the respective state.
Be undertaking activities related to agriculture and allied sectors, such as marketing, storage, processing of agricultural produce, and supply of agricultural inputs.
Be financially viable and have a good track record.
Be eligible for financial assistance from the NCDC.
✦ Required ◦ Optional
