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COVER STORY International Year of Cooperatives

3. Bharatiya Beej
Sahkari Samiti
Limited (BBSSL)

As an umbrella
organization,
this organization
leverages the
schemes and
policies of various
ministries of the
Government of
India to produce,
2. National test, certify,
Prosperity through 3 National Cooperative Exports procure, process,
Multi-State Cooperatives Limited (NCEL) store, brand, label,

Three national-level cooperative societies have Provides all and package basic
been formed to promote the prosperity of the facilities related to and certified seeds
cooperative sector, agriculture, and farmers. exporting farmers’ through PACS.
products to the It will also enter into
1. National Cooperative Organics Limited international market, contracts with small
Ensures the collection, certification, testing, with the entire profit farmers for traditional
procurement, processing, storage, branding, going to the farmers. seeds so that they can also
labeling, packaging, and marketing of organic n 9,425 PACS & cooperative benefit from them.
products, ensuring farmers receive a fair price for societies have become
their produce. members of NCEL. 22,995
7,031 Products have been n 13.09 lakh metric
launched under the brand
tonnes of agricultural
PACS and cooperative name “Bharat Organics.” commodities such as PACS and cooperative
25 organic products are
societies have become available in the Delhi- rice, wheat, maize, societies have become
members. NCR region. sugar, onion, cumin, etc. members of BBSSL. Seeds
have been exported with
have been launched under
All Bharat Organics products are tested for over an estimated value of the ‘Bharat Beej’ brand.
245 pesticides in accredited laboratories. ₹5,397 crore.

new multi-purpose PACS will revive the country’s co- than Rs 2 lakh. The rate for cooperative societies
operative movement in a balanced manner. Today, involved in construction has been reduced from 30
more than 550 cooperative societies are registered percent to 15 percent. The cash deposit limit for
on the GeM portal. The income tax surcharge on PACS and others has been increased from Rs 20,000
societies has been reduced from 12 percent to 7 to Rs 2 lakh. The TDS exemption limit has been
percent. MAT has been reduced from 18.5 percent increased from Rs 1 crore to Rs 3 crore. As a result
to 15 percent, and income tax penalties have been of the strengthening of the cooperative sector, in-
exempted under Section 269ST for transactions less vestors in the Sahara Group are getting their money

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