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Role of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies towards upliftment of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes


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1 Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, India
2 Balurghat College, West Bengal, India
 

The present empirical study looks at the role of primary agricultural credit societies (PACS) towards empowerment of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The investigation based on data from 2012-13 to 2017-18 on selected regions reveals the poor role of PACS. The result on aspects like number of PACS, growth in membership and borrowers, rise in the membership and borrowers from the SC and ST community shows the passive role of PACS. During the study period, there is a decline in performance in majority of the regions. However, there is a growth in respect of average borrowings per head. The overall findings show a lot more can be done by these institutions.

Keywords

PACS, SC, ST, Membership, Borrowers, Growth.
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Authors

Abhijit Sinha
Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, India
Amitabha Bhattacharyya
Balurghat College, West Bengal, India

Abstract


The present empirical study looks at the role of primary agricultural credit societies (PACS) towards empowerment of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The investigation based on data from 2012-13 to 2017-18 on selected regions reveals the poor role of PACS. The result on aspects like number of PACS, growth in membership and borrowers, rise in the membership and borrowers from the SC and ST community shows the passive role of PACS. During the study period, there is a decline in performance in majority of the regions. However, there is a growth in respect of average borrowings per head. The overall findings show a lot more can be done by these institutions.

Keywords


PACS, SC, ST, Membership, Borrowers, Growth.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.23862/kiit-parikalpana%2F2020%2Fv16%2Fi1-2%2F204564