Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday (August 19, 2025) informed the Lok Sabha that two seats had been reserved for women, and one seat for Scheduled Castes (SC) or Scheduled Tribes (ST) on the boards of multi-State cooperative societies, while responding to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s questions on initiatives to increase SC/ST participation in the cooperative sector.
In a written reply, Mr. Shah said the government had incorporated similar provisions in model byelaws for primary agricultural credit societies (PACS) distributed to all States.
