Jacob appeals Centre to continue funding NCDC sponsored projects

Minister for Public Health Engineering and Cooperation, N. Jacob Zhimomi, has appealed to the Centre to continue funding National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) sponsored projects like Integrated Cooperative Development Project, which he said was very popular among farming community in the North East region.
According to a DIPR report, the minister made the appeal during the one-day National Conference held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi on June 30, 2025 under the chairmanship of Union Minister of Home Affairs and Cooperation, Amit Shah.
The conference was attended by the cooperation ministers of all states/UTs.
Jacob Zhimomi lauded the cooperation ministry’s key initiatives like the National Cooperative Database in streamlining the database and categorizing cooperative societies across various parameters. He said this has resulted in aiding the state government’s attempt to cancel and weed-out the non-functioning cooperatives.
Jacob noted that unlike other parts of the country, the cooperatives in North East region were managerially and financially weak and rely on government support, especially on NCDC funding for taking up various business activities.
The minister also pointed out that one key challenge in computerization of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS)—inability of PACS officials and secretaries to effectively understand and adopt the digitization process.
In this regard, Jacob suggested deploying Data Entry Operators at each PACS for a minimum period of three years, which would provide sufficient time for PACS to build internal capacity and eventually employ operators at their own cost.
He also raised issues being faced by PACS in expansion of activities under initiatives such as Jan Aushadhi Kendra, Common Service Centres and Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samridhi Kendra.
Later in the day, Jacob also planted some saplings at Nagaland Guest House, R. K. Puram New Delhi as part of ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign. The minister was accompanied by cooperation secretary, Orenthung Lotha, joint resident commissioner, Nagaland House New Delhi, Sharon Longchari, along with officials and staff of Nagaland House, New Delhi.