NCDC Disburses ₹1.27 Lakh Crore to Cooperatives in FY 2025–26
The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) reported financial assistance of ₹1,27,596 crore to cooperative institutions during 2025–26, a record year for the government-backed lender, according to figures presented at its annual general council meeting in New Delhi on October 29. The corporation said it had sanctioned projects worth ₹1,55,408 crore in the same financial year. The Ministry of Cooperation said cumulative assistance since its creation in 2021 had reached ₹4,14,586 crore through October 25, 2026. NCDC’s annual disbursements rose from ₹24,733 crore in 2020–21 to the latest figure, roughly five times higher. The ministry said 3,339 units and projects sanctioned in 2025–26 were expected to benefit 14,881 cooperative societies. These figures describe money disbursed or projects sanctioned; they do not by themselves measure how much income, production or employment beneficiaries ultimately gained. NCDC also reported a net profit of ₹1,475 crore, a loan recovery rat...