Saitual, the 24th October, 2024 : In the interest of public service and in line with the letter issued by the Cooperation Department, Government of Mizoram, the District Cooperative Development Committee, Saitual (DCDC) is hereby reconstituted to strengthen the Cooperative Movement in the district. The committee will comprise the following members, effective immediately and until further notice:


Chairperson  : District Collector

Convener : District Cooperative Officer/Deputy/ Registrar of Cooperative Societies

Member :

  1. Project Director, District Rural Development Office (DRDO)
  2. Additional District Magistrate (Revenue)
  3. District Cooperative Officer
  4. District Officer, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Department
  5. District Officer, Food & Civil Supplies Department
  6. District Fisheries Development Officer
  7. District Agriculture Officer (DAO)
  8. District Horticulture Officer (DHO)
  9. Branch Manager, Mizoram Cooperative Apex Bank Ltd. (MCAB)
  10. District Development Manager (DDM), National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
  11. Representatives of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)
  12. Representatives of Mizoram Milk Producers Cooperative Union Ltd (MULCO)
  13. Representatives of Mizoram Cooperative Fish Farming Marketing and Processing Federation (ZOFISFED)
  14. Representatives of Food Corporation of India (FCI)
  15. Representatives of Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC)


The roles and responsibilities of the DCDC shall be as specified by the Ministry of Cooperation from time to time, the present specifications are: 

  1. To examine ans assess the availability of existing storage facilities, their capacity utilization, storage gap, capacity of proposed godowns, viability of the applicant PACS, location of the proposed project, connectivity, logistics, etc.
  2. To provide necessary Government/Gram Sabha land to PACS/LAMPS/FSS for creation of grain storage facilities and other agri-infrastructure.
  3. To notify such PACS/LAMPS/FSS as procurement centre for procurement of food grains at Minimum Support Price (MSP)
  4. To grant Fair Price Shop (FPS) license to such PACS/LAMPS.
  5. To facilitate in preparation of Detailed Projects Reports (DPRs) for the PACS/LAMPS?FSS with the support of NABCONs or any other agency for availing subsidy/interest subvention under various GOI schemes.
  6. To recommend the proposal of applicant PACS/LAMPS/FSS for creation, refurbishment, modernization and upgradation of agri-infrastructure.
  7. To provide all necessary logistical and infrastructure support, including utilities, road connectivity, etc to the PACS?LAMPS/FSS.
  8. To coordinate with all the line Departments for granting requisite approvals/clearances/permissions to the PACS/LAMPS/FSS.
  9. To assist in establishing linkage of agri-infrastructure to be created at PACS/LAMPS/FSS eith Central/State/Private agencies in coordination with all the stakeholders concerned, to ensure financial viability for PCS/LAMPS/FSS.
  10. To coordinate with all stakeholders concerned and provide all necessary support for ensuring implementation of the Plan.
  11. Any other related matters.




                                                                                                                                                                                                            sd/-

                                                                                                                                                                                               Dr. Lalngura Tlau

                                                                                                                                                                                           Deputy Commissioner

                                                                                                                                                                                           Saitual District, Saitual