Union Minister Amit Shah announced a new policy for faster liquidation of defunct PACS and registration of new ones, targeting two lakh new PACS by 2029. These PACS will engage in 22 business activities to ensure financial stability, including cooperative-owned manufacturing units and circular economy initiatives in the dairy sector.
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