Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said that despite being a sparsely populated region, every panchayat in Ladakh has an operational Primary Agricultural Credit Society (PACS).
Under Phase-1 of the PACS Computerisation Project, 10 PACS in Ladakh have been approved for computerisation, with five each from Leh and Kargil. The UT Administration has also proposed 23 additional PACS for computerisation under Phase-2 of the project.
As per the 2011 Census, Ladakh has a total population of 2,74,289, including a rural population of 2,12,280. This population is covered by 169 PACS, of which 129 are currently functional and actively engaged in PACS-related activities.
