1Associate Professor of Commerce, Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, abhijitsinha_091279@rediffmail.com
2Assistant Professor of Commerce, Balurghat College, West Bengal, amitabha.bhttchr@gmail.com
Online published on 12 April, 2021.
The present empirical study looks at the role of primary agricultural credit societies (PACS) towards empowerment of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The investigation based on data from 2012-13 to 2017-18 on selected regions reveals the poor role of PACS. The result on aspects like number of PACS, growth in membership and borrowers, rise in the membership and borrowers from the SC and ST community shows the passive role of PACS. During the study period, there is a decline in performance in majority of the regions. However, there is a growth in respect of average borrowings per head. The overall findings show a lot more can be done by these institutions.
PACS, SC, ST, Membership, Borrowers, Growth
