GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4480
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 8TH JANUARY, 2019
AGRICULTURE LOAN
4480. SHRI RAJESH RANJAN
SHRIMATI RANJEET RANJAN
Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृषि एवं किसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:
- (a) the amount of agricultural loan provided to the farmers across the country along with the details thereof during the last five years;
- (b) the total amount of agricultural loan outstanding against farmers across the country along with the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government is considering any scheme of agricultural loan waiver in view of the miserable economic condition of farmers; and
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE
AND FARMERS WELFARE कृषि एवं किसान कल्याण मंत्रालय मै राज्य मंत्री
(SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)
(a) The agricultural credit disbursement to the farmers of the country during the last five years is as under:
(Amount in Rs. Crore)
| Sl. No. | Year | Agricultural Credit Disbursement |
| 1. | 2013-14 | 730122.62 |
| 2 | 2014-15 | 845328.23 |
| 3. | 2015-16 | 915509.92 |
| 4. | 2016-17 | 1065755.67 |
| 5. | 2017-18 (Provisional) | 11,62,616.98 |
data source: Ensure portal of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
(b) The State-wise agricultural loan outstanding against farmers of the country as on 31st March, 2018 is at Annexure.
(c) & (d) The Union Government, at present, is not considering any loan waiver scheme for farmers.
Annexure referred to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No: 4480 for answer on 08.01.2019
AGRICULTURE CREDIT OUTSTANDING (As on 31.03.2018, Provisional)
(Amount
in Rs. Crore) |
||
| S. No. |
State/UT
|
Loan Outstanding |
|
1
|
A & N ISLAND |
147.10
|
|
2
|
ANDHRA PRADESH |
115,661.92
|
|
3
|
ARUNACHAL PRADESH |
287.05
|
|
4
|
ASSAM |
12,024.34
|
|
5
|
BIHAR |
39,291.16
|
|
6
|
CHANDIGARH UT |
2,251.68
|
|
7
|
CHHATTISGARH |
13,899.10
|
|
8
|
DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI |
51.97
|
|
9
|
DAMAN & DIU |
44.55
|
|
10
|
DELHI |
10,788.52
|
|
11
|
GOA |
1,648.89
|
|
12
|
GUJARAT |
76,610.27
|
|
13
|
HARYANA |
61,338.77
|
|
14
|
HIMACHAL PRADESH |
7,780.70
|
|
15
|
JAMMU & KASHMIR |
6,994.02
|
|
16
|
JHARKHAND |
7,850.51
|
|
17
|
KARNATAKA |
124,966.07
|
|
18
|
KERALA |
76,512.50
|
|
19
|
LAKSHADWEEP UT |
17.72
|
|
20
|
MADHYA PRADESH |
82,898.81
|
|
21
|
MAHARASHTRA |
161,169.02
|
|
22
|
MANIPUR |
629.40
|
|
23
|
MEGHALAYA |
762.89
|
|
24
|
MIZORAM |
505.70
|
|
25
|
NAGALAND |
468.33
|
|
26
|
ODISHA |
28,593.59
|
|
27
|
PUDUCHERRY |
2,427.12
|
|
28
|
PUNJAB |
86,051.40
|
|
29
|
RAJASTHAN |
100,139.61
|
|
30
|
SIKKIM |
222.81
|
|
31
|
TAMILNADU |
171,688.88
|
|
32
|
TELANGANA |
61,530.67
|
|
33
|
TRIPURA |
3,378.06
|
|
34
|
UTTAR PRADESH |
114,275.38
|
|
35
|
UTTARAKHAND |
36,379.95
|
|
36
|
WEST BENGAL |
43,890.06
|
| GRAND TOTAL |
14,53,178.52 | |
Source: Commercial Banks Crop loan – RBI. Commercial Banks Term Loan – ENSURE portal of NABARD Source: Cooperative Banks and RRB: NABARD
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