Lok Sabha Question No. 2521 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-09
Subject: Loan to States
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2521 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, 09th MARCH, 2018 18 PHALGUNA, SAKA 1939

## Loan to States

## †2521. SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- a)  the  details  of  the  amount  of  loan  disbursed  to  the  States  by  the  Union Government along with the pending  dues/liability  on  the  States  during  the  last three years, State/UT-wise;
- b)  whether  the  Union  Government  is aware  of the misuse of  loan amount by  the States during the said period and if so, the details thereof; and
- c)  the corrective measures taken by the Union Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) The details of  loans  advanced by  the  Central  Government to States/  UTs, during last three years from 2014-15 to 2016-17 alongwith the outstanding amount as at the end of 2016-17 are at Annex-I .
- (b) & (c) The loans such as World Bank loans are audited by Comptroller and Auditor General or Independent Auditor and are vetted by the World Bank. If the auditor reports any diversion of funds or misclassification of expenditure, funds/loans are not released by  the  World  Bank/Asian  Development  Bank  for  that  particular  item  of  expenditure. Further,  the  Government  takes  several  measures  to  monitor  and  speed  up  the disbursement of loans and ensures that the projects are implemented within the agreed time  frame.  Strict monitoring  of  disbursements/project  through  Tripartite  Portfolio Review  Meetings  (TPRMs),  State  Review  Meetings  (SRM)  and  other  meetings  are undertaken.

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## Annex-I to reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha starred question No. †2521 for 09.03.2018

| S.No                      | Name of the States        | State-wise amount of Loans advanced during the years#   | State-wise amount of Loans advanced during the years#   | State-wise amount of Loans advanced during the years#   | Outstanding Balance   |
|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| S.No                      | Name of the States        | Loans Advanced during 2014-15 #                         | Loans Advanced during 2015-16#                          | Loans Advanced during 2016-17#                          | Govt. the end of      |
| 1                         | Andhra Pradesh            | 695.41                                                  | 685.17                                                  | 814.25                                                  | 9,304.64              |
| 2                         | Arunachal Pradesh         | -                                                       | -                                                       | -                                                       | 190.38                |
| 3                         | Assam                     | 49.66                                                   | 50.49                                                   | 57.36                                                   | 1,235.85              |
| 4                         | Bihar                     | 718.25                                                  | 822.97                                                  | 1,511.59                                                | 9,583.70              |
| 5                         | Chhattisgarh              | 8.44                                                    | 145.03                                                  | 381.29                                                  | 2,056.02              |
| 6                         | Goa                       | 202.88                                                  | 111.56                                                  | 91.87                                                   | 1,076.51              |
| 7                         | Gujarat                   | 323.39                                                  | 252.56                                                  | 191.07                                                  | 6,543.79              |
| 8                         | Haryana                   | 130.76                                                  | 97.24                                                   | 129.59                                                  | 2,141.93              |
| 9                         | Himachal Pradesh          | 125.31                                                  | 59.31                                                   | 101.30                                                  | 1,072.07              |
| 10                        | Jammu & Kashmir           | 12.15                                                   | 17.21                                                   | 24.70                                                   | 1,111.98              |
| 11                        | Jharkhand                 | 138.83                                                  | 150.91                                                  | 234.29                                                  | 2,151.17              |
| 12                        | Karnataka                 | 1,365.20                                                | 1,271.02                                                | 1,917.93                                                | 13,766.43             |
| 13                        | Kerala                    | 752.47                                                  | 531.35                                                  | 852.14                                                  | 7,594.86              |
| 14                        | Madhya Pradesh            | 1,372.23                                                | 1,326.12                                                | 1,266.67                                                | 13,879.71             |
| 15                        | Maharashtra               | 587.12                                                  | 575.97                                                  | 634.80                                                  | 7,826.61              |
| 16                        | Manipur                   | -                                                       | -                                                       | 16.04                                                   | 355.47                |
| 17                        | Meghalaya                 | 4.77                                                    | 2.28                                                    | 4.28                                                    | 177.63                |
| 18                        | Mizoram                   | 19.39                                                   | 3.80                                                    | 6.84                                                    | 220.45                |
| 19                        | Nagaland                  | 5.43                                                    | 0.14                                                    | 0.26                                                    | 135.59                |
| 20                        | Odisha                    | 529.10                                                  | 739.43                                                  | 902.98                                                  | 7,433.07              |
| 21                        | Punjab                    | 561.92                                                  | 265.33                                                  | 654.94                                                  | 3,862.99              |
| 22                        | Rajasthan                 | 794.11                                                  | 1,749.12                                                | 3,455.35                                                | 11,095.72             |
| 23                        | Sikkim                    | 10.71                                                   | 3.09                                                    | 3.34                                                    | 103.99                |
| 24                        | Tamil Nadu                | 1,517.09                                                | 920.88                                                  | 1,859.74                                                | 14,269.98             |
| 25                        | Telangana                 | 86.37                                                   | 1,367.37                                                | 956.12                                                  | 8,061.20              |
| 26                        | Tripura                   | 18.80                                                   | 5.93                                                    | 3.61                                                    | 225.12                |
| 27                        | Uttarakhand               | 61.00                                                   | 97.01                                                   | 146.23                                                  | 649.80                |
| 28                        | Uttar Pradesh             | 485.98                                                  | 593.86                                                  | 1,031.08                                                | 13,164.01             |
| 29                        | West Bengal               | 1,362.99                                                | 658.95                                                  | 518.94                                                  | 12,990.29             |
|                           | Total (States)            | 11,939.76                                               | 12,504.10                                               | 17,768.60                                               | 1,52,280.96           |
|                           | UT's                      |                                                         |                                                         |                                                         |                       |
| 1                         | Delhi                     |                                                         |                                                         |                                                         |                       |
| 2                         | Puducherry                | 72.00                                                   | 72.00                                                   | 72.00                                                   | NA                    |
|                           | Total(UTs)                | 72.00                                                   | 72.00                                                   | 72.00                                                   | NA                    |
| Grand Total (States/ UTs) | Grand Total (States/ UTs) | 12,011.76                                               | 12,576.10                                               | 17,840.60                                               |                       |

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Source: Section-2 and Additional Disclosure to Statement no. 15 of Union Govt. Finance Accounts.

## Source: Office of Chief Controller of Accounts

(Rs. in crore)