Lok Sabha Question No. 4480 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-08
Subject: Agriculture Loan
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RAJESH RANJAN  (PAPPU  YADAV), RANJEET RANJAN

## 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 8 TH   JANUARY, 2019

## AGRICULTURE LOAN

4480.       SHRI RAJESH RANJAN: SHRIMATI  RANJEET RANJAN:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी 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
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (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  31 st 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)   | AGRICULTURE CREDIT OUTSTANDING (As on 31.03.2018, Provisional) (Amount in Rs. Crore)   | 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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