Lok Sabha Question No. 1291 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Indebtness of Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Sukhbir Singh Badal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1291

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH  FEBRUARY, 2021

## INDEBTNESS OF FARMERS

1291.   SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH BADAL:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी pleased to state:

- (a) the details of indebtedness of farmers in the country including in the State of Punjab;
- (b) whether the Government has conducted any study in regard to indebtedness and financial distress of farmers during the last two years;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to waive off debts taken from banks and money lenders of farmers in the country including State of Punjab; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (c): As per the NSSO 70th Round, Report No. 577, Household Indebtedness in India  2013,  the  state-wise  debt  per  agricultural  households  including  Punjab  is  given  in Annexure.
- (d) & (e): No Sir.

| States/UTs        |   Average Amount of Debt per Cultivator Household (Rs.) |
|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |                                                   87777 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |                                                    3763 |
| Assam             |                                                    4580 |
| Bihar             |                                                   19672 |
| Chhattisgarh      |                                                   11677 |
| Delhi             |                                                    6957 |
| Goa               |                                                   28161 |
| Gujarat           |                                                   28667 |
| Haryana           |                                                   64916 |
| Himachal Pradesh  |                                                   39504 |
| Jammu & Kashmir   |                                                   12613 |
| Jharkhand         |                                                    7004 |
| Karnataka         |                                                   66127 |
| Kerala            |                                                  171581 |
| Madhya Pradesh    |                                                   26255 |
| Maharashtra       |                                                   43129 |
| Manipur           |                                                    5275 |
| Meghalaya         |                                                    1697 |
| Mizoram           |                                                    4206 |
| Nagaland          |                                                    2271 |
| Odisha            |                                                   12480 |
| Punjab            |                                                  120889 |
| Rajasthan         |                                                   52150 |
| Sikkim            |                                                   46896 |
| Tamil Nadu        |                                                   64298 |
| Telangana         |                                                   68028 |
| Tripura           |                                                    3636 |
| Uttarakhand       |                                                   26336 |
| Uttar Pradesh     |                                                   25805 |
| West Bengal       |                                                   14848 |
| A & NIslands      |                                                   15483 |
| Chandigarh        |                                                    6338 |
| Dadra& N. Haveli  |                                                    5864 |
| Daman& Diu        |                                                   36388 |
| Lakshadweep       |                                                   11407 |
| Puducherry        |                                                   59076 |

NSSO Report No.577: Household Indebtedness in India

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