Lok Sabha Question No. 1511 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-26
Subject: Short Term Credit for Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1511

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 th  JULY, 2022

## SHORT TERM CREDIT FOR FARMERS

## 1511.    SHRI N. REDDEPPA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एंव ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the total number of new accounts of farmers granted Short Term Credit in the year 2021-22, State-wise including Andhra Pradesh;
- (b)  the details of the total number of small and marginal farmers covered under the central sector scheme for interest subsidy on short term credit for the year 2021-22, State-wise including Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) the  details  of  the  total  number  of  farmer  accounts  provided  Prompt  Repayment Incentive  accounts  and  Interest  Subvention  benefits for  the  year  2021-22,  State-wise including Andhra Pradesh; and
- (d) the details of the total loan amount disbursed by the Ministry for the year 2021-22?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एंव ककसान कल्याण मंत्री

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a):  The  number  of  accounts  of  farmers  granted  Short  Term  Credit  in  the  year  2021-22, State-wise including Andhra Pradesh is annexed.
- (b): The total number of small and marginal farmers who have availed short term credit for the  year  2021-22  is  1042.82  lakh.  State-wise  data  of  small  and  marginal  farmers  is  not maintained.
- (c):  The  detail  of  number  of  farmer  accounts  provided  Prompt  Repayment Incentive  and Interest  Subvention  benefit  is  not  maintained.  However,  Government  of  India  releases funds  to  RBI  &  NABARD  for  settling  the  claims  under  Interest  Subvention  Scheme  for further  disbursement  to  Scheduled  Commercial  Banks  (SCBs)/Small  Finance  Banks  / RRBs/ Cooperatives/ Computerized PACS ceded with SCBs.
- (d): Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare does not disburse any loan.

Disbursements Date From: 01/04/2021 To: 31/03/2022

## Annexure

(as on 07.07.2022)

Accounts in absolute numbers & Amount in Rs. lakhs

| S.N             | State/UT             | Agriculture Credit Disbursement (Provisional Data)   | Agriculture Credit Disbursement (Provisional Data)   | Agriculture Credit Disbursement (Provisional Data)   | Agriculture Credit Disbursement (Provisional Data)   | Agriculture Credit Disbursement (Provisional Data)   |
|-----------------|----------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|                 |                      | Loan                                                 | Term                                                 | Loan                                                 | Total                                                | Total                                                |
|                 | No. of               | A/cs Amt                                             | No. of A/cs                                          | Amt                                                  | No. of A/cs                                          | Amt                                                  |
| 1               | DELHI                | 9332 185333.87                                       | 45789                                                | 1562893.02                                           | 55121                                                | 1748226.90                                           |
| 2               | HARYANA              | 2910988 4592661.37                                   | 595507                                               | 1752628.21                                           | 3506495                                              | 6345289.57                                           |
| 3               | HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 632663 657591.65                                     | 70550                                                | 113703.73                                            | 703213                                               | 771295.38                                            |
| 4               | JAMMU and KASHMIR    | 1272956 1096831.20                                   | 26779                                                | 301379.52                                            | 1299735                                              | 1398210.72                                           |
| 5               | PUNJAB               | 2859823 5259576.67                                   | 766698                                               | 1703388.10                                           | 3626521                                              | 6962964.78                                           |
| 6 RAJASTHAN     |                      | 7214695 8237998.50                                   | 2010760                                              | 2758564.06                                           | 9225455                                              | 10996562.55                                          |
| 7 CHANDIGARH    | UT                   | 8739 26261.37                                        | 33926                                                | 93417.52                                             | 42665                                                | 119678.89                                            |
| 8               | LADAKH               | 51797 32869.40                                       | 165                                                  | 299.08                                               | 51962                                                | 33168.48                                             |
| Northern        | Region 14960993      | 20089124.02                                          | 3550174                                              | 8286273.25                                           | 18511167                                             | 28375397.27                                          |
| 9 ARUNACHAL     | PRADESH              | 7132 5684.25                                         | 2661                                                 | 5924.21                                              | 9793                                                 | 11608.47                                             |
| 10              | ASSAM                | 215804 169359.97                                     | 1100400                                              | 704352.11                                            | 1316204                                              | 873712.08                                            |
| 11              | MANIPUR              | 9089 37299.13                                        | 19982                                                | 26010.91                                             | 29071                                                | 63310.04                                             |
| 12              | MEGHALAYA            | 29032 18223.48                                       | 5403                                                 | 7752.31                                              | 34435                                                | 25975.79                                             |
| 13 MIZORAM      |                      | 6138 5066.40                                         | 17490                                                | 24502.44                                             | 23628                                                | 29568.84                                             |
| 14              | NAGALAND             | 35477 15679.33                                       | 8583                                                 | 11574.06                                             | 44060                                                | 27253.40                                             |
| 15              | SIKKIM               | 5719 7376.87                                         | 8742                                                 | 13099.08                                             | 14461                                                | 20475.95                                             |
| 16              | TRIPURA              | 63050 28470.02                                       | 425692                                               | 271170.63                                            | 488742                                               | 299640.66                                            |
|                 | North Eastern Region | 371440 287159.47                                     | 1588954                                              | 1064385.75                                           | 1960394                                              | 1351545.22                                           |
| 17 A            | and N ISLAND         | 7342 14492.00                                        | 8575                                                 | 14715.75                                             | 15917                                                | 29207.74                                             |
| 18              | BIHAR                | 1396071 4819306.61                                   | 5743589                                              | 3145773.31                                           | 7139660                                              | 7965079.92                                           |
| 19              | JHARKHAND            | 675939 346084.22                                     | 1164885                                              | 536365.96                                            | 1840824                                              | 882450.18                                            |
| 20              | ODISHA               | 3235048 1764618.84                                   | 2863448                                              | 1698904.59                                           | 6098496                                              | 3463523.43                                           |
| 21              | WEST BENGAL          | 2708461 1582524.54                                   | 5899354                                              | 4476298.24                                           | 8607815                                              | 6058822.78                                           |
| Eastern         | Region               | 8022860 8527026.20                                   | 15679851                                             | 9872057.85                                           | 23702711                                             | 18399084.05                                          |
| 22 CHHATTISGARH |                      | 1194777 1130859.63                                   | 430292                                               | 604926.62                                            | 1625069                                              | 1735786.25                                           |
| 23 MADHYA       | PRADESH 6801780      | 6133123.55                                           | 1780172                                              | 2462749.87                                           | 8581952                                              | 8595873.42                                           |
| 24 UTTARAKHAND  |                      | 434103 542230.40                                     | 223744                                               | 326664.86                                            | 657847                                               | 868895.26                                            |
| 25 UTTAR        | PRADESH 7833134      | 8439689.21                                           | 3089850                                              | 3043540.91                                           | 10922984                                             | 11483230.12                                          |
| Central Region  | 16263794             | 16245902.79                                          | 5524058                                              | 6437882.26                                           | 21787852                                             | 22683785.06                                          |
| 26 GOA          |                      | 27219 39668.60                                       | 50196                                                | 99424.79                                             | 77415                                                | 139093.38                                            |
| 27              | GUJARAT              | 2891280 6305928.14                                   | 1006525                                              | 3390379.07                                           | 3897805                                              | 9696307.21                                           |
| 28              | MAHARASHTRA          | 5637854 5706469.44                                   | 3053453                                              | 5624403.43                                           | 8691307                                              | 11330872.87                                          |
| 29 D and N      | HAVELI UT            | 1363 3377.32                                         | 1758                                                 | 3365.60                                              | 3121                                                 | 6742.91                                              |
| 30              | DAMAN and DIU UT     | 754 1877.07                                          | 1461                                                 | 4239.45                                              | 2215                                                 | 6116.51                                              |
|                 | Western Region       | 8558469 12057320.57                                  | 4113393                                              | 9121812.32                                           | 12671862                                             | 21179132.89                                          |
| 31 ANDHRA       | PRADESH 7299523      | 10293197.12                                          | 6105849                                              | 8903828.98                                           | 13405372                                             | 19197026.10                                          |
| 32              | TELANGANA            | 3918536 4716728.10                                   | 1648658                                              | 3543469.35                                           | 5567194                                              | 8260197.45                                           |
| 33              | KARNATAKA            | 6979954 6900129.90                                   | 5959513                                              | 6262516.20                                           | 12939467                                             | 13162646.09                                          |
| 34 KERALA       | 4339441              | 5835417.16                                           | 2767577                                              | 4318150.61                                           | 7107018                                              | 10153567.77                                          |
| 35              | PUDUCHERRY           | 153799 177818.96                                     | 181732                                               | 206500.41                                            | 335531                                               | 384319.37                                            |
| 36              | TAMILNADU            |                                                      | 16999175.96 7243597                                  | 10841844.55                                          | 20108560                                             | 27841020.50                                          |
|                 |                      | 12864963                                             |                                                      |                                                      |                                                      |                                                      |
|                 | Southern Region      | 35557490 44923370.47                                 | 23907769                                             | 34077038.99                                          | 59465259                                             | 79000409.46                                          |
| Grand Total:    |                      | 83735047                                             | 102129903.53 54364199                                | 68859450.43                                          | 138099246                                            | 170989353.96                                         |

Data on Term Loan includes disbursement under Agriculture Infrastructure and Ancillary activities.

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