Lok Sabha Question No. 2142 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-08
Subject: Financial Assistance / Loans to Tamil Nadu
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Kani K. Navas

## 2142:   SHRI K. NAVASKANI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- a. the details and number of people benefited by the financial assistance and loans in Tamil Nadu from the financial package released by the Union Government during Coronavirus pandemic and till date, district/ category-wise;
- b. whether  the  Government  had  fixed  any  target  for  sanctioning  loans  by  banks  to  various  categories  of people including cart-pullers and shopkeepers under the financial package for Coronavirus; pandemic and
- c. if so, the details of circulars/orders issued in respect of Tamil Nadu in this regard?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE (FINANCE) (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

(a) to (c):   The Government had announced a Rs. 1.70 Lakh Crore 'Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana' relief package on 26.03.2020 to combat the economic impact of COVID-19 on the poor and needy and to help them in the fight against Corona Virus.   The package comprised of schemes providing for insurance cover to health workers, additional allocation of foodgrain and pulses to PDS beneficiaries, release of ex-gratia of Rs. 500/- per month  for  three  months  to  PMJDY  women  account  holders,  release  of  Rs.1000/-  to  around  3  crore  aged widows and persons in Divyang category, free LPG cylinders to beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, release of 24% of the monthly wages into PF accounts of wage-earners earning below Rs 15,000 per month, in businesses  with  less  than  100  workers,  for  three  months  to  prevent  disruption  in  employment  and  limit  of collateral free lending from Rs. 10 to Rs. 20 lakh for women organized through 63 lakhs Self Help Groups who support 6.85 crore households.  The Government of India had announced AatmaNirbhar Bharat Packages (ANB) 1.0,  2.0,  and  3.0  on  13 th May,  2020  to  17 th May,  2020,    12 th October,  2020    and  12 th November  2020 respectively.    Foodgrains  &  chana  dal  were  also  provided  to  migrants  under  Aatmanirbhar  Bharat.    State Governments were directed to utilise funds under Welfare Fund for Building and Other Construction Workers to  provide  assistance  and  support  to  these  workers  to  protect  them  against  economic  disruptions  and  also funds  under  District  Mineral  Fund  (DMF)  for  supplementing  and  augmenting  facilities  of  medical  testing, screening and other requirements in connection with preventing the spread of COVID-19 pandemic as well as treating the patients affected with this pandemic.   A Statement indicating details of benefits provided to the State of Tamil Nadu is at Annexure-I. Further, as per information provided by the National Credit Guarantee Trustee  Company  Ltd.  (NCGTC),  the  implementing  agency  of  the    Emergency  Credit  Line  Guarantee Scheme(ECLGS),  as  on  28.02.2021,  a  total  amount  of  Rs.22,757.02  crore  has  been  issued  as  guarantees  to 5,54,884 borrowers in the State of Tamil Nadu under the scheme.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2142

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, MARCH 8, 2021 / PHALGUNA 17, 1942 (SAKA)

## 'FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE / LOANS TO TAMIL NADU'

The Government on 01.06.2020 also launched the  Pradhan Mantri Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi)  for  micro-credit  facility  to  provide  affordable  loan  of  up  to  Rs.10,000/-  to  about  50  lakh  Street Vendors working in Urban Areas who had their businesses operational on or before 24 March, 2020.   The scheme is valid until March 2022.  As on 05.03.2021, 38.78   lakh loan applications received, 22.31  lakh loan applications sanctioned and loans disbursed to 16.85 lakh applicants.  The State of Tamil Nadu has been given target  of  2.62  lakh.    Against  this,  2,52,151  loan  applications  have  been  received,  68,406  loan  applications sanctioned and loans disbursed to 37,571 applicants.

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Annexure-I Statement referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of LSUSQ No. 2142 for answer on 8.3.2021.

|   Sl. No. | Scheme                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Details                                                                                                 | Details                                  |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|         1 | PMGAY- Food grain                                                                                                                                                                                         | Quantity (April to November,2020) - 12,31,653MT                                                         | Beneficiaries: 2,97,45,840               |
|         2 | PMGAY- Pulses/Chana                                                                                                                                                                                       | Quantity (April to November,2020) - 33,324MT                                                            | Beneficiaries: 1,11,07,920               |
|         3 | Ujjwala Yojana                                                                                                                                                                                            | Refill delivered against advance or reimbursed- 61,85,688                                               | Amount transferred (Rs. In Lakh): 41,390 |
|         4 | Aatmanirbhar Foodgrain to Migrants                                                                                                                                                                        | Quantity- 1,449MT                                                                                       | Beneficiaries: 2,89,888                  |
|         5 | Aatmanirbhar Chana to Migrants                                                                                                                                                                            | Quantity- 34MT                                                                                          | Beneficiaries: 34,000                    |
|         6 | PM-Kisan                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Beneficiaries: 35,59,533                                                                                | Amount (Rs. In crore): 711.91            |
|         7 | PMJDY                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Number of account credited: 60,75,989                                                                   | Amount (Rs. In crore): 911.40            |
|         8 | Release of 24% of the monthly wages into PF accounts                                                                                                                                                      | Beneficiaries: 5,81,768                                                                                 | Amount (Rs. In crore): 34,570.97         |
|         9 | National Social Assistance Programme                                                                                                                                                                      | Beneficiaries: 18,14,700                                                                                | Amount (Rs. In crore): 181.47            |
|        10 | Building and Construction Fund                                                                                                                                                                            | Beneficiaries: 13,70,601                                                                                | Amount (Rs. In lakh): 27,412             |
|        11 | Release from District Mineral Fund for supplementing and augmenting facilities of medical testing, screening as part of Economic Response to COVID 19 announced under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package | Cumulative amount spent on activities related to COVID-19 since 28 th March, 2020 (Rs. In crore): 14.73 | -                                        |

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