Lok Sabha Question No. 923 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: Farm Loans Waiver
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: S. Jothimani

## 923. MS. S. JOTHIMANI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the total amount of outstanding farm loans availed by farmers across the country, State-wise;
- (b) the details of the total number of farmers who have outstanding farm loans, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has any plan to waive off the farm loans; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Financial Services

Answered on

## LOK SABHA Unstarred Question No. 923 Monday, July 26,2021/Sravana 4, 1943 (Saka)

## FARM LOANS WAIVER

## Question

## Answer

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FNNANCE (DR. BHAGWAT KARAD)

- (a) & (6): State-wise details of number of accounts with total agriculture loan outstanding as on 31.03.2021, a8 reported by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) are provided in Annexure to this reply.
- (c) & (d): There is no proposal under consideration of the Union Government to waive off farm loans.

Annexure State wise Total Agriculture Loan Outstanding as on 31/03/2021

| Sr No   | State/UT          | Total Agriculture Loan Outstanding as on 31/03/2021 (Provisional)   | Total Agriculture Loan Outstanding as on 31/03/2021 (Provisional)   |
|---------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr No   | State/UT          | No:ofaccounts                                                       | Amount (in Rs. Crore)                                               |
|         | DELHI             | 32902                                                               | 10583.93                                                            |
| 2       | HARYANA           | 4495805                                                             | 78311.43                                                            |
| 3       | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 555106                                                              | 9605.39                                                             |
| 4       | JAMMU and KASHMIR | 996783                                                              | 9902.13                                                             |
| 5       | PUNJAB            | 2149292                                                             | 71305.57                                                            |
|         | RAJASTHAN         | 8629005                                                             | 120979.21                                                           |
|         | CHANDIGARH UT     | 78642                                                               | 2449.50                                                             |
| 8       | LADAKH            | 25781                                                               | 275.06                                                              |
|         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 224001                                                              | 967.19                                                              |
| 10      | ASSAM             | 1407669                                                             | 9393.85                                                             |
| 11      | MANIPUR           | 851779                                                              | 3778.40                                                             |
| 12      | MEGHALAYA         | 122699                                                              | 714.38                                                              |
| 13      | MIZORAM           | 52260                                                               | 554.84                                                              |
| 14      | NAGALAND          | 47035                                                               | 607.07                                                              |
| 15      | SIKKIM            | 21208                                                               | 175.17                                                              |
| 16      | TRIPURA           | 561185                                                              | 3133.00                                                             |
| 17      | A and N ISLAND    | 1091954                                                             | 4834.92                                                             |
| 18      | BIHAR             | 6959599                                                             | 49800.70                                                            |
| 19      | JHARKHAND         | 2824468                                                             | 13125.13                                                            |
| 20      | ODISHA            | 3875357                                                             | 23626.85                                                            |
| 21      | WEST BENGAL       | 6134064                                                             | 44862.52                                                            |
| 22      | CHHATTISGARH      | 4948633                                                             | 29330.89                                                            |
| 23      | MADHYA PRADESH    | 7464946                                                             | 100472.33                                                           |
| 24      | UTTARAKHAND       | 1037988                                                             | 12104.86                                                            |
| 25      | UTTAR PRADESH     | 14353475                                                            | 155743.87                                                           |
| 26      | GOA               | 1105057                                                             | 4865.36                                                             |
| 27      | GUJARAT           | 4345798                                                             | 90695.25                                                            |
| 28      | MAHARASHTRA       | 10493252                                                            | 153698.32                                                           |
| 29      | Dand N HAVELI UT  | 159884                                                              | 638.32                                                              |
| 30      | DAMAN and DIU UT  | 1857                                                                | 40.01                                                               |
| 31      | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 12008351                                                            | 169322.96                                                           |
| 32      | TELANGANA         | 6322415                                                             | 84005.43                                                            |
| 33      | KARNATAKA         | 10899165                                                            | 143365.63                                                           |
| 34      | KERALA            | 7514795                                                             | 84386.53                                                            |
| 35      | PUDUCHERRY        | 284287                                                              | 3026.28                                                             |
| 36      | TAMILNADU         | 16445864                                                            | 189623.56                                                           |
| 37      | LAKSHADWEEP UT    | 17873                                                               | 60.93                                                               |
| Total:  | Total:            | 138540234                                                           | 1680366.77                                                          |

Source: NABARD