THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI NAMO NARAIN MEENA)
(a) & (b) : The details of small farmers/marginal farmers (SF/MF) financed during 2011-12 by the Cooperative Banks are as follows:
(Accounts in lakh & Amount Rs. crore)
Agency No. of Disbursement No. of %share to Credit %share to A/Cs A/Cs total disbursed total pertaining number of to SF/MF amount to SF/MF A/Cs of credit disbursed
SCB/DCCB 307.04 85,552.69 203.58 66.30 46,722.91 54.61
(c) to (f) : RBI has constituted an ‘Expert Committee’ under the Chairmanship of Chairman,
NABARD to review the Short Term Cooperative Credit Structure (STCCS) with the following terms of reference:-
(i) To assess role played by State & District Central Cooperative Banks in fulfilling the requirement of agriculture credit, the primary purpose for which they were set up.
(ii) To identify Cooperative Banks that may not be sustainable in the long run even if some of them have met the diluted licensing criteria for the time being.
(iii) To suggest appropriate mechanism for consolidation by way of amalgamation, merger, takeover, liquidation and delayering.
(iv) To suggest pro-active measures that need to be taken in this direction by the cooperative banks themselves, GOI, State Governments, RBI and NABARD.
(v) Any other issues and concerns relevant to the subject matter.
The Committee is required to submit its report within three months of the date of
its first meeting.
