(a) whether the Government of Gujarat had sent any proposal to
the Union Government asking to waive off loans of the minorities affected by riots and earthquakes;
(b) if so, the present status of the said proposal along with the reasons for its pendency for several years;
(c) whether the Union Government is in favour of approving
the said proposal at the earliest;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS
(SHRI VINCENT H. PALA)
(a) and (b): A proposal for waiver of loans extended to minorities
affected by riots and earthquakes in the State of Gujarat was
received by the National Minorities Development and Finance
Corporation (NMDFC) in October 2011 from Gujarat Minorities
Development and Finance Corporation (GMDFC). A similar proposal
was received in the Ministry of Minority Affairs from the
Government of Gujarat in December 2011. The Government of
Gujarat has been requested to send the detailed list of
minority loanees affected by the earthquake of 2001 and
the communal violence of 2002.
(c) to (e): The scheme of NMDFC for waiver of loans is
applicable in case of death of the beneficiary, disability
and those affected by natural calamity who had availed loan
prior to the mishap. NMDFC does not have any scheme to waive
off loans of beneficiaries who avail loan after becoming
victims of earthquakes and riots. This has been explained
to the GMDFC in December 2011 and they have been requested
to provide the list accordingly which has not been received.