(a) the total amount of loan taken by the Government from the World Bank during each of the last three years;
(b) the debt outstanding in respect of IBRD, IDA and ADB as on March 31, 2004; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government to repay the external loan?
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (S. S. Palanimanickam)
(a) Total loan commitments from the World Bank during the last three financial years are:
2001-02 US $ 2830 million 2002-03 US $ 2092 million 2003-04 US $ 1328 million
IBRD Rs.14064.06 crores IDA Rs.100033 crores ADB Rs.4493.86 crores