Question : HEADING: NON-COOPERATION OF BANKS



(a) whether the Government has received complaints about non-cooperation by the banks to provide loans to beneficiaries under Rajiv Gandhi Housing Scheme;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the action taken by the Government thereon?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI NAMO NARAIN MEENA)

(a), (b) &(c): There is no scheme by the name of Rajiv Gandhi Housing Scheme.However,there is a scheme named Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) which seeks to create a slum free India in partnership with States that are willing to assign property rights to people living in slum areas. As the Scheme is yet to reach the implementation stage, the question of complaints about non-cooperation by the banks to provide loans to beneficiaries under the RAY does not arise.