(a) the number of small farmers of Scheduled Tribes and backward classes
in Madhya Pradesh to whom loans have been given by Regional Rural
Banks during the last three years; and
(b) the extent to which the Government has achieved success as a result of
measures taken by the Government to remove the difficulties being faced by
farmers in getting loamfrom RRBs?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI S.S. PALANIMANICKAM)
(a): As per information furnished by NABARD, the loans given by RRBs to
persons belonging to SC/ST in the last three years in the State of Madhya
Pradesh is as under:
Year Loans outstanding Loans issued No of Accounts Amount No of Accounts Amount (Rs. crore) (Rs. crore) 2003 154582 180.27 16054 47.67 2004 147515 230.05 19046 65.81 2005 144474 264.20 23823 74.34 The existing system does not generate information relating to backward classes, separately.