(a) whether the Union Government have received a proposal from the
Government of Maharashtra forwarding the State Government`s request
for `Special Structural Adjustment Loan` to World Bank ;
(b) if so, the details of the proposal ;
(c) whether the Government have examined the proposal and forwarded
the same to the World Bank ; and
(d) if so, the present status of the proposal ?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE [SHRI ANANDRAO V. ADSUL]
(a) & (b): Yes Sir, Govt. of Mahararshtra have requested for a
Structural Adjustment Loan (SAL) of US $ 750 million equivalent
to Rs.3750 Crores from the World Bank.
(c) & (d): The proposal has been examined and it has not been
found feasible to pose it to the World Bank in view of the limited
availability of funds for SAL assistance and the proposals of other
states already posed to the Bank.