THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI BALASAHEB VIKHE PATIL) :
(a) The details of the proposals received from Tamil Nadu and sanctioned by National Bank
for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) under the Rural Infrastructure Development
Fund (R1DF) for providing loans for various infrastructure developmental works in the State
during the last three years are given below:
Year Tranche Number of Projects Sanctioned Rural Roads- Irrigation Bridges
1998-1999 RIDF-IV 3 -
1999-2000 RIDF-V 4 2
2000-2001 RIDF-Vl 2 4
Total 12 4
(b) The details of the amount sanctioned and disbursed for the last three
years are given below:
(Rs.Crore)
Projects covered RIDF-IV RIDF-V RiDF-VI (1998-99) (1999-2000) (2000-2001)
Amount Sanctioned 179.66 255.61 264.68
Disbursements 113.64 114.03 63.50
(c) and (d) The RIDF proposals are to be prepared and submitted by the State Government
to NABARD for sanction. NABARD has reported that there has been no instance of undue delay
in clearing the projects. As soon as adequate information/necessary clarifications are
received from the State Governments, the proposals are sanctioned and intimated to the State
Governments.