Question : DEBT RELIEF PACKAGE FOR COFFEE GROWERS

(a) whether the Government had sanctioned any Debt Relief Package for the debt ridden small coffee growers in the country and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has received any proposal from the medium and large coffee growers for waiver of the interest on the loans raised by them and if so, the response of the Government thereto;

(c) the total amount released under the package along with the total number of coffee growers benefited by the package including the small, medium and large scale growers, State-wise;

(d) whether there has been demands for similar relief package by the cultivators of other plantation crops; and

(e) if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government thereto?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (DR. D. PURANDESWARI)

a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 287 FOR ANSWER ON 18TH MARCH, 2013 REGARDING “DEBT RELIEF PACKAGE FOR COFFEE GROWERS”

(a) to (c): Yes, Madam. The Government of India sanctioned the Coffee Debt Relief Package (CDRP)-2010 for the debt ridden small coffee growers and released Rs. 299 Crores benefiting 1,35,280 small coffee growers.

The relief package extended direct financial benefits to the debt ridden small coffee growers. The medium and large growers were eligible under the scheme for rescheduling of the loans. The state wise details of small growers who have been extended the benefit under CDRP are given below:-

Sl. State Pre - 2002 Loan	Crop Loan	Post 2002 Loan	Total
No.	No. of Amount No. of Amount	No. of	Amount No. of	Amount	Benefic	(in Benefic (in	Benefic	(in Benefic	(in	iaries	Lakhs) iaries Lakhs)	iaries	Lakhs) iaries	Lakhs)
1. Karnataka	15200	17785.03 48761 4522.25	16274	3129.58 80235	25436.87
2. Kerala	6672	1898.55 38122 1023.99	9140	736.88 53934	3659.43
3. Tamilnadu	207	130.55 726 59.02	167	38.75 1100	228.32
4. Orissa	3	10.17 0 0	8	3.93 11	14.11
Grand Total	22082	19824.30 87609 5605.27	25589	3909.16 135280	29338.73