The Maharashtra Government has so far waived farm loans amounting to Rs 14,388 crore as against the total promised loan waiver of Rs 34,022 under the much-discussed “Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Krishi Samman Yojana”, according to a reply given under the Right to Information Act (RTI).
Responding to queries raised by social activist Anil Galgali, a senior official of the Maharashtra Government's Ministry of Co-operation, Marketing and Textiles said tht the State Government had provided Rs 1,45,36,74,01,213.11 for disbursal among 46,52,810 beneficiary account holders in 33 nationalised banks and 30 District Central Cooperative (DCC) banks. The banks had in turn had disbursed Rs 1,43,87,72,99,150.04 to the beneficiaries up till now.
According to the RTI reply, a total of 56,59,159 loan waiver applications were received by the State Government from parts of the State under the loan waiver scheme. Ahmednagar district accounted for a maximum of 3,34,920 loan waiver applications.
While the State Government has approved a total of 19,88,234 accounts in nationalised banks, it has provided a total of Rs 77,66,55,13,440.76 to the nationalised banks.
These nationalised banks have so far disbursed Rs 75,89,98,20,857.28 out the amount received by the them from the State Government.