'PSU
banks have disbursed 10% crop loan for kharif season17-18
Dated =18th
July 2017
Kishore Tiwari,
chairman of the farm Task Force (Vasantrao Naik Sheti Swavalambi Mission
(VNSSM) ) formed by state govt. to address prevailing Agrarian crisis and for alleviate farm poverty criticized Public sector banks in Maharashtra for their
non-sensitive approach and anti-farmers hostile
functioning as all PSU banks have disbursed barely only 10% of the crop loan targets set by RBI-Nabard for
the 2017-18 kharif season, last year by 15th July 70% target was achieved
The crop loan outlay
for the year 2017-18 is expected to be around Rs 58,662 crore, an increase of
around Rs 7,000 crore from last year’s outlay of Rs 51,235 crore. However, but
PSU Banks have made mockery of Nabard target even Rs.10,000/- which was
announced on 11th June as
emergency relief as part of loan waiver to be within week was not been started till
15th July ,intentionally acting interest against of the dying
farmers , surprising 11 district central cooperative banks (DCCBs) which were finding to meet their targets in view of their
economic condition has disbursed more than 50%, Tiwari informed.
Tiwari alleged that nationalized
banks are not cooperating with farmers and are instead seeking search reports
and compulsory mortgages from farmers.
"This means that
distressed farmers will be forced to go back to money lenders and fall into
debt traps again. There are several cases of officers going away on leave for
long stretches, leaving farmers in the lurch, though they realize that they
have been directed to meet crop loan targets," he said.
This year district cooperative banks are expected to
disburse crop loans worth Rs Rs 20,000 crore while Rs 38,662 crore is expected
to be disbursed by commercial and other banks. The share of nationalized banks
for crop loan targets has increased to 70 per cent, VNSSM will ask finance
minister Arun Jaitly to look in to anti-farmer
policies of the public sector banks (PSBs) and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis
has been updated about seriousness on
the issue about noncooperation PSUs
banks to make the
state finance and cooperation depts. Babus accountable who are in deep slumber,”
Tiwari alleged
"If any farmer
commits suicide for not being given loans by these banks, the Mission will
treat the case as culpable homicide and seek action against the concerned
officer," Tiwari said today.
"Nationalized
banks are hostile to farmer issues and are working against farmers
interests," he claimed.
The state government
recently waived the condition of submitting a no-objection certificate (NOC)
from banks and societies while seeking fresh crop loans. The government has
also decided to waive the stamp duty on the mortgage by farmers for availing
crop loans.
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