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AP Assembly: Opposition walks out over loan waiver
AP Assembly: Opposition Walks Out Over Loan Waiver. The Andhra Pradesh government said on Wednesday that the exact amount required for waiver of agricultural crop loans, as per a scheme announced by the state, is still being computed but the Opposition YSR Congress staged a walk-out from the Legislative Assembly protesting \"non-disclosure of facts\".
Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh government said on Wednesday that the exact amount required for waiver of agricultural crop loans, as per a scheme announced by the state, is still being computed but the Opposition YSR Congress staged a walk-out from the Legislative Assembly protesting "non-disclosure of facts".
The Opposition party, however, faced embarrassment as one of its members tried to return to the House and take part in the discussion.
"Have you staged a walk-out or not? If yes, how can you come back when the same issue is being discussed," Speaker Kodela Sivaprasada Rao questioned the YSRC legislator, who was dumbfounded.
The issue was raised by YSRC members Gottipati Ravikumar and A Suresh during Question Hour and wanted the government to come clear on the loan waiver.
Quoting the State Level Bankers Committee records, they said a sum of Rs 87,000 crore was required for waiver of farm loans and another Rs 15,000 crore for waiver of loans to women self-help groups.
"While Rs 1.02 lakh crore is required for loan waiver, the government made a meagre allocation of Rs 5,000 crore in the Budget," they pointed out and wondered if the scheme would be implemented at all.
Responding to this, Agriculture Minister P Pulla Rao said banks were in the process of submitting required information and only then the actual amount required for the waiver would be known.
He said the Reserve Bank of India permitted banks to reschedule short-term crop loans up to Rs 1 lakh in 120 calamity-affected mandals in Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Krishna and SPS Nellore districts only.
Stating that the interest component on loans would increase because of the rescheduling, the Minister said the proposal for bearing additional burden of higher rate of interest was "under active consideration" of the government.
The minister's reply, however, did not satisfy the YSRC members and Y S Jaganmohan Reddy announced a walk-out from the House in protest.
