The monsoon session of Parliament is currently underway in Delhi. This session, which began on July 20, is scheduled to end on August 13. In that session, `Has the government taken note of the farmers’ demand, considering the crisis prevailing in the agricultural sector and the increasing debt burden, to waive the agricultural loans obtained from nationalized banks?
Then what are the details of that? In a situation where several state governments, including Tamil Nadu, have announced waivers of cooperative crop loans, is it true that no such relief has been provided for crop loans outstanding in public sector banks? If true, what are the details?

As of 31 March 2026, provide state-wise details of the total agricultural loans outstanding with farmers in nationalized and public sector banks. Likewise, has the government proposed to consider waiving or restructuring such loans in a single installment for small and marginal farmers?’ asked Villupuram Member of Parliament Ravikumar today.
In response, Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said, ``In order to provide relief to borrowers facing a debt crisis, the Reserve Bank of India has issued the 'Master Directions for Resolution of Stressed Assets - 2025'.
This empowers lenders to financially restructure the loans of distressed borrowers, based on policies approved by their boards and regulatory guidelines.
The Tamil Nadu State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC) has stated that no loan waivers have been granted for outstanding crop loans in public sector banks in Tamil Nadu over the past three financial years.
According to the information provided by banks on NABARD’s (NABARD) 'ENSURE' website, the state-wise details of outstanding agricultural loans in public sector banks are given in the annexure. “There is currently no proposal under the Central Government’s consideration to waive the loans of small and marginal farmers in a single installment,” he replied.

In the press release issued by MP Ravikumar thereafter, he said, `Loans taken by corporate owners from public sector banks, amounting to over Rs. 12 lakh crore, have been written off by the Union government. However, the central government refuses to waive agricultural loans.
Looking at the table in the minister’s reply, the loans taken by farmers in Tamil Nadu are the highest in India. As of 31.03.2026, the outstanding loan amount of Tamil Nadu farmers stands at Rs. 3,44,996.64 crore (Rupees three lakh forty-four thousand nine hundred ninety-six crore),’ he noted.
