In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Agriculture Parshottam Rupala said: "The total agricultural loan outstanding as on September 30, 2016, stood at Rs 12,60,26,450.46 lakh (Rs 12.60 lakh crore)".
The agricultural loan outstanding stood at Rs 1.45 lakh crore with regional rural banks, Rs 1.57 lakh crore at cooperative banks and Rs 9.57 lakh crore at commercial banks, according to data.
Asked whether the government will consider repaying loans taken by farmers through Kisan Kalyan Kosh, Rupala said: "There is no such proposal under consideration at the moment."
"On the issue of waiver of farmers' loan, the Reserve Bank of India is of the view that such waivers negatively impact credit and recovery climate and has severe systemic consequences," the minister said.
The government has taken several measures to provide institutional loans to farmers at interest subvention and in a hassle-free manner, he added.
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