(a) the number of application pending for loan under Prime Minister`s Rozgar Yojana in the country, State-wise particularly in Bihar during the last three years;
(b) the reasons for these applications lying pending;
(c) whether any investigation has been conducted in this regard; and
(d) if so, the outcome thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES, AGRO AND RURAL INDUSTRIES, MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING, DEPARTMENT OF PENSIONS AND PENSIONERS WELFARE OF THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF ATOMIC ENERGY AND SPACE (SHRIMATI VASUNDHARA RAJE)
(a): As per the reports received from Reserve Bank of India, the State wise position, including Bihar, regarding Prime Minister`s Rozgar Yojana (PMRY) applications pending with the banks as on 31.03.2001, is at Annexure-A.
(b) to (d): As per the PMRY norms, the applications to be sponsored to the banks should be equal to 125 percent of the target for each State/UT. Therefore, at the end of any financial year, there are likely to be some pending applications. As per the instructions of the Government of India and the Reserve Bank of India, the pending applications are to be sponsored and processed in the following year. As per the Evaluation Report of the PMRY disbursement of loans is also delayed because of non-completion of formalities, inability to deposit margin money, etc. by the applications.