Wednesday, December 14

Punjab has high indebtedness among farmers

Punjab has the highest indebtedness among farmers, followed by Kerala, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
While the average amount of outstanding loans was the highest in Punjab at Rs 41,576, that of Kerala stood at Rs 33,907, followed by Rs 26,007 for Haryana, Rs 23,965 for Andhra Pradesh, Rs 23,963 for Tamil Nadu and Rs 18,135 for Karnatak according to a May 2005 national sample survey organisation report.

1 comment:

readerswords said...

Thanks for a very incisive piece.