4th March, 2003
Ministry of Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation  


KERALA TOPS THE LIST OF HUDCO DEFAULTERS


LOK SABHA

The following is the state-wise defaultee position in respect of government agencies for the quarter ending 31.12.2002: -

(Rs. in Lakhs)

Sl.

No.

State/Union Territory

Amount Outstanding

Amount in Default

1.

Andhra Pradesh

183410

10416

2.

A & N Islands

245

0

3.

Arunachal Pradesh

81

56

4.

Assam

50590

16547

5.

Bihar

7198

3995

6.

Chhatisgarh

6190

827

7.

Goa

5753

7

8.

Gujarat

125688

9580

9.

Haryana

19086

70

10.

Himachal Pradesh

26897

372

11.

Jammu & Kashmir

5417

1982

12.

Jharkhand

168

10

13.

Karnataka

261319

12105

14.

Kerala

192775

34733

15.

Madhya Pradesh

27826

5742

16.

Maharashtra

136591

15566

17.

Manipur

18096

12550

18.

Meghalaya

12614

1665

19.

Mizoram

4005

1687

20.

Nagaland

9286

5

21.

Orissa

150069

8728

22.

Pondicherry

9

0

23.

Punjab

36310

2352

24.

Rajasthan

43921

1657

25.

Tamil Nadu

289415

4152

26.

Tripura

637

113

27.

Uttaranchal

555

0

28.

Uttar Pradesh

48283

6144

29.

West Bengal

151409

3478

 

TOTAL:

1813843

154539

HUDCO regularly reviews the default status with the concerned State Governments as also with the defaulting agencies. HUDCO has constituted special Core Groups to recover the default amount by having detailed interaction with the agencies and concerned State Governments. The concerted efforts have reduced the defaults from Rs. 1890 crore as on 31.3.2002 to Rs. 1545 crore for the quarter ending 31.12.2002. This information was given by the Minister of State for Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation Shri Pon. Radhakrishnan in a written reply to Shri Iqbal Ahmed Saradgi in Lok Sabha today.