Parliament Question: NPA in Women owned SHGs

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5168 ANSWERED ON 24/03/2026 NPA IN WOMEN OWNED SHGS 5168. Shri Kalipada Saren Kherwal: Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) the top three States that have the lowest percent of Non- Performing Assets (NPA) in Women Self Help Groups (SHG) in big States; and (b) the top three States that had the highest NPA in Women SHGs? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (DR. CHANDRA SEKHAR PEMMASANI) (a): The top three States with the lowest percentage of Non- Performing Assets (NPA) in Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) among big States (amount-wise outstanding) are Andhra Pradesh (0.61%), West Bengal (1.05%) and Bihar (1.96%). The State/UT-wise details of Loan Outstanding Amount, NPA Amount and percentage of NPA in Women SHGs under DAY-NRLM are given at Annexure. (b): The top three States with the highest NPA amount in Women SHGs are Tamil Nadu (3.65%), Karnataka (2.72%) and Telangana (2.07%). ***** Page 1 of 2ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5168 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2026 - "NPA in Women owned SHGs". The State/UT-wise details of Loan Outstanding Amount, NPA Amount and percentage of NPA in Women SHGs under DAY-NRLM are given as under:- Geographic Wise Loan Delinquency Report as on 17.03.2026 Outstanding Amount NPA Amount % of S.No. States/UTs (in crores) (in crores) NPA 1. Meghalaya 351.73 22.18 6.31% 2. Mizoram 94.85 4.81 5.07% 3. Gujarat 990.99 48.10 4.85% 4. Puducherry 248.48 10.85 4.36% Dadra and Nagar Haveli & 5. Daman and Diu 1.65 0.06 3.86% 6. Haryana 729.64 27.04 3.71% 7. Tamil Nadu 30611.25 1116.05 3.65% 8. Andaman & Nicobar Islands 2.40 0.08 3.46% 9. Manipur 103.24 3.45 3.34% 10. Arunachal Pradesh 49.91 1.60 3.20% 11. Rajasthan 3031.82 91.47 3.02% 12. Kerala 10987.89 325.53 2.96% 13. Uttar Pradesh 3937.62 115.06 2.92% 14. Maharashtra 15000.94 429.71 2.86% 15. Chhattisgarh 3492.55 98.48 2.82% 16. Karnataka 30147.68 820.71 2.72% 17. Madhya Pradesh 5455.09 133.56 2.45% 18. Punjab 171.68 3.63 2.11% 19. Telangana 40272.20 835.63 2.07% 20. Bihar 28601.16 559.51 1.96% 21. Nagaland 162.66 3.08 1.89% 22. Jammu & Kashmir 1055.42 17.64 1.67% 23. Uttarakhand 471.40 7.75 1.64% 24. Goa 113.61 1.84 1.62% 25. Himachal Pradesh 382.88 5.80 1.51% 26. Odisha 19118.61 282.39 1.48% 27. Tripura 727.86 9.54 1.31% 28. West Bengal 32842.97 346.32 1.05% 29. Jharkhand 7762.62 67.43 0.87% 30. Assam 9582.43 81.28 0.85% 31. Andhra Pradesh 82693.46 506.20 0.61% 32. Sikkim 68.46 0.30 0.43% 33. Ladakh 2.39 0.00 0.00% 34. Lakshadweep 1.42 0.00 0.00% Total 329377.20 5977.37 1.81% ***** Page 2 of 2