Non-disbursement of loans to farmers is reality: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed concern over non-implementation of its directions on the issue of monetary assistance to farmers in drought-affected areas, saying that non-disbursement of loans to them is a ?reality?.
?Rains have started. What is the use of our directions and day-long hearings when our orders are not being implemented. This is a reality that farmers are not getting loans. This is a generalised situation. You (the Centre) should verify whether banks are disbursing loans to farmers or not,? a bench comprising Justices M B Lokur and N V Ramana said.
The apex court, hearing a PIL on the plight of farmers in 12 drought-hit states, including Gujarat, asked Additional Solicitor General P S Narasimha to verify the condition of farmers in distress-hit areas and respond by September 14. The observation came when Yogendra Yadav, founding member of petitioner NGO ?Swaraj Abhiyan?, alleged that farmers were being treated like ?dirt? and no restructuring of loans was being done for them.
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