印度：马哈拉施特拉邦的织布工获得5万卢比的贷款豁免

Maharashtra weavers get loan waiver of up to Rs. 50,000

Maharashtra Government has announced a waiver of loans of up to Rs. 50,000 obtained by weavers and handloom workers till March 31, 2010.

The decision is expected to benefit around 6,000-7,000 weavers in the state, who are either self-employed or employed in cooperative or private sectors.

To serve the same cause for weavers across the country, the Central Government had announced a package of Rs. 38.84 billion for 2011-12 and current fiscal.

Maharashtra Textiles Minister Naseem Khan, who termed the decision as a “historic” one, said Maharashtra is the first state to introduce such a measure, whereby the Centre would bear 80 percent cost of writing off the loans, while the state government would contribute the rest 20 percent.

In accordance with the policy norms, after writing off loans to the extent of Rs. 50,000 obtained by weavers till March 31, 2010, the hand weavers would be allowed to avail fresh business loans.

These new loans would qualify for a three percent interest subsidy for the next three years.

译文如下：

印度：马哈拉施特拉邦的织布工获得5万卢比的贷款豁免

马哈拉施特拉邦政府已经宣布给予在2010年3月31日后贷款的织布工和手摇纺织工发放5万卢比的贷款豁免。

预计该项决定会使6,000-7,000名织布工从中获益，这些织布工要么是个体经营主，要么受雇于私营部门或者合作部门。

为了服务相同权益的全国织布工，中央政府已经宣布在2011-2012以及当前财年发放388.4亿卢比的款项。

马哈拉施特拉邦的纺织部长Naseem Khan认为这个决定是有历史意义的。他说，马哈拉施特拉邦是第一个出台此类措施的州，即中央政府将要承担80%费用用于购销贷款，而国家政府只贡献剩余的20%。

按照政策规定，2010年3月31日后贷款的织布工在能够获得5万卢比的贷款勾销后，手摇纺织工将被允许利用新的商业贷款。

这些新的贷款将在接下来的3年里获得30%的利息补贴。