(As on the last reporting Friday) |
(Amount in Rs. crore) |
Sector |
March 2007 |
March 2008 |
March 2009@ |
Amount |
Percentage of ANBC |
Amount |
Percentage of ANBC |
Amount |
Percentage of ANBC |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
Priority Sector Advances # |
1,44,549 |
42.9 |
1,64,068 |
47.8 |
1,90,207 |
46.8 |
of which : |
|
|
|
|
|
|
I. |
Agriculture |
52,034 |
12.7 |
58,567 |
15.4 |
76,062 |
15.9 |
II. |
Small-scale industries |
13,136 |
3.9 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
III. |
Small Enterprises * |
– |
– |
46,912 |
13.7 |
47,916 |
12.0 |
IV. |
Other priority sectors |
76,919 |
22.9 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
V. |
Retail Trade |
– |
– |
8,037 |
2.4 |
7,325 |
1.8 |
VI. |
Micro Credit |
– |
– |
2,494 |
0.7 |
4,612 |
1.1 |
VII. |
Education |
– |
– |
509 |
0.1 |
797 |
0.2 |
VIII. |
Housing |
– |
– |
47,516 |
13.8 |
53,463 |
13.2 |
@ : Data are provisional.
# : In terms of revised guidelines on lending to priority sector, broad categories of advances under priority sector include agriculture, small enterprises sector, retail trade, microcredit, education and housing.
* : The new guidelines on priority sector advances take into account the revised definition of small and micro enterprises as per the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act ,2006.
Note : 1. Indirect agriculture is reckoned upto 4.5 per cent of ANBC for calculation of percentage for agriculture.
2. ANBC - Adjusted net bank credit or credit equivalent amount of off-balance sheet exposures, whichever is higher, with effect from April 30, 2007.
Source : Data furnished by banks. |
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