(Amount in Rupees crore)
Year (end-March)
No. of SHGs linked
Bank loan
Refinance assistance
1
2
3
4
1992-93
255
0.29
0.27
1993-94
620
0.65
0.46
1994-95
2122
2.44
2.13
1995-96
4757
6.06
5.66
1996-97
8598
11.84
10.65
1997-98
14317
23.76
21.39
1998-99
32995
57.07
52.06
1999-00
114775
192.98
150.13
2000-01
263825
480.87
394.98
2001-02
461478
1026.34
790.24
2002-03
717360
2048.67
1412.71
2003-04
1079091
3904.20
2118.15
2004-05
1618456
6898.46
3085.91
2005-06
2238565
13975.43
4153.63
2006-07
2924973
18040.74
5446.49
Source : NABARD.