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Document - Appendix Table III.4: Advances to the Priority Sectors by Public Sector Banks () or PDF - Appendix Table III.4: Advances to the Priority Sectors by Public Sector Banks ()
Date : Nov 27, 2007
Appendix Table III.4: Advances to the Priority Sectors by Public Sector Banks

Sector

No. of Accounts (in lakh)

Amount Outstanding (Rs. crore)

June
1969

March
2004

March
2005

March
2006

March
2007@

June
1969

March
2004

March
2005

March
2006

March
2007@

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

I.

Agriculture

1.7

190

202

238

253

162

84,435

1,09,917

1,55,220

2,05,091

(5.4)

(15.1)

(15.3)

(15.3)

(15.6)

i)

Direct

1.6

187

195

221

235

40

62,170

83,038

1,12,126

1,46,941

(1.3)

(11.1)

(11.6)

(11.0)

(11.2)

ii)

Indirect

0.1

3

7

17

18

122

22,265

26,879

43,093

58,150

(4.0)

(4.0)

(3.7)

(4.2)

(4.4)

II.

Small-scale industries

0.5

17

14

17

20

257

58,311

68,000

82,434

1,04,703

(8.5)

(10.3)

(9.5)

(8.1)

(8.0)

III.

Other priority sector advances

0.4

89

89

92

102

22

96,170

1,25,114

1,63,756

2,01,023

(0.7)

(17.1)

(17.4)

(16.1)

(15.3)

IV.

Total priority sector advances #

2.6

301

314

358

391

441

2,44,456

3,07,046

4,09,748

5,21,180

(14.6)

(43.6)

(42.8)

(40.3)

(39.6)

V.

Net Bank Credit

3,016

5,60,819

7,17,419

10,17,656

13,17,705

@ : Provisional.
# : Inclusive of advances for setting up industrial estates, loans to small road and water transport operators, housing loans, education loans, and loans to software industries, food and agro-processing sector, self-help groups, venture capital, etc.
Note : Figures in brackets represent percentages to net bank credit.