Appendix Table III.6: Advances to the Priority Sector by Private Sector Banks
(Amount in Rs. crore)
Sector
March 2004
March 2005
March 2006@
Amount
Percentage
Amount
Percentage
Amount
Percentage
to net
to net
to net
bank credit
bank credit
bank credit
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Priority Sector Advances #
48,920
47.3
69,886
43.6
1,06,566
42.8
of which :
I.
Agriculture
14,730
14.2
21,636
13.5
36,185
13.5
II.
Small-scale industries
7,590
7.3
8,592
5.4
10,447
4.2
III.
Other priority sectors
25,786
24.9
38,797
24.2
58,243
23.4
@ : Data are provisional. # : Inclusive of advances to setting up industrial estates, loans to small road and water transport operators, housing loans, education loans, loans to software industries, food and agro-processing sector, self-help groups, venture capital, etc. Source : Data furnished by respective banks.