(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.