(As on the last reporting Friday)

Sector

No. of Accounts (in lakh)

Amount Outstanding (Rs. crore)

June

March

March

March

March

June

March

March

March

March

1969

1998@

1999@

2000@

2001@

1969

1998@

1999@

2000@

2001@

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

I.

Agriculture

1.7

192

179

163

161

162

34,305

40,078

46,190

53,685

(5.4)

(15.7)

(16.3)

(15.8)

(15.7)

i)

Direct

1.6

187

175

159

157

40

28,303

31,681

34,432

38,003

(1.3)

(13.0)

(12.9)

(11.8)

(11.1)

ii)

Indirect

0.1

5

4

4

3

122

6,002

8,397

11,758

15,682

(4.0)

(2.8)

(3.4)

(4.0)

(4.6)

II.

Small-scale industries

0.5

30

26

23

23

257

38,109

42,674

45,788

48,445

(8.5)

(17.5)

(17.3)

(15.6)

(14.2)

III.

Other priority sector

0.4

103

96

84

79

22

18,881

24,448

35,829

40,395

advances*

(0.7)

(8.7)

(9.9)

(12.2)

(11.8)

IV.

Total priority sector

2.6

325

302

274

273

441

91,319 #

1,07,200 #

1,27,807#

1,46,546#

advances

(14.6)

(41.8)

(43.5)

(43.6)

(43.0)

V.

Net Bank Credit

-

-

-

-

-

3,016

2,18,219

2,46,203

2,92,943

3,40,888

@ Data are provisional.

* Include small transport operators, self-employed persons, etc.

# Inclusive of funds provided to RRBs by their sponsoring banks, loan to software industry, food and agro-processing sector and Self Help Groups eligible for being treated under priority sector advances.

Note:

Figures in brackets represent percentages to net bank credit.