(As on the last reporting Friday)

(Amount in Rs. crore)

March 2000

March 2001@

March 2002@

Sector

Amount

Percentage

Amount

Percentage

Amount

Percentage

to Net bank

to Net bank

to Net bank

credit

credit

credit

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

I.

Export Credit

6,459

22.9

6,863

20.0

6,948

17.7

II.

Small-scale industries

2,990

10.6

3,716

11.0

4,561

11.6

Total Priority Sector Advances #

9,934

35.2

11,835

34.0

13,414

34.2

@ Provisional.
# Inclusive of advances to setting up industrial estates, loan to software industries, food and agro-processing sector, self- help group and venture capital.