(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

1997@

1998@

1999@

2000@

1969

1997@

1998@

1999@

2000@

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

I.

Agriculture

1.7

195

192

179

163

162

31,012

34,305

40,078

46,190

(5.4)

(16.3)

(15.7)

(16.3)

(15.8)

i)

Direct

1.6

191

187

175

159

40

25,826

28,303

31,681

34,432

(1.3)

(13.6)

(13.0)

(12.9)

(11.8)

ii)

Indirect

0.1

4

5

4

4

122

5,186

6,002

8,397

11,758

(4.0)

(2.7)

(2.8)

(3.4)

(4.0)

II.

Small-scale industries

0.5

32

30

26

23

257

31,542

38,109

42,674

45,788

(8.5)

(16.6)

(17.5)

(17.3)

(15.6)

III.

Other priority sector advances*

0.4

107

103

96

84

22

16,548

18,881

24,448

32,079

(0.7)

(8.7)

(8.7)

(9.9)

(11.0)

IV.

Total priority sector advances

2.6

334

325

302

274

441

79,131$

91,319$

1,07,200$

1,27,807$

(I + II + III)

(14.6)

(41.7)

(41.8)

(43.5)

(43.6)

V.

Net Bank Credit

-

-

-

-

-

3,016

1,89,684

2,18,219

2,46,203

2,92,943

Notes:

1.

@

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.

2.

Figures in brackets represent percentages to net bank credit.