Appendix Table III.8 : Advances to the Priority Sector by Foreign Banks
(As on the last reporting Friday)
(Amount in Rs.crore)
Sector
March-2006
March-2007
March-2008 @
Amount
Percentage
Amount
Percentage
Amount
Percentage
of ANBC
of ANBC
of ANBC
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Priority Sector Advances
30,439
34.4
37,831
33.4
50,301
39.5
of which :
I.
Export Credit
17,326
19.6
20,711
18.3
29,007
22.8
II.
Small-Scale Industries*
8,430
9.5
11,637
10.3
15,489
12.2
@ : Provisional. * : In terms of revised guidelines on lending to priority sector , broad category of advances under priority sector sector include agriculture, micro and small enterprises, retail trade, micro-credit, education and housing. Note : Priority sector lending target/sub-targets are linked to adjusted net bank credit or credit equivalent amount of off balance sheet exposures, whichever is higher, with effect from April 30, 2007. Source : Data furnished by banks.