(As on the last Friday)

Sector

Number of Accounts (in lakh)

Amount Outstanding (Rs. crore)

June

March

March

March

March

June

March

March

March

March

1969

1996@

1997@

1998@

1999@

1969

1996@

1997@

1998@

1999@

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

I.

Agriculture

1.7

208

195

192

179

162

26,351

31,012

34,305

40,078

(5.4)

(14.3)

(16.3)

(15.7)

(16.3)

i)

Direct

1.6

203

191

187

175

40

22,892

25,826

28,303

31,681

(1.3)

(12.4)

(13.6)

(13.0)

(12.9)

ii)

Indirect

0.1

5

4

5

4

122

3,459

5,186

6,002

8,397

(4.0)

(1.9)

(2.7)

(2.8)

(3.4)

II.

Small-scale industries

0.5

33

32

30

26

257

29,482

31,542

38,109

42,674

(8.5)

(16.0)

(16.6)

(17.5)

(17.3)

III.

Other priority sector advances*

0.4

115

107

103

96

22

13,751

16,548

18,881

24,448

(0.7)

(7.5)

(8.7)

(8.7)

(9.9)

IV.

Total priority sector advances

2.6

356

334

325

302

441

69,609^$

79,131^$

91,319^$

1,07,200^$

(I+II+III)

(14.6)

(37.8)

(41.7)

(41.8)

(43.5)

V.

Net Bank Credit

-

-

-

-

-

3,016

1,84,391

1,89,684

2,18,219

2,46,203

Notes :

1.

@

Data are provisional.

*

Include small transport operators, self-employed persons, rural artisans, 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.