(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.