Priority Sector Lending News - Latest Updates & Headlines
Bank credit to priority sectors jumped 85 pc to Rs 42.7 lakh crore in last 6 years: FM Sitharaman
New Delhi, March 11: The overall credit disbursement by banks to priority sectors including agriculture, MSME and social infrastructure in 2019 was Rs 23,01,567 crore, which rose to Rs 42,73,161 crore in 2024, recording an increase of 85 per cent over the six-year period, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
NABARD sees Rs 2.8 lakh crore priority sector lending potential in Punjab
Chandigarh, February 28: NABARD has estimated a credit potential of Rs 2.79 lakh crore towards Priority Sector Lending in Punjab.