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No.8 /09.09.01/2005-06	 	 August 11, 2005 Chief Executive Officers of All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir, Master Circular on Priority Sector Lending Please refer to our Master Circular UBD.BPD(PCB)MC.No.1/09.09.01/2004-05 dated July 2, 2004 on the captioned subject (Available on RBI website www.rbi.org.in). The enclosed Master Circular consolidates and updates all the instructions/guidelines on the subject upto June 30, 2005. Yours faithfully, (N.S.Vishwanathan) Chief General Manager-in-Charge Master Circular on Priority Sector Lending The need for primary (urban) co-operative bank (PCBs) for providing credit to priority sectors had been examined by the Standing Advisory Committee for PCBs constituted by Reserve bank of India in May 1983. The recommendations of the Committee were accepted by Reserve Bank of India and accordingly the targets for lending to priority sector and weaker section by the PCBs were stipulated. 1 	Lending Targets 1.1 		Based on the recommendations made by the Standing Advisory Committee for PCBs, the targets for lending to Priority Sector and weaker sections have been prescribed for the PCBs as given below: 1.1.1 	60% of total loans and advances to priority sector and 1.1.2 	Of the stipulated target for priority sector advances, at least 25% (or 15% of the total loans and advances) to weaker sections. 	1.2 	In order to ensure that credit is available to all segments of Small Scale Industries (SSI) sector, (classified on the basis of investment in plant and machinery), the following sub-targets should be achieved: Sr. No. Category Investment in plant & machinery % to total SSI advances I Cottage industries, khadi & village industries, artisans and tiny industries Upto Rs. 5 lakh 40 II Cottage industries, khadi & village industries, artisans and tiny industries Between Rs. 5 lakh and Rs. 25 lakh 20 III Other SSI units Between Rs. 25 lakh and Rs. 100 lakh 40 1.3		The stipulation regarding priority sector lendings is not applicable to the Salary Earners' Banks. 1.4		The banks should make concerted efforts to achieve the targets and, if necessary, suitably simplify the systems and procedures keeping in view the types of beneficiaries to be financed. 				 2	 Classification of Priority Sector and Weaker Section Advances 2.1	The types of advances to be reckoned as priority sector advances and those of it to be considered as advances to weaker sections are indicated in Annexure I. 2.2		The definition of weaker section in priority sectors broadly corresponds to the beneficiaries under the 20-Point Economic Programme aimed at improving the standard of living of the weaker sections of the society. 2.3		For classifying priority sector advances under various categories, it may be noted that the banks should not merely take into account the purpose of the loan mentioned in the borrower’s loan application but also the amount involved and should satisfy themselves that the amount borrowed would be utilised for the purpose for which it was sanctioned, by calling for documentary evidence in support thereof, wherever considered necessary. For example, loans to small traders or small businessmen are essentially in the nature of working capital loans and they have to be given primarily against the hypothecation or pledge of the goods in which they are dealing and therefore loans to small traders or small businessmen against gold or jewellery may not necessarily be the loans for undertaking trade or business. Similarly, in the case of a loan for construction of a house, it would have to be satisfied that the borrower has the land and his construction plans bear the approval of the competent authority or he has joined some co-operative society to construct the house. Mere security of jewels coupled with indication of 'housing' as purpose in the loan application should not satisfy the bank for classification of priority sector advances. 2.4		Therefore, loans against gold ornaments (jewel loans) which are in a majority of cases availed of by the weaker sections of the society, the purpose of the loan and the loan amount actually sanctioned to each borrower and not the security therefor, should be adopted as the criteria for classification of the priority sector advances and advances given to weaker sections of the society. 3 	 FLOW OF CREDIT TO SSI INDUSTRIES 3.1	The banks should step up the credit flow to meet the legitimate requirements of tiny and SSI. The credit requirements of the tiny industries should be given preferential treatment while providing credit to this sector. Besides, preferential treatment in providing credit to tiny industries, full working capital limits determined on the basis of "need" related to the rated capacity of the unit should be sanctioned at the commencement itself. The bank’s decision regarding credit assistance should be communicated to the applicant as early as possible. Requests for increase in the limits should be considered expeditiously and decisions may be taken and conveyed promptly. 3.2	The bank’s officials/branch managers should be made aware of the importance of the SSI Sector from the point of view of creation of additional employment opportunities, exports etc. A healthy growth of the sector will facilitate smooth loan recovery in the SSI borrowal accounts and timely assistance will prevent the accounts from becoming sticky. Banks’ staff should be imparted proper training and the aforesaid aspects should form part of inputs in the training provided. There should be an interaction between the banks’ staff and the SSI borrowers as part of the training programme. 3.3	With a view to providing better customer service and to ensure that all loan applications relating to SSI/Small borrowers are disposed of expeditiously, the following norms may be adhered to by all the banks provided the loan applications received are complete in all respects and duly accompanied by a check list, if prescribed. 3.3.1	Loan applications in respect of loans up to Rs.25,000/- to SSI/Small borrowers etc. may be disposed of within two weeks from the date of receipt of loan application, 3.3.2	Other cases of loans upto Rs.5 lakh may be disposed of within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of duly completed loan application. 3.3.3	All such loan applications which are complete in all respects and accompanied by check list where prescribed, should be acknowledged by the bank/branch, on the day the application is received. 4 	FLOW OF CREDIT TO MINORITY COMMUNITIES Primary (urban) co-op. banks should initiate steps to enhance/augment flow of credit under priority sector to artisans and craftsmen as also to vegetable vendors, cart pullers, cobblers, etc. belonging to minority communities. The minority communities notified in this regard are Sikhs, Muslims, Christians, Zorastrians and Buddhists. The banks should submit a half yearly statement (as on 31 March/30 September) within 15 days of the close of the relevant half year, showing the progress made in deployment of credit to these communities, to the concerned Regional Office of this department under whose jurisdiction they function, in the format given in Annexure II. 5 	MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF PRIORITY SECTOR AND	WEAKER SECTION ADVANCES 5.1	Primary (urban) co-operative banks should take effective steps to achieve the above recommended targets and monitor the priority sector lendings from the quantitative and qualitative aspects. 5.2	In order to ensure that due emphasis is given to lending under priority sector, it is considered desirable that the performance is reviewed periodically. For this purpose, apart from the usual reviews, which the banks are periodically undertaking, specific reviews by the Board of Directors of the respective banks may be made on half-yearly basis. Accordingly, a memorandum may be submitted to the Board of Directors at half-yearly intervals i.e. as on 30 September and 31 March of each year giving a detailed critical account of the performance of the bank during the period showing increase/decrease over the previous half-year as per the proforma given in Annexure III. 5.3	A copy of the annual review as on 31 March may be forwarded to the concerned Regional Office of the Reserve Bank with the Board's observations, indicating the steps taken/proposed to be taken for improving the bank's performance. The report should reach the Regional Office within a month from the end of the period to which it relates. 6 	REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 6.1	Primary (urban) co-operative banks should submit on Annual Return as on 31st March each year to the concerned Regional Office of the Reserve Bank in the proforma given in Annexure IV. The return should be furnished within one month from the end of the period to which it relates to the concerned Regional Office. 6.2	Member banks of State Federations may also submit a copy of the above returns to their respective federations in order to enable them to monitor their performance. 6.3	It will be seen from Part I, column 3 to 7 of the Return that under each item of priority sector, advances to weaker sections are also to be included. 6.4	Further, while giving the details of the position relating to advances made to different categories, viz. Scheduled castes, Scheduled tribes, women and others, care must be taken to ensure that there is no duplication in reporting and the figures under columns 23 to 27 thereof in part II of the return indicating the position alone should be reported against the relevant columns in Part I of the return. 7	 REGISTER FOR PRIORITY SECTOR/WEAKER SECTION ADVANCES In order to facilitate compilation of the relative figures, banks may maintain a register to indicate all the items of priority sector advances and also another register for weaker section advances showing particulars, with separate folios to each activity so that the total of advances to priority sector and weaker sections under each activity and to each type of beneficiary may be available at any given point of time. The proforma of these registers may be on the lines of the annual return to be submitted to RBI as given in Annexure IV. Annexure 1 List of Items of Priority Sector/Weaker Sections Advances [Ref. Para. 2.1] 1 	PRIORITY SECTOR 1.1	 Agriculture and Allied Agricultural Activities 1.1.1	 Advances to individuals for Agriculture activities 1.1.1.1	Primary (urban) co-operative banks may finance agricultural activities subject to the following conditions: 	(a)	Banks would provide direct finance only to regular members not to nominal members and not through any agency like primary agricultural credit societies and primary land development banks etc. (b) Credit should be extended only after obtaining 'no dues certificate' from the existing credit agencies in the area, (c) Banks should follow the scales of finance and obtain security as per guidelines issued by RBI/NABARD. 1.1.1.2	 Finance granted by scheduled primary (urban) co-op banks under the NABARD's scheme of financing 'Agriclinics and Agribusiness Centres' will be considered direct finance to farmers for agriculture purposes. These may be reported under agriculture and allied activities in the annual Priority Sector Lending statement. 1.1.1.3	The scheduled primary (urban) co-operative banks may lend to non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) for on-lending to agriculture and such loans may be reckoned for the purpose of priority sector lending as indirect finance to agriculture. 	1.1.1.4	Advances granted by banks upto Rs.20 lakh per dealer for dealing in drip irrigation/sprinkler irrigation systems and agricultural machinery, may be classified under ‘Indirect Finance to Agriculture as part of the priority sector lending’ and reported under this head in the annual statement sent to RBI. 1.1.2 	 Advances to individual for Activities Allied to Agriculture 		The following activities undertaken by the members of the primary co-operative banks will comprise activities allied to agriculture: 1.1.2.1	Development of Dairy and Animal Husbandry. 	1.1.2.2	Development of Fisheries. 1.1.2.3	Development of Poultry, Piggery etc. 1.1.2.4	Development and maintenance of Studfarms, Beekeeping, Sericulture, etc. However, breeding of race horses cannot be classified under this head. 1.1.2.5	Purchase of Bullock Carts, Camel Carts, Pack Animals etc. 1.1.2.6 Distribution of inputs for allied activities such as poultry feed, cattle feed, etc. 1.2 Small Scale Industrial Units , Equipment/System for development of new and renewable source of energy, etc. 1.2.1 	 Small Scale and Ancillary Industries 1.2.1.1 Small-scale industrial units are those engaged in the manufacture/processing/ preservation of goods / tyre retreading activity (through cold/hot process)/ coffee curing or processing (does not include growing coffee) / water mills and whose investment in plant and machinery of (original cost) does not exceed Rs. 100 lakh. 		An ancillary industry is an industrial undertaking which is engaged or is proposed to be engaged in the manufacturing or production of parts, components, sub-assemblies, tooling or intermediates, rendering of services, and undertaking supplies, or proposes to supply, or renders not more than fifty percent of its production or services, as the case may be, to one or more other industrial undertakings and whose investment in fixed assets in plant & machinery does not exceed Rs.100 lakh. These industries are included under SSI. 	 Note: No SSI Unit or Ancillary unit referred to above shall be subsidiary of or owned or controlled by any other industrial undertaking. 		 Exemptions (a) Small scale industrial units set up prior to 24.12.1999 whose investment in plant & machinery was upto Rs. 300 lakh and were given SSI status vide Government of India Notification No.S.O.857(E) dated 10.12.1997 or units which have got provisional registration with state authorities for their SSI status would continue to remain as SSI units, inspite of the order dated 24-12-1999 provided the provisional registration had taken place within the period of limitation of 180 days specified in the order dated 10 December 1997 and any advances to such units should be reckoned as advances to SSI sector under priority sector. (b) The maximum investment limit in plant and machinery in respect of small scale industries engaged in the manufacture of certain hosiery, handtools, stationery, drugs and pharmaceuticals items and certain items of sports goods as per Annexure VI, has been enhanced from Rs.100 lakh to Rs.500 lakh vide Government of India Gazette notifications No.S.O.1013(E) dated 9 October 2001, No. S.O.655(E) dated 5 June, 2003 and No. S.O.1109 (E) dated 13th October 2004. Note: Registration of SSI units is not compulsory for including SSI units under priority sector advances 	1.2.1.2	Units financed by primary (urban) co-operative banks under the 22 broad groups of Cottage and Small Scale Industries for which refinance is available from RBI under section 17(2)(bb) read with Section 17(4)(c) of RBI Act, 1934, will be covered under this category. These include: i) Flaying and tanning ii) Leather goods iii) Pottery vi) Hand pounding of paddy and cereals v) Rice Mills, including flour mills and bakeries vi) Oil crushing vii) Palm gur viii) Cane gur and khandsari ix) Canning of fruits and vegetables x) Manufacturing and processing of agricultural and Marine products and forest produce including beverage industries xi)Other village industries such as carpentry and black-smithy, bee-keeping and honey and honey products xii) Handicraft Industries xiii) General Engineering xiv) Chemical Engineering and Chemical Industries xv) Construction Material xvi) Sericulture xvii) Coir xviii) Spinners Societies xix) Cotton Textiles and other textiles xx) Printing, book binding and lithography xxi) Saw mills, wood work and furniture and fixtures, and xxii) Miscellaneous industries such as manufacture of sports goods, bidis, buttons, card-boards and other paper products, cutting and polishing of real and artificial gems and stones, manufacture and use of equipment/systems for development of new and renewable sources of energy. 1.2.1.3	 New and renewable sources of energy 	In this category, the activities of small-scale industrial units engaged in manufacture and use of equipments/systems for development of new and renewable sources of energy as under: i) Flat plate solar collectors ii) Concentrating and pipe type solar collectors iii) Solar cookers iv) Solar water heaters and systems v) Air/Gas/Fluid Heating Systems vi) Solar refrigeration, cold storages and air-conditioning systems vii) Solar crop driers and systems viii) Solar stills and desalination systems ix) Solar pumps based on solar thermal and solar photo voltaic conversion x) Solar power generating systems xi) Solar photo voltaic modules and panels, for water pumping and other applications xii) Wind mills and any specially designed devices which run on wind mills xiii) Any special devices including electric generators and pumps running on wind energy xiv) Bio-gas plants and bio-gas engines xv) Electrically operated vehicles including battery operated or fuel-cell powered vehicles xvi) Agricultural and municipal waste conversion devices producing energy xvii) Equipment for utilising ocean waves and thermal energy xviii) Machinery and plant used in the manufacturing of any of the above sub-items. 1.2.2 	Cottage Industries, Khadi & Village Industries, Artisans and Tiny Industries 1.2.2.1	Cottage industries, Khadi & Village Industries, Artisans are those units, which are engaged in manufacturing, processing, preservation or servicing activities involving utilisation of locally available natural resources and/or human skills normally undertaken by the beneficiaries in their houses. 1.2.2.2	Tiny industries are those units whose investment in plant & machinery is upto Rs. 25 lakh irrespective of location of the unit. 1.2.3	 	 Small Scale Service & Business (Industry Related) Enterprises (SSSBEs) 1.2.3.1	Small scale service and business (Industry Related) enterprises with investment upto Rs. 10 lakh in fixed assets, excluding land and building are categorised as Small Scale Service & Business Enterprises (SSSBEs) and are included under SSI Section in Priority Sector. 1.2.3.2	An illustrative list of activities which presently qualify as Small Scale Service & Business Enterprises and those which do not, is given in Annexure V. 1.2.4	 Food and agro based processing and forestry 1.2.4.1	 Loans and advances by primary (urban) co-operative banks 	(a)	Credit extended by the banks for food and agri-processing industries may be classified under Priority Sector. (b)	Forestry as an activity is also included under Priority Sector for the purpose of lending by banks. The banks may intensify their efforts to promote development of this sector by financing bankable schemes/activities under forestry. (c) The primary (urban) co-operative banks may report disbursements (direct lending only) under the above two segments under 'Loans and Advances to Cottage/Small Scale Industry' (item 2 of reporting formats) in the annual return to be sent to Regional Office. 1.2.4.2	 Loans and advances by scheduled primary (urban) co-operative banks (a) Lending by scheduled primary (urban) co-operative banks to NBFCs or other financial intermediaries for on-lending to the tiny sector may be classified under Priority Sector lending. (a) The bank's finance to HUDCO, as a line of credit, for on lending to artisans, handloom weavers etc. under tiny sector, may be classified as indirect lending to SSI (Tiny) sector. (b) While providing credit to tiny sector through NBFCs/Financial intermediaries/HUDCO, banks may devise suitable mechanism to ensure that the bank credit is appropriately classified under Priority Sector after satisfying that the relevant norms at the ultimate borrower level are complied with and the bank observe strict financial discipline and ensure end use of funds. (c) Disbursements under above items by the scheduled primary (urban) co-operative banks may be reported under 'Loans and Advances to Cottage/Small Scale Industry' (item 2 of reporting formats) under a separate sub-head so that information regarding on-lending to these institutions is readily available at Central/Regional Offices. 1.2.5 Leasing & Hire Purchase Finance by Scheduled PCBs Leasing and Hire purchase finance extended by scheduled primary (urban) co-op. banks to SSI sector at the select branches departmentally, may be classified under SSI sector, provided the beneficiary satisfies the criteria laid down by RBI for treating the advances as advances to Priority Sector and subject to other norms on the subject. 1.3 	Advances to Small Road and Water Transport Operators 1.3.1	Loans to Small Road & Water Transport Operators (SRWTO) owning not more than six vehicles (including the one proposed to be financed) in respect of primary (urban) co-operative banks having Demand and Time Liabilities (DTL) upto and inclusive of Rs. 25 crore be reckoned as priority sector advances. 1.3.2	Loans to SRWTO owning not more than ten vehicles (including the one proposed to be financed) in respect of primary (urban) co-operative banks having Demand and Time Liabilities (DTL) of more than Rs. 25 crore be reckoned as Priority Sector advances. 1.3.3	The bank credit by scheduled primary (urban) co-operative banks to NBFCs for financing of trucks for the purpose of on lending to SRWTOs, will be treated as priority sector lending, provided the ultimate borrowers (SRWTOs) satisfy the eligibility requirements for being classified under the priority sector. The bank should strictly observe financial discipline and ensure end use of funds. Such loans to NBFCs may be reported under a separate sub-head against Sr. No. 3 (ii) of Annexure 4, Parts I & II in the Annual Return sent to RBI. 	The instructions contained in RBI circulars No.UBD.DS.PCB.25/13.05.00/94-95 dated 21 October 1994, DS.PCB.CIR.60/13.05.00/94-95 dated 30 May 1995 and UBD.DS.PCB.Cir.63/13.05.00/95-96 dated 24 May 1996, regarding lending to NBFCs remain unchanged. 1.4 	Retail Traders 1.4.1	Advances to private retail traders dealing in essential commodities (Fair Price Shops) be reckoned as Priority Sector advances. 1.4.2	Other private retail traders with credit limits not exceeding Rs. 10 lakh may also be reckoned as priority sector advances. 1.5 	Small Business Enterprises 1.5.1	Small business enterprises include individuals and firms managing business enterprises established mainly for the purpose of providing services other than professional services, whose original cost price of equipment does not exceed Rs.20 lakh without any ceiling on working capital. The banks are free to fix individual limit for working capital depending upon the requirements of different activities undertaken. An illustrative list of small business enterprises, is indicated below: 1.5.1.1	Agents selling goods on commission basis 1.5.1.2	Booking, clearing and forwarding agents 1.5.1.3	Estate agents 1.5.1.4	Press cum publishing houses, etc. 1.5.1.5	Hair dressing saloons 1.5.1.6	Restaurants, hotels, canteens, etc. 1.5.1.7	Servicing and repairing of various types of machinery such as automobile, air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment etc. 	This segment does not include SSSBEs mentioned in paragraph 1.2.3 above. 1.6 	Professionals and Self-Employed Persons 1.6.1	Professionals and self-employed persons are those whose borrowings (limits) do not exceed Rs. 10.00 lakh of which not more than Rs. 2.00 lakh should be for working capital requirements. Activities involving the use of skill and labour of the individual or that of his/her family members alone will be covered under this category or persons. Loans to these persons include advances for the purpose of purchasing equipment, repairing or renovating existing equipment and/or acquiring and repairing business premises or for purchasing tools and/or for working capital requirements to medical practioners including Dentists, Chartered Accountants, Architects, Surveyors, Construction Contractors or Management Consultants, Lawyers or Solicitors, Engineers, Architects, Consultants or to a person trained in any other and/or craft who holds either a degree or diploma from any institution established, aided or recognised by Government or to a person who is considered by the bank as technically qualified or skilled in the field in which he is employed. However, in the case of qualified medical practitioners setting up practice in the semi-urban and rural areas, the aggregate borrowing limits should not exceed Rs. 15.00 lakh, of which not more than Rs. 3.00 lakh should be for working capital requirements. Further, advances granted to a qualified medical practitioner for purchase of one motor vehicle within the above mentioned ceiling may be considered as eligible to be reckoned towards priority sector. 1.6.2	Loans for purchase of cars, motor vehicle to professional and self-employed persons other than qualified medical practitioners to the extent and in the manner indicated above are not considered as priority sector advances. Loans upto Rs. 10 lakh given to software professionals are to be covered under this category. 1.6.4	Besides, all advances to the following categories of persons will also be classified under advances to Self-employed persons: Xerox operators Handloom Weavers Small tea-stall Owners Milk Procurers Carpenters Bamboo Workers Plumbers Quilt makers Launderers Lace artisans Vegetable/Fruit/Eggs/ . Fish vendors Hand-block printers Hawkers New Garment makers Hand-craft pullers Old and used garment sellers etc. 1.6.5	This segment does not include Small Scale Service and Business industry related enterprises (SSSBEs) mentioned in paragraph 1.2.3. 1.7 	Educational Loans 1.7.1	Educational loans include loans and advances granted to individuals for educational purposes and not those granted to institutions and would also include all advances granted by banks under special schemes, if any, introduced for the purpose. 1.8 	Housing Loans 1.8.1	Loans granted for construction, additions, alterations, repairs, etc. granted as under would be categorised as housing loans: 1.8.1.1	Banks with the approval of their Board can extend direct housing loans to individuals upto maximum of Rs.15 lakhs, irrespective of location, as part of their Priority Sector lending. 1.8.1.2	Loans granted by banks upto Rs.1 lakh in rural and semi urban areas and Rs.2 lakh in urban areas for repairs, additions and alterations etc. to individual borrowers, would be reckoned as Priority Sector advances. 1.8.1.3	Assistance granted to any governmental agency for the purpose of construction of houses exclusively for the benefit of SC/STs, where the loan component does not exceed Rs. 5.00 lakh per unit and all advances for slum clearance and rehabilitation of slum dwellers would be classified as priority sector advances as well as weaker section advances. 1.8.1.4	 Besides the governmental agencies, assistance given to non-governmental agencies approved by National Housing Bank (NHB) for the purpose of refinance, will also be eligible for all the categories of borrowers as applicable to governmental agencies as priority sector advances. 1.8.2	All investments in bonds issued by NHB/HUDCO exclusively for financing of housing, irrespective of the loan size, per dwelling unit, will be reckoned for inclusion under Priority Sector advances. 1.9 	Consumption Loans 1.9.1	Consumption loans include loans for general consumption, medical expenses, marriage ceremonies, funerals, births, religious ceremonies etc. not exceeding Rs. 1,000/- per individual. 1.10 	Loans and Advances to Software Industry 1.10.1	The loans to the software industry having credit limit upto Rs. one crore from the banking system, will be eligible for inclusion under Priority Sector. 1.10.2	Loans given to software professionals upto Rs. 10 lakh will be covered and reported under the category of 'loans to professionals and self employed' as indicated in paragraph 1.6.3 above. Advances to Software Industry may be reported under a separate head 'Software Industry' in the annual statement of Priority Sector advances. 2	 WEAKER SECTIONS 2.1	All advances upto to the limits specified under the priority sector, granted to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Women. 2.2	Advances not exceeding Rs. 50,000/- under categories 1.1 to 1.6 to all beneficiaries other than SC/STs and Women. 2.3	Advances to road and water transport operators upto Rs. 50,000/- for purchase of cycle rickshaws auto rickshaws, small boats, etc. as also for repairs and replacement of spare parts. 2.4	In respect of education loans, advances granted to persons having monthly income not exceeding Rs. 2,000/-. 2.5	Assistance granted to any governmental agency for the purpose of construction of houses exclusively for the benefit of SC/STs, where the loan component does not exceed Rs. 5.00 lakh per unit and all advances for slum clearance and rehabilitation of slum dwellers would continue to be classified as weaker section advances. 2.6	Besides the governmental agencies assistance given to non-governmental agencies, approved by NHB for the purpose of' refinance (Housing Loan) to weaker section, will also be eligible for all the categories of borrowers as applicable to governmental agencies as priority sector advances as well as weaker section advances. 				 Annexure II Statement of credit flow under Priority Sector to artisans, craftsman, vegetable vendors, cart pullers, cobblers etc. belonging to Minority Communities ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 				{Ref. Para. 4.2} 	Name of the Urban Co-operative Bank: ---------------------------- Statement for the half year ended 31 March (Year)/30 September (Year) 							(Rs.in lakhs) Total Advances Outstanding Total Advances to Priority Sector % of Advances under PS to Minority community to PS Advances Sr.No. Category Amount outstanding as at the end of previous half year ending March/Sept. Fresh loans disbursed Amount outstanding at the end of half year under report No. of borrowers Amount (Rs.) No. of borrowers Amount sanctioned (Rs.) Amount disbursed (Rs.) No. of borrowers Amount (Rs.) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 1. Sikhs 2. Muslims 3. Christians 4. Zoroastrians 5. Buddhists Total Annexure III Memorandum to be submitted to the Board of Directors of the bank [Ref. para 5.2] Priority Sector Advances - Half-yearly Review - Position as on ________ I. 1. Name of the bank 2. Place 3. State 4. Number of branches Particulars Position as on (Rs.in thousands) Last year's half-year ended Previous half- year ended Current half-year ended II. 1. Total Deposits 2. Total Borrowings 3. Total Loans and Advances 4. Credit Deposit Ratio III. 1. Total Loans and Advances under Priority Sector 2. Total Loans and Advances to Weaker Sections under Priority Sector 3. Percentage of item (1 of III) to item (3 of II) above 4. Percentage of item (2 of III) to item (1 of III) above 5. Total Overdues of the bank * 6. Overdues under Priority Sector * 7. Overdues under Weaker Sections under Priority Sector * IV. Sector-wise break-up of Loans and Advances under Priority Sector i) Advances to Agriculture & Activities Allied to Agriculture ii) Loans and Advances to Cottage/Small Scale Industries etc. iii) Advances to Road/Motor Transport Operators for Purchase of Vehicle iv) Retail Traders v) Small Business Enterprises vi) Professional & Self-employed vii) Educational viii) Housing Loans ix) Consumption Loans, etc. x) Loans and advances to Software Industry V. 1. Where target fixed for priority sector/ weaker sections lending has not been achieved, the reasons therefor 2. Concentration of loans and advances under any particular sub-group and the reasons therefor 3. Suggestions for improvement in performance under priority sector/ weaker section 4. Observations of the Board of Directors and action resolved to be taken for improvement of performance and implementation thereof * Please also indicate percentage in bracket. Date :						G.M./CEO	Chairman Annexure IV Proforma of the Annual Return on lending to Priority Sector and Weaker Section to be submitted to RBI Advances to Priority Sector . [Ref. para 6.1] 		 Part – I 							 Name of the bank :								Total Priority Sector Advances 		: Date of Return : As on 31 st March --------				 		 % of P.S. advances to Total advances		: Total Advances of the bank 	 					 Total Weaker Section Advances			: Outstanding as on (Date of Return) : 						 % of Weaker Section Advances to P.S. Advances Signature of Authorised officials : (Rupees in lakh) Sr. No. Priority Sector Items No. of Borrowers/Units Limit Sanctioned Amount Advanced Balance Outstand-ing Amount Overdue under Col. 6 Of which Advances to Weaker Sections * No. of Borrowers/Units Limit Sanctioned Amount Advanced Balance Outstand-ing Amount Overdue under Col. 11 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 1. Agriculture and activities allied to agriculture i) Direct finance to Agriculture ii)	Indirect finance to Agriculture a) Lending by scheduled PCBs to NBFC for on lending to agriculture b) Drip irrigation / sprinkler/agricultural machinery iii)	Advances to individuals for activities allied to agriculture Total of 1 2. (i) Direct Loans and advances to cottage/small scale industries and equipment/systems for development of new and renewable sources of energy, etc. (ii) Loans & Advances through NBFC for on lending to tiny sector (iii) Indirect Loans & Advances through HUDCO to artisans/hand loom weavers, etc. under tiny sector 3. i) Advances to Road and Water Transport Operators for purchase of vehicles ii) Loans & Advances to NBFCs for financing of trucks for on lending to SRWTO by Sch PCBs. 4. i)	Private Retail Traders dealing in essential commodities (fair price shops) 4. ii)	Other private retail traders with credit limits not exceeding Rs.10 lakh 5. Small business enterprises 6. Professionals and self-employed persons 7. Educational loans 8. Housing loans 9. Consumption loans 10. Software industry excluding loans upto Rs. 10 lakh given to software professionals 11. Total * Figures to be incorporated from col. 23 to 27 of Part II of the Return. Part – II "Weaker Sections" Advances – Position as on _____________ Sr. No. Priority Sector Items Scheduled Castes Scheduled Tribes No. of Borrower/Units Limit Sanctioned Amount Advanced Balance Outstand-ing Amount Overdue under Col. 6 No. of Borrower/Units Limit Sanctioned Amount Advanced Balance Outstand-ing Amount Overdue under Col. 11 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 1. Agriculture and activities allied to agriculture i)Direct finance to Agriculture ii)Indirect finance to Agriculture a) Lending by scheduled PCBs to NBFC for on lending to agriculture b) Drip irrigation / sprinkler/agricultural machinery iii) Advances to individuals for activities allied to agriculture Total of 1 2. (i) Direct Loans and advances to cottage/small scale industries and equipment/systems for development of new and renewable sources of energy, etc. (ii) Loans & Advances through NBFC for on lending to tiny sector (iii) Indirect Loans & Advances through HUDCO to artisans/hand loom weavers, etc. under tiny sector 3. i) Advances to Road and Water Transport Operators for purchase of vehicles ii) Loans & Advances to NBFCs for financing of trucks for on lending to SRWTO by Sch PCBs. 4. i)	Private Retail Traders dealing in essential commodities (fair price shops) ii)	Other private retail traders with credit limits not exceeding Rs. 10 lakh 5. Small business enterprises 6. Professionals and self-employed persons 7. Educational loans 8. Housing loans 9. Consumption loans 10. Software industry excluding loans upto Rs. 10 lakh given to software professionals 11. Total Part – II (Contd…) 				 Sr.No. Priority Sector Items Women Others categories under ‘weaker sections’ on the basis of amount of advance Net position to be reported in Part I No. of Borrowers/Units Limits Sanctioned Amount Advanced Balance outstanding Amount overdue under Col. 16 No. of Borrowers/Units Limits Sanctioned Amount Advanced Balance outstanding Amount overdue under Col. 21 No. of Borrowers/Units Limits Sanctioned Amount Advanced Balance outstanding Amount overdue under Col. 26 1. 2. 13. 14. 15 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21 22. 23. 24 25 26 27 1. Agriculture and activities allied to agriculture i)	Direct finance to Agriculture ii)	Indirect finance to Agriculture a) Lending by scheduled PCBs to NBFC for on lending to agriculture b) Drip irrigation / sprinkler/agricultural machinery iii)	Advances to individuals for activities allied to agriculture Total of 1 Sr.No. Priority Sector Items Women Others categories under ‘weaker sections’ on the basis of amount of advance No. of Borrowers/Units Limits Sanctioned Amount Advanced Balance outstanding Amount overdue under Col. 16 No. of Borrowers/Units Limits Sanctioned Amount Advanced Balance outstanding Amount overdue under Col. 21 No. of Borrowers/Units Limits Sanctioned Amount Advanced Balance outstanding Amount overdue under Col. 26 1. 2. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2 (i) Direct Loans and advances to cottage/small scale industries and equipment/systems for development of new and renewable sources of energy, etc. (ii) Loans & Advances through NBFC for on lending to tiny sector (iii) Indirect Loans & Advances through HUDCO to artisans/hand loom weavers, etc. under tiny sector 3. i) Advances to Road and Water Transport Operators for purchase of vehicles ii) Loans & Advances to NBFCs for financing of trucks for on lending to SRWTO by Sch PCBs. 4. i)	Private Retail Traders dealing in essential commodities (fair price shops) ii)	Other private retail traders with credit limits not exceeding Rs. 10 lakh 5. Small business enterprises 6. Professionals and self-employed persons 7. Educational loans Sr.No. Priority Sector Items Women Others categories under ‘weaker sections’ on the basis of amount of advance Net position to be reported in Part I No. of Borrowers/Units Limits Sanctioned Amount Advanced Balance outstanding Amount overdue under Col. 16 No. of Borrowers/Units Limits Sanctioned Amount Advanced Balance outstanding Amount overdue under Col. 21 No. of Borrowers/Units Limits Sanctioned Amount Advanced Balance outstanding Amount overdue under Col. 26 1. 2. 13. 14. 15. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 8. Housing loans 9. Consumption loans 10. Software industry excluding loans upto Rs. 10 lakh given to software professionals 11. Total 						 ANNEXURE V (Ref para 1.2.3.2) 	 ILLUSTRATIVE LIST OF SMALL SCALE SERVICE AND BUSINESS 	(INDUSTRY RELATED) ENTERPRISES (SSSBEs) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part I 1. Advertising Agencies 2. Marketing Consultancy 3. Industrial Consultancy 4. Equipment Rental and Leasing 5. Typing Centres 6. Photocopying Centres (Zeroxing) 7. Industrial Photography 8. Industrial R & D Labs 9. Industrial Testing Labs 10. Desk Top publishing 11. Internet Browsing/Setting up of Cyber Cafes 12. Auto Repair, services and garages 13. Documentary Films on themes like Family Planning, Social forestry, Energy Conservation and Commercial Advertising 14. Laboratories engaged in testing of raw materials, finished products 15. "Servicing Industry" Undertakings engaged in maintenance, repair, testing or electronic/electrical equipment/instruments i.e. measuring/control instruments servicing of all types of vehicles and machinery of any description including televisions, tape recorders, VCRs, Radios, Transformers, Motors, Watches, etc. 16. Laundry and Dry Cleaning 17. X-Ray Clinic 18. Tailoring 19. Servicing of agriculture farm equipment e.g. Tractor, Pump, Rig, Boring Machines, etc. 20. Weigh Bridge 21. Photographic Lab 22. Blue Printing and enlargement of drawing/designs facilities 23. ISD/STD Booths 24. Teleprinter/Fax Services 25. Sub-contracting Exchanges (SCXs) established by Industry Associations. 26. EDP Institutes established by Voluntary Associations/Non-Government Organisations 27. Coloured or Black and White Studios equipped with processing laboratory. 28. Ropeways in hilly areas 29. Installation and operation of Cable TV Network; 30. Operating EPABX under franchises 31.Beauty Parlours and Creches 					 ANNEXURE V Part II ILLUSTRATIVE LIST OF ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE NOT RECOGNISED AS SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY AND BUSINESS (INDUSTRY RELATED) ENTERPRISES (SSSBEs) 1.	Transportation 2.	Storage (except cold storage which is recognised as SSI) 3.	Retail/Wholesale Trade Establishments 4.	General Merchandize Stores 5.	Sales Outlets for industrial components 6.	Health Services including pathological laboratories 7.	Legal Services 8.	Educational Services 9.	Social Services 10.	Hotels Annexure VI [Ref: Para 1.2.1.1(b)] List of Industries which are classified under SSI units having investments in Plant and Machinery more than Rs.100 lakh but not more than Rs.500 lakh No. Product Code Name of the items 1. 260101 Cotton cloth knitted 2 260102 Cotton vests knitted 3 260103 Cotton socks knitted 4 260104 Cotton undergarments knitted 5 260106 Cotton shawls knitted 6 260199 Other cotton knitted wears 7 260201 Woollen cloth knitted 8 260202 Woollen vests knitted 9 260203 Woollen socks knitted 10 260204 Woolen scarves knitted 11 260205 Woolen undergarments knitted 12 260206 Woolen caps knitted 13 260207 Woollen shawls knitted 14 260208 Woolen gloves 15 260207 Woolen mufflers knitted 16 260299 Other woolen knitted wears Art Silk / Man made Fiber Hosiery 17 260310 Synthetic knitted socks and stocking 18 260302 Synthetic knitted under wears such as vest, briefs and drawer 19 260304 Synthetic knitted outer wears such as jersey slipovers, pullover, cardigans and jackets 20 260308 Synthetic knitted children wear such baby suits, knickers, frock underwear and outerwear 21 26030901 Synthetic knitted fabrics except high pile fabric made by sliver knitting, and synthetic knitted blankets 22 260311 Synthetic knitted swim wear such as trunk and costume 23 260312 Synthetic knit wear such as scarf, muffler, shawl, cap ties, blouse and jeans 24 260313 Synthetic knitted shirt, T-shirt, collar shirt and sports- skirts 25 260314 Synthetic knitted hose 26 260315 Synthetic knitted gas mantle fabric 27 260316 Other synthetic knitwear Hand Tool Items 28 343101 Hacksaw frames 29 343102 Pliers 30 343103 Screw drivers 31 343104 Spanners 32 343106 Hammers 33 343108 Anvils 34 343109 Wood working saws 35 343111 Wrenches 36 343112 Knives and shearing blades (all types including those of metal, paper, bamboo and wood for manual operations) 37 343113 Nail pullers 38 343114 Chisels 39 343115 Pincers 40 343116 Wire cutters 41 343199 Other hand tools for blacksmith, carpentry, hand forging, foundry, etc. Stationery Sector 42 319911 Writing inks and fountain pen inks 43 387101 Ball point pens 44 387103 Fountain pens 45 387104 Pen nibs 46 387105 Fountain pens and ball pens components excluding metallic tips 47 387201 Pencils 48 387401 Hand stapling machine 49 387501 Paper pins 50 387601 Carbon paper 51 38760210 Typewriter ribbon for mechanical typewriters 52 387901 Hand numbering machines 53 387903 Pencil sharpeners 54 387907 Pen holders Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Sector 55 31060101 Para amino phenol – Indl.Grade 56 310628 Pyrazolones 57 310650 Benzyl benzoate 58 310658 Niacinamide 59 313125 Paracetamol 60 31315801 Methy parabens and sodium salt starting from para hydroxy benzoic acid 61 31315901 Ethyl parabens and sodium salt starting from para hydroxy benzoic acid 62 31319501 Propyle parabens and sodium salt starting from para hydroxy benzoic acid 63 3131960 Calcium gluconate 64 310126 Aluminium hydroxide gel Sports Goods 65 261401 All Types of sports nets 66 385101 Shuttle cocks 67 385104 Hocky sticks 68 38510510 Protective equipments for sports like pads, gloves, etc. – soft leather goods 69 385106 Dumb – bells and chest exppanders 70 385107 Cricket and hockey balls 71 385108 Foot ball, volley-ball and basket ball covers 							 Appendix Master Circular on Priority Sector Lending List of Circulars consolidated in the Master Circular No. Circular No. Date Subject 1. UBD(PCB)Cir.48/09.09.01/2004-05 17-05-2005 Enhancement in SSI investment limit in respect of Sports Goods - UCBs 2. UBD.BPD (PCB)Cir.29/09.09.01/2004-05 14-12-2004 Priority Sector Lending – Housing Loan – Enhancement of ceiling for UCBs 3. UBD (CO)BPD.PCB.8/09.09.01/2004-05 02-08-2004 Priority Sector Lending by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks 2. UBD.BPD (PCB)Cir.29/09.09.01/2004-05 14-12-2004 Priority Sector Lending – Housing Loan – Enhancement of ceiling for UCBs 4. UBD.CO.BPD.No.38/09.09.01/2003-04 19-03-2004 Priority Sector Advances – Enhancement in SSI investment limit for specified items 5. UBD.BPD.(PCB)No.3/09.09.01/2003-04 09-07-2003 Priority Sector Lending by pcbs 6. UBD.BPD.SUCB.No.1/09.09.01/2003-04 09-07-2003 Priority Sector Lending – Scheme for financing Agriclinics and Agribusiness Centres 7. UBD.No.POT/40/09.09.01/2001-02 06-04-2002 Priority Sector Advances – Enhancement in SSI Investment Limit for specified Hosiery/Handtools items 8. UBD.No.Plan.PCB.23/09.09.01/2000-01 01-01-2001 Priority Sector Advances -Credit Deployment to SSI Sector 9. UBD.Plan.No.7/09.09.01/2000-2001 11-12-2000 Priority Sector Advances - Loans to Software Industry 10. UBD.No.Plan.SPCB.01/09.09.01/2000-2001 01-07-2000 Priority Sector Lending - Lending to NBFCs for On-lending to Agriculture 11. UBD.Plan.PCB./37/09.09.01/99-2000 31-05-2000 Priority Sector Advances - Credit Deployment to SSI Sector 12. UBD.No.Plan.PCB.27/09.09.01/99-2000 31-03-2000 Priority Sector advances - Credit Deployment to SSI Sector 13. USD.Plan.PCB./7/09.09.01/99-2000 22-12-1999 Priority Sector lending - Housing Finance 14. UBD.Plan.No.SPCB.1/09.09.01/99-2000 27-08-1999 Priority Sector lending - Flow of credit to food and agro-based processing, forestry and tiny sector enterprises 15. UBD No.Plan.PCB.5/09.09.01/99-2000 27-08-1999 Priority Sector lending - Flow of credit to food and agro based processing and forestry 16. UBD.No.Plan.Cir.1/09.09.01/99-2000 03-07-1999 Priority Sector Advances Credit deployment to SSI Sector 17. UBD.No.Plan.17/09.09.01/98-99 30-01-1999 Priority Sector lending by primary (urban) co-operative banks- Retail Trade 18. UBD.Plan.Gr.SUB/5/09.09.01/98-99 18-11-1998 Bank Credit to Non Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) against financing of trucks Classification under Priority Sector 19. UBD.NO.Plan.45/09.09.01/97-98 26-03-1998 Priority Sector advances credit deployment to SSI sector 20. UBD.No.Plan.42/09.09.01/97-98 19-02-1998 Priority sector advances-Advance to SSI 21. UBD.No.Plan.PCB.CIR.34/09.09.01/ 97-98 06-01-1998 Monitoring of Priority Sector Advances - Submission of Return/Statement 22. UBD.No.Plan.PCB24/09.09.01/97-98 01-12-1997 Priority Sector Lending by primary (urban) co-operative banks 23. UBD.No.Plan.PCB.33/09.09.01/96-97 13-12-1996 Financing agricultural activities by primary Co-operative banks 24. UBD.No Plan.(PCB)6/09.09.01/94-95 22-07-1994 Priority Sector Lending by primary (urban) co-operative banks 25. UBD.No.Plan.68/09.09-01/93-94 09-05-1994 Priority Sector Lending by primary (urban) co-operative banks 26. UBD No.48/09.09.01/93-94 13-01-1994 Priority Sector Advances - Advances to Small Scale Industries 27. UBD.No.133/09.09.01/93-94 11-09-1993 Lendings to priority sector. Revision in the definition of SSI 28. UBD.No.Plan.2/UB.17(B)/92-93 08-07-1992 Monitoring of priority sector advances. Submission of returns/statements. 29. UBD.P&O.40/UB.17(B)-91/92 18-12-1991 Lending to Priority Sector 30. UBD.P&O.142/UB.17B/86-87 18-08-1987 Lending to Priority Sectors 31. UBD.No.P&O.105/UB.17(B)-86/87 27-06-1987 Lending to Priority Sectors 32. D.O.U.B.D.P&O.1217/UB.17(E)-84/85 01-04-1985 Lending to priority sectors 33. D.O.U.B.D.P&O.687/UB.17(B)-84/85 29-11-1984 Lending to priority sectors 34. UBD.P&O.995/UB.17(B)-83/84 12-04-1984 Lending to priority sectors 35. D.O.No.DBOD.UBD.P&O.494-510/UB.17(B)-83/4 29-12-1983 Lending to Priority Sectors 36. DBOD.UBD.P&0.197/UB.17(B)-83/84 09-09-1983 Lending to priority sectors 37. ACD.UBD.199/UB.17-81/82 02-06-1982 Advances to priority sector 38. ACD.Plan.(IFS)835/HG.9-80/81 02-04-1981 Definition of small-scale industry 39. UBD.Plan.PCB.36/09.09.01 13-03-2001 Recognition of Tyre Retreading & Coffee Curing/Processing activities as SSI. 40. UBD.POT.Cir.11/09.09.01/2001-02 10-09-2001 Recognition of Water Mills (Gharat) as SSI B.	List of Circulars addressed to Registrar of Co-operative Societies No. Circular No. Date Subject UBD.No.Plan./CIR(RCS).9/09.22.01/ 95-96 01-09-1995 Finance for Housing Schemes - primary (urban) co-operative banks UBD.P&0.796/UB.-17(B)-83/84 05-03-1984 Grant of loans for agricultural and allied activities by urban co-operative banks 2026 All Months January February March April May June July August September October November December 2025 All Months January February March April May June July August September October November December 2024 All Months January February March April May June July August September October November December 2023 All Months January February March April May June July August September October November December 2022 All Months January February March April May June July August September October November December 2021 All Months January February March April May June July August September October November December 2020 All Months January February March April May June July August September October November December 2019 All Months January February March April May June July August September October November December 2018 All Months January February March April May June July August September October November December 2017 All Months January February March April May June July August September October November December Archives 2016 All Months January February March April May June July August September October November December 2015 All Months January February March April May June July August September October November December 2014 All Months January February March April May June July August September October November December 2013 All Months January February March April May June July August September October November December 2012 All Months January February March April May June July August September October November December 2011 All Months January February March April May June July August September October November December 2010 All Months January February March April May June July August September October November December 2009 All Months January February March April May June July August September October November December 2008 All Months January February March April May June July August September October November December 2007 All Months January February March April May June July August September October November December 2006 All Months January February March April May June July August September October November December 2005 All Months January February March April May June July August September October November December 2004 All Months January February March April May June July August September October November December 2003 All Months January February March April May June July August September October November December 2002 All Months January February March April May June July August September October November December 2001 All Months January February March April May June July August September October November December 2000 All Months January February March April May June July August September October November December 1999 All Months January February March April May June July August September October November December 1998 All Months Ja
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