Source: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/banking/finance/banking/loans-to-differently-abled-persons-will-be-treated-as-priority-sector/articleshow/46554289.cms
Loans to differently abled persons will be treated as priority sectorBy ET Bureau | 13 Mar, 2015, 04.40PM IST KOLKATA: Bank loans to differently abled persons will be treated as weaker section loans within the priority sector ambit, Reserve Bank of India said Friday. This provision is effective from today. "It has been decided that priority sector loans to persons with disabilities will be eligible for classification under weaker sections category," RBI said in a note to commercial banks excluding regional rural banks. RBI guidelines stipulate banks to lend 10% of adjusted net bank credit or credit equivalent amount of their off-balance sheet exposure, whichever is higher, to the weaker section. This is a sub-target within the 40% priority sector norms for banks. Foreign banks with less than 20 branches are exempted from complying with this sub-target. Lending to small and marginal farmers, artisans, village and cottage industries where individual credit limits do not exceed Rs 50,000, scheduled castes and scheduled tribes and self help groups are also considered as weaker section loans. Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
