RBI/2007-2008/98
RPCD.SP.BC.No.13/
09.10.01 / 2007-08
July
16, 2007
The
Chairman/ Managing Directors
All
Scheduled Commercial Banks
Dear
Sir,
List
of additional 18 Minority Concentrated Districts which are not included in the
list of 103 Districts with substantial minority population circulated earlier.
Please
refer to Annex II of our Master Circular ref. RPCD.SP.BC.
12 / 09.10.01/2007-08 dated July 5, 2007 wherein we have enclosed a List of
103 Minority Concentrated Districts for monitoring the credit flow to minority
communities. In this connection, Government of India have now forwarded us an
additional list of 18 districts ( copy enclosed) to the list
of 103 districts making total number of minority concentrated districts to 121.
Accordingly revised Annexure
I is enclosed herewith for reporting the performance of your bank in lending
to minority communities on a half yearly basis.
You
may, therefore, issue necessary instructions to your controlling offices, branch
offices advising them to specially monitor the credit flow to minorities in these
121 districts as against the 103 districts which are required to be monitored,
thereby ensuring that the minority communities receive an equitable portion of
the credit within the overall target of the priority sector. The above requirement
should be kept in view for purpose of earmarking of targets and location of development
projects under the Prime Minister's New 15 Point Programme for the Welfare of
the Minorities.
2.
Please acknowledge receipt and kindly advise us of the action initiated by you
in this regard urgently.
Yours
faithfully,
(
G. Srinivasan)
Chief General Manager
List
of additional 18 Minority Concentrated Districts which are not included in the
list of 103 Districts with substantial minority population circulated earlier.