Weaker Section

Weaker section includes the following:

•Small and marginal farmers with land holding of 5 acres and less and landless labourers, tenant farmers and sharecroppers.
•Artisans, village and cottage industries where individual credit limits do not exceed Rs. 50,000/-.
•Beneficiaries of Swarnjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana (SGSY), Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rojgar Yojana (SJSRY) & Scheme for Liberation and Rehabilitation of Scavangers (SLRS).
•Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
•Advance to Self Help Groups – Bank Linkage Programme
•Beneficiaries of Differential Rate of Interest (DRI) scheme