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The Reserve Bank of India has today issued the Reserve Bank of India (Priority Sector Lending – Targets and Classification) (Amendment) Directions, 2026. These amendment directions modify certain provisions of the Master Directions – Reserve Bank of India (Priority Sector Lending – Targets and Classification) Directions, 2025.
| Categories | Targets/ Sub-targets | |||
| Domestic Commercial Banks (excl. RRBs & SFBs) & Foreign Banks with 20 branches and above | Foreign Banks with less than 20 branches | Regional Rural Banks | Small Finance Banks | |
| Total Priority Sector | 40 per cent of ANBC as computed in para 6 or CEOBSE, whichever is higher. | 40 per cent of ANBC as computed in para 6 or CEOBSE, whichever is higher; out of which up to 32% can be in the form of Export Credit and not less than 8% can be to any other priority sector. | 75 per cent of ANBC as computed in para 6 or CEOBSE, whichever is higher. However, lending to Medium Enterprises, Social Infrastructure and Renewable Energy shall be reckoned for priority sector achievement up to 15 per cent of ANBC only. | |
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