(Amount in Rupees crore)

Year (end-March)

No. of SHGs linked

Bank loan

Refinance assistance

1

2

3

4

1992-93

255

0.29

0.27

1993-94

620

0.65

0.46

1994-95

2122

2.44

2.13

1995-96

4757

6.06

5.66

1996-97

8598

11.84

10.65

1997-98

14317

23.76

21.39

1998-99

32995

57.07

52.06

1999-00

114775

192.98

150.13

2000-01

263825

480.87

394.98

2001-02

461478

1026.34

790.24

2002-03

717360

2048.67

1412.71

2003-04

1079091

3904.20

2118.15

2004-05

1618456

6898.46

3085.91

2005-06 P

2238565

11397.55

4153.63

P : Provisional.
Source: NABARD.