Abstract :
Finance is the key element which almost all activities revolve around. A sound financial system is a symbol of sound economy. It performs the role of intermediary between savers and investors. Priority Sector Lending (PSL) is a scheme which is intended to give loans to the important priority sectors of the economy. Keeping the objectives, performance of priority sector lending in Kalaburagi district was studied. The critical difference value of the ANOVA indicated, that there all the three types of banks lent amount towards the priority sectors differently in the study areas. The co-operative sector needs to be geared in respect of total advances along with priority sector lending through appropriate policy measure.
Keyword :
Financial, Priority, ANOVA, Sectors, Less developed country