Mumbai, March 12 -- Ministry of Finance stated in a latest update that overall credit disbursement to priority sectors including Agriculture, MSME and Social Infrastructure by banks in 2019 was Rs 23,01,567 crores, which has risen to Rs 42,73,161 crores in 2024, recording an increase of 85% over the six-year period. Within priority sector lending, the overall credit disbursement to the agriculture sector has seen steady and positive growth from 2019 to 2024. In 2019, the total disbursement to the sector was Rs 8,86,791 crore, and by 2024, it has significantly increased to Rs 18,27,666 crore (Data for Agriculture includes credit disbursement towards agriculture infrastructure by banks). The overall credit disbursement to the MSME sector ha...