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Table 7.3 depicts the progress of the NCRCS by districts for
year 2008. The highest number i.e. 19,588 of loans under the
cultivation category have been disbursed in Anuradhaprura
District followed by Polonnaruwa and Hambantota Districts
providing 13,937 and 9300 loans respectively. In terms
of the amount disbursed under the purchasing category,
Polonnaruwa District took the lead providing Rs. 3034.9
and followed by Anuradhapura and Hambantota Districts
providing Rs. 1557.8 and Rs. 1147.1 respectively.
Table 7.3
Loans granted under NCRCS by Districts in year 2008
Cultivation
Purchasing
District No Value No Value
(Rs. mn)
(Rs. mn)
Ampara 2,356 121.6 67 217.4
Anuradhapura 19,588 704.4 230 1,557.8
Badulla 5,199 224.5 82 285.9
Batticaloa 253 16.8 1 10.0
Colombo - - 6 216.1
Gampaha - - 9 25.8
Hambantota 9,300 342.7 391 1,147.1
Jaffna 2,861 131.3 2 10.0
Kalutara 261 7.9 - -
Kandy 1,120 40.0 - -
Kegalle 8 0.1 - -
Killinochchi 30 4.1 - -
Kurunegala 1,467 46.6 29 513.4
Mannar 350 13.5 - -
Matale 4,564 175.2 59 231.3
Matara 276 8.5 2 1.5
Monaragala 1,447 69.0 21 53.5
Mullativu 273 10.7 - -
Nuwara Eliya 1,515 187.5 - -
Polonnaruwa 13,937 514.9 390 3,034.9
Puttalam 213 10.0 1 0.5
Ratnapura 850 30.0 45 131.4
Trincomalee 1,126 65.7 19 47.7
Vavuniya 405 25.2 19 101.8
Total 67,399 2,750.1 1,373 7,586.1
Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Ministry of Finance and Planning Sri Lanka
Annual Report 2008