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Table 7.5
Loans disbursed by Districts
District No of Loans Loan Amount
Hambantota 2,317 194,037,131
Jaffna 1,734 96,234,944
Matara 1,009 82,755,104
Galle 1,036 87,718,600
Kurunegala 842 65,022,100
Ampara 897 56,544,000
Batticaloa 444 20,354,000
Kalutara 457 32,665,600
Polonnaruwa 373 28,952,350
Anuradhapura 511 34,053,450
Kandy 749 38,497,000
Kegalle 331 23,834,000
Badulla 353 24,169,427
Nuwara Eliya 243 15,338,000
Monaragala 250 17,682,800
Gampaha 182 16,580,000
Matale 178 11,917,500
Puttalam 177 13,295,000
Ratnapura 282 20,363,500
Colombo 41 3,505,000
Tricomalee 20 1,114,000
Mullattivu 7 350,000
Vavuniya 1 100,000
Killinochchi 1 50,000
Total 12,435 885,133,506
(Rs.)
Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Around 19 percent out of total number of loans and around
22 percent out of total amount disbursed have been recorded
by Humbanthota District. The salient feature in Table 7.5
which gives the progress of loans disbursement by Districts,
is that Jaffna District has been ranked 2nd in terms of the
number of loans and the amount disbursed. This table also
indicates that Hambanthota, Jaffna, Matara and Galle
Districts have recorded higher number of loans in terms
of disbursements than the agricultural districts such as
Anuradapura and Polonnaruwa probably for the reason that
the loan scheme is more attractive to the small farmers than
the large scale farmers.
Ministry of Finance and Planning Sri Lanka
Annual Report 2008