<h1>RBI Guidelines: Banks Must Allocate 10% of Credit to Weaker Sections; Public Banks Urged to Boost Minority Lending to 15% PSL.</h1> Under the Reserve Bank of India's guidelines on Priority Sector Lending, domestic Scheduled Commercial Banks must allocate 10% of their Adjusted Net Bank Credit or Credit Equivalent amount of Off-Balance Sheet Exposure, whichever is higher, to weaker sections. The government has also advised Public Sector Banks to increase Minority Community Lending to 15% of their PSL. As of March 2012, various banks reported their achievements in meeting these targets, with percentages ranging from 3.17% to 16.53%. The RBI monitors credit flow to ensure minorities receive fair credit distribution within the overall priority sector targets.