<p class="title">Public sector banks disbursed a record Rs 2.52 lakh crore of loans during the festive month of October, the Finance Ministry said on Thursday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">An amount of Rs 1.05 lakh crore was fresh lending, the Department Financial Services said in a statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">An amount of Rs 46,800 crore was given as a working capital loan, it said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The government in September had asked state-run banks to step up lending and hold outreach programs or loan melas in 400 districts to lend to desirable shadow banks and retail borrowers. </p>
<p class="title">Public sector banks disbursed a record Rs 2.52 lakh crore of loans during the festive month of October, the Finance Ministry said on Thursday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">An amount of Rs 1.05 lakh crore was fresh lending, the Department Financial Services said in a statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">An amount of Rs 46,800 crore was given as a working capital loan, it said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The government in September had asked state-run banks to step up lending and hold outreach programs or loan melas in 400 districts to lend to desirable shadow banks and retail borrowers. </p>