DEVELOPMENT BANKING
Provincial Development Loan Scheme

  • OBJECTIVE

    To finance income generating projects of all small and medium scale enterprises.

  • PROJECT AREA
  • Scheme shall be implemented in all provinces.

  • ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES
    • Agricultural
    • Industries
    • Fisheries and related activities
    • Transport
    • Trade
    • Animal Husbandry

    (Loans are not granted for consumption purpose)

  • ELIGIBILITY OF APPLICANT
    • Applicant should be a citizen of Sri Lanka.
    • The relevant project should have been located in the relevant Province.
    • Applicant should contribute at least 10% of the total project cost.
    • Applicant should be a person within the age group of 18-55 years.
    • Applicant should not be a defaulted borrower or a guarantor of a loan obtained from any Financial Institution.
    • Should be a project with a repayment capacity and a sound cash-flow.
  • TOTAL PORTFOLIO
  • Rs.1.45 Billion

  • LOAN AMOUNT FOR BORROWER
  • Maximum Loan Amount Rs. 5,000,000/-
    Minimum Loan Amount Rs. 200,000/-

  • RATE OF INTEREST
  • On - lending rate for customer 12% per annum

  • REPAYMENT PERIOD
  • Repayment period including grace period of maximum 12 months is 05 years

  • Securities
    • Two personal guarantors acceptable to the Bank Out of them, one could be a spouse or a parent while the other should be a person with an acceptable source of income.
    • Mortgage over a movable or immovable property. Securities acceptable to the Bank