Loan growth in FY19 for SBI is guided to be 14%, in line with industry slated growth at 15%. As bank is still short of priority sector lending target & keeping this in line, management expects to bring in loans from NBFC. Portfolio purchases from NBFCs were at ` 13,000 cr at the end of Dec 2018; and ` 7,000 cr is in pipeline. SBI has strong presence in Govt. and PSU backed NBFCs; and exposure to large reputed private sector institutions. Though, bank is looking for buying...