Speaking on the milestone, Anup Bagchi, Executive Director, ICICI Bank, said, "ICICI Bank is committed to support the socio-economic development of a larger section of the society. In line with this philosophy, we have focused on the affordable housing segment of upto Rs. 30 lakh to empower a larger section of the society to realize the dream of owning their first home. We are delighted to share that we have disbursed more than Rs. 6700 crore of 'Pratham' home loans in over 51,000 accounts in the affordable housing segment. To make our home loans widely accessible, affordable, and available quickly to this segment; we have expanded our distribution by opening over 100 new loan processing centers in tier II, tier III cities as well as micro- markets on the periphery of major cities. We have also enabled online sanction of these home loans through our website, without any need to visit a branch. With these initiatives in place, going forward, 'Pratham' loans will be a priority segment for us.