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1. ABOUT NABARD

NABARD is set up as an apex Development Bank with a mandate for facilitating credit flow for promotion and development of agriculture, small-scale industries, cottage and village industries, handicrafts and other rural crafts. It also has the mandate to support all other allied economic activities in rural areas, promote integrated and sustainable rural development and secure prosperity of rural areas. In discharging its role as a facilitator for rural prosperity NABARD is entrusted with.

  • Providing refinance to lending institutions in rural areas
  • Bringing about or promoting institutional development and
  • Evaluating, monitoring and inspecting the client banks
Besides this pivotal role, NABARD also:
  • Acts as a coordinator in the operations of rural credit institutions
  • Extends assistance to the government, the Reserve Bank of India and other organizations in matters relating to rural development
  • Offers training and research facilities for banks, cooperatives and organizations working in the field of rural development
  • Helps the state governments in reaching their targets of providing assistance to eligible institutions in agriculture and rural development
  • Acts as regulator for cooperative banks and RRBs
2. GENESIS AND MISSION

GENESIS
At the instance of Government of India Reserve Bank of India (RBI), constituted a committee to review the arrangements for institutional credit for agriculture and rural development (CRAFICARD) on 30 March 1979, under the Chairmanship of Shri B.Sivaraman, former member of Planning Commission, Government of India to review the arrangements for institutional credit for agriculture and rural development. The Committee, in its interim report, submitted on 28 November 1979, felt the need for a new organisational device for providing undivided attention, forceful direction and pointed focus to the credit problems arising out of integrated rural development and recommended the formation of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development(NABARD). The Parliament, through Act,61 of 1981, approved the setting up of NABARD. The bank came into existence on 12 July 1982 by transferring the agricultural credit functions of RBI and refinance functions of the then Agricultural Refinance and Development Corporation (ARDC). NABARD was dedicated to the service of the nation by the late Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi on 05 November 1982. NABARD was set up with an initial capital of Rs.100 crore. Consequent to the revision in the composition of share capital between Government of India and RBI, the paid up capital as on 31 March 2013, stood at Rs 4000 crore with Government of India holding Rs.3,980 crore (99.50%) and Reserve Bank of India 20.00 crore (0.50%).

MISSION

Promote sustainable and equitable agriculture and rural prosperity through effective credit support, related services, institution development and other innovative initiatives.

Source: https://www.nabard.org/english/Home.aspx

 
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