GURU
GYAN
NABARD
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural
Development was
established on 12th July 1982 with its Head Quarter at Mumbai with
an aim of Promotion and Development of Agriculture, Small Scale Industries,
cottage and village industries, handicrafts and other rural crafts.
Ø CRAFICARD committee
set up by RBI, under the chairmanship of Sh. B.Shivaraman recommended the
establishment of NABARD.
Ø CRAFICARD –Committee to review
arrangements for Institutional credit for Agricultural and rural Development.
Ø Initial
capital of NABARD was Rs. 100 crore. Paid up capital as on 31st
March, 2013, stood at 4000 crore with government of India holding 3,980 crore
i.e. 99.50 % and RBI 20 crore i.e. 0.50 %.
MAIN ROLES OF NABARD:
Ø It
manages and controls all the matters concerning policy, planning and operations
in the field of credit for agriculture and other economic activities in rural
areas.
Ø It
harmonize the rural financing activities of all institutions engaged in
developmental work at the field level.
Ø It
monitors and evaluates the projects refinanced by it.
Ø It
refinances the financial institutions which finances the rural sector.
Ø It
ensures training facilities to the institutions working in the field of rural
upliftment.
Ø It
regulates the co0operative banks at the RRB’s.
NOTE: Before the establishment of
NABARD, Reserve Bank of India was responsible for Development of the
Agricultural and Rural Sector.
