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NABARD
1
OVERVIEW
 History of NABARD
 Objective’s of NABARD
 Role of NABARD
 Activitie’s of NABARD
 Function’s of NABARD
2
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development,
more popularly known as NABARD was established by an
Act of
Parliament on 12th July 1982 to implement the National
Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Act, 1981.
It replaced the Agricultural Credit Department (ACD) and
Rural Planning and Credit Cell (RPCC) of Reserve Bank of
India, and
Agricultural Refinance and Development Corporation
(ARDC). It is one of the premiere agencies to provide
NABARD
3
NABARD was established in terms of the Preamble
to the Act,
"for providing credit for the promotion of agriculture,
small scale industries, cottage and village industries,
handicrafts and
other rural crafts and other allied economic activities
in rural areas with a view to promoting IRDP and
securing prosperity of
rural areas and for matters connected therewith in
incidental thereto".4
objectives of the NABARD
 1. The National Bank will be an apex organisation in
respect of all matters relating to policy, planning
operational aspects in the field of credit for promotion
of Agriculture, Small Scale Industries, Cottage and
Village Industries, Handicrafts and other rural crafts
and other allied economic activities in rural areas.
 2. The bank will serve as a refinancing institution for
institutional credit such as long-term, short-term for the
promotion of activities in the rural areas.5
3. The bank will also provide direct lending to any
institution as may be approved by the Central
Government.
4. The bank will have organic links with the Reserve
Bank and maintain a close link with in.
6
Role of NABARD
 1. Providing refinance to lending institutions in rural
areas
 2. Bringing about or promoting institutional
development and
 3. Evaluating, monitoring and inspecting the client
banks
 4.Acts as a coordinator in the operations of rural credit
institutions.
 5.Extends assistance to the government, the Reserve
7
6.Offers training and research facilities for banks,
cooperatives and organizations working in the field of
rural development.
7.Helps the State Governments in reaching their
targets of providing assistance to eligible institutions
in agriculture and rural development.
8.Acts as regulator for cooperative banks and8
NABARD's Activities
 1. Refinance disbursement under ST-Agri & Others
and MT-Conversion/Liquidity support aggregated
Rs. 16952.83 crore during 2007-08.
 2. Refinance disbursement under Investment
Credit to Commercial Banks, State Cooperative
Banks, State Cooperative Agriculture and Rural
Development Banks, RRBs and other eligible
financial institutions during 2007-08 aggregated
Rs. 9046.27 crore.
9
3. Through the Rural Infrastructure Development
Fund (RIDF) Rs.8034.93 crores were disbursed
during 2007-08. With this,
4. Under Watershed Development Fund with a
corpus of Rs. 613.71 crore as on 31st March 2008,
416 projects in 94 districts of 14 states have
benefited.
10
5. Farmers now enjoy hassle free access to credit
and security through 714.68 lakh Kisan Credit Cards
that have been issued through a vast rural banking
network.
6. Under the Farmers' Club Programme, a total of
28226 clubs covering 61789 villages in 555 districts
have been formed, helping farmers get access to
credit, technology and extension services.
11
Functions of NABARD
 1. Credit functions, involving preparation of
potential-linked credit plans annually for all districts
of the country for identification of credit potential,
monitoring the flow of ground level rural credit,
issuing policy and operational guidelines to rural
financing institutions and providing credit facilities
to eligible institutions under various programmes.
12
2.Development functions, concerning reinforcement
of the credit functions and making credit more
productive.
3.Supervisory functions, ensuring the proper
functioning of cooperative banks and regional rural
banks.
4.It takes measures towards institution building for
improving absorptive capacity of the credit delivery
system, including
13
5.It co-ordinates the rural financing activities of all
the institutions engaged in developmental work at
the field level and maintains liaison with Government
of India, State Governments, Reserve Bank of India
and other national level institutions concerned with
policy formulation
14
6.It prepares, on annual basis, rural credit plans for
all districts in the country; these plans form the base
for annual credit plans of all rural financial institutions.
7.It undertakes monitoring and evaluation of projects
refinanced by it.
8.It promotes research in the fields of rural banking,
agriculture and rural development.
15
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Nabard

  • 2. OVERVIEW  History of NABARD  Objective’s of NABARD  Role of NABARD  Activitie’s of NABARD  Function’s of NABARD 2
  • 3. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, more popularly known as NABARD was established by an Act of Parliament on 12th July 1982 to implement the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Act, 1981. It replaced the Agricultural Credit Department (ACD) and Rural Planning and Credit Cell (RPCC) of Reserve Bank of India, and Agricultural Refinance and Development Corporation (ARDC). It is one of the premiere agencies to provide NABARD 3
  • 4. NABARD was established in terms of the Preamble to the Act, "for providing credit for the promotion of agriculture, small scale industries, cottage and village industries, handicrafts and other rural crafts and other allied economic activities in rural areas with a view to promoting IRDP and securing prosperity of rural areas and for matters connected therewith in incidental thereto".4
  • 5. objectives of the NABARD  1. The National Bank will be an apex organisation in respect of all matters relating to policy, planning operational aspects in the field of credit for promotion of Agriculture, Small Scale Industries, Cottage and Village Industries, Handicrafts and other rural crafts and other allied economic activities in rural areas.  2. The bank will serve as a refinancing institution for institutional credit such as long-term, short-term for the promotion of activities in the rural areas.5
  • 6. 3. The bank will also provide direct lending to any institution as may be approved by the Central Government. 4. The bank will have organic links with the Reserve Bank and maintain a close link with in. 6
  • 7. Role of NABARD  1. Providing refinance to lending institutions in rural areas  2. Bringing about or promoting institutional development and  3. Evaluating, monitoring and inspecting the client banks  4.Acts as a coordinator in the operations of rural credit institutions.  5.Extends assistance to the government, the Reserve 7
  • 8. 6.Offers training and research facilities for banks, cooperatives and organizations working in the field of rural development. 7.Helps the State Governments in reaching their targets of providing assistance to eligible institutions in agriculture and rural development. 8.Acts as regulator for cooperative banks and8
  • 9. NABARD's Activities  1. Refinance disbursement under ST-Agri & Others and MT-Conversion/Liquidity support aggregated Rs. 16952.83 crore during 2007-08.  2. Refinance disbursement under Investment Credit to Commercial Banks, State Cooperative Banks, State Cooperative Agriculture and Rural Development Banks, RRBs and other eligible financial institutions during 2007-08 aggregated Rs. 9046.27 crore. 9
  • 10. 3. Through the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) Rs.8034.93 crores were disbursed during 2007-08. With this, 4. Under Watershed Development Fund with a corpus of Rs. 613.71 crore as on 31st March 2008, 416 projects in 94 districts of 14 states have benefited. 10
  • 11. 5. Farmers now enjoy hassle free access to credit and security through 714.68 lakh Kisan Credit Cards that have been issued through a vast rural banking network. 6. Under the Farmers' Club Programme, a total of 28226 clubs covering 61789 villages in 555 districts have been formed, helping farmers get access to credit, technology and extension services. 11
  • 12. Functions of NABARD  1. Credit functions, involving preparation of potential-linked credit plans annually for all districts of the country for identification of credit potential, monitoring the flow of ground level rural credit, issuing policy and operational guidelines to rural financing institutions and providing credit facilities to eligible institutions under various programmes. 12
  • 13. 2.Development functions, concerning reinforcement of the credit functions and making credit more productive. 3.Supervisory functions, ensuring the proper functioning of cooperative banks and regional rural banks. 4.It takes measures towards institution building for improving absorptive capacity of the credit delivery system, including 13
  • 14. 5.It co-ordinates the rural financing activities of all the institutions engaged in developmental work at the field level and maintains liaison with Government of India, State Governments, Reserve Bank of India and other national level institutions concerned with policy formulation 14
  • 15. 6.It prepares, on annual basis, rural credit plans for all districts in the country; these plans form the base for annual credit plans of all rural financial institutions. 7.It undertakes monitoring and evaluation of projects refinanced by it. 8.It promotes research in the fields of rural banking, agriculture and rural development. 15