Rural Development Banks

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What is the primary function of rural development banks as described?

  • Offering financial services exclusively to government employees.
  • Providing long-term loans for specific agricultural activities. (correct)
  • Providing short-term loans to urban businesses.
  • Issuing credit cards to farmers.

Which activities are typically financed by the long-term loans offered by rural development banks?

  • Supporting film production and entertainment ventures.
  • Purchasing stocks and bonds.
  • Constructing new wells, land improvement, and purchasing agricultural equipment. (correct)
  • Funding international vacations and luxury cars.

What is the main purpose of State Cooperative Rural Development Banks?

  • To manage urban infrastructure projects.
  • To provide financial assistance and oversight to primary rural development banks. (correct)
  • To regulate international trade policies.
  • To promote tourism and hospitality industries in rural areas.

How do State Cooperative Rural Development Banks raise funds to support primary banks?

<p>By issuing debentures. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the two types of debentures issued by these banks?

<p>Ordinary debentures and special development debentures. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the current lending practice mentioned pertaining to the banks?

<p>Offering gold loans. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Besides Rural Cooperative Banks, which other cooperative banks are mentioned as functioning?

<p>City Cooperative Banks and Industrial Cooperative Banks. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is required for City Cooperative Banks to operate legally?

<p>Registration under the Cooperative Societies Act and a license from the Reserve Bank of India. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What primarily defines the operational scope of City Cooperative Banks?

<p>Operations limited to the city in which the bank operates. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main objective of City Cooperative Banks?

<p>To offer banking services tailored to the needs of residents in the city. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

Functions of Rural Development Banks

Provide long-term loans for specific tasks.

State Cooperative Rural Development Bank role

These banks were established to provide financial assistance and oversight to Primary Cooperative Rural Development Banks in each state.

Purpose of Loan Bonds

Banks issue these to raise funds, providing financial assistance to primary banks.

Types of Other Cooperative Banks

Urban Cooperative Banks and Industrial Cooperative Banks

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Urban Cooperative Banks Operation

These banks operate within specified cities and are registered under cooperative societies' laws.

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Primary focus of Urban Cooperative Banks

Provide lending services tailored to their needs.

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Services of Rural Development Banks

Focus on providing agricultural needs such as digging wells, land improvement, cultivating orchards, buying water pumps, tractors, and settling old debts.

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Study Notes

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Functions of Rural Development Banks

  • Provide long-term loans for specific tasks.
  • Support digging new wells, repairing existing ones, and preparing land for irrigation.
  • Facilitate land improvement and the establishment of fruit orchards.
  • Offer loans for purchasing water pumping machinery and agricultural equipment, like tractors.
  • Assist in settling old debts, acquiring land, constructing fences, and cultivating garden crops.

State Cooperative Rural Development Bank

  • Established to provide financial aid and oversight to primary cooperative rural development banks.
  • Operates at least one state cooperative rural development bank in each state.
  • These banks generate funds by issuing debentures.
  • Offer financial assistance to primary banks
  • They issue both ordinary and special development debentures.
  • Debenture redemption fund facilitates the repurchase of debentures.
  • Banks now provide gold loans, considering their financial resources.
  • Established in TN City in 1988-17.

Other Cooperative Banks

  • Includes city cooperative banks and industrial cooperative banks.

City Cooperative Banks

  • These banks operate in specific cities.
  • Registered under the Cooperative Societies Act.
  • Licensed by the Reserve Bank of India.
  • Operational area is typically limited to the city in which the bank operates.
  • Main goal to provide banking services and loans to members living in the city, based on their needs.
  • First City Cooperative Society was started in 1922.
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