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introduction on NABARD

Answer 1

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) is an apex development bank in India, headquartered at Mumbai with branches all over India.

Answer 2

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) is an apex development bank in India. The Committee to Review Arrangements for Institutional Credit for Agriculture and Rural Development (CRAFICARD) under the Chairmanship of Shri B. Sivaraman, conceived and recommended the establishment of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).

The Committee to Review Arrangements for Institutional Credit for Agriculture and Rural Development (CRAFICARD) was set up by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). NABARD was established on 12 July 1982 by a special act by the parliament.

The main objective behind the set up of NABARD was to uplift rural India by increasing the credit flow for elevation of agriculture & rural non farm sector.

Government of India holds 99% stake. in NABARD and currently 1% is held by the RBI. Initially, the RBI held 72.5 per cent of equity in NABARD but in October, 2012 the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has divested 71.5 per cent stake amounting to Rs 1,430 crore in National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) in favour of the government.