Abstract
The rapid expansion of RRB has helped in reducing substantially the regional disparities in respect of banking facilities in India. The efforts made by RRB in branch expansion, deposit mobilization, rural development and credit d eployment in weaker section of rural areas are appreciable. RRB successfully achieve its objectives like to take banking to door steps of rural households particularly in banking deprived rural area, to avail easy and cheaper credit to weaker rural section who are dependent on private lenders, to encourage rural savings for productive activities, to generate employment in rural areas and to bring down the cost of purveying credit in rural areas. The increase in the number of NPAs and the problem of recovery has necessitated the need to study the financial performance of RRBs. The main objective is to study the growth-pattern and financial performance of Regional Rural Banks in India. The study conducted is descriptive in nature and data is collected from published annual reports of RBI and NABARD for the period 2006-2012. The study has witnessed positive impact on the financial performance of RRBs due to amalgamation and various other factors.
Highlights
The history of Regional Rural Banks in India dates back to the year 1975
Regional Rural Banks were established under the provisions of an Ordinance promulgated on the 26thSeptember 1975 and the return bonds (RRBs) Act, 1975 with an objective to ensure sufficient institutional credit for agriculture and other rural sectors
The aim of the study is to find out the financial performance Evaluation of Regional Rural banks in India
Summary
The history of Regional Rural Banks in India dates back to the year 1975. It’s the Narasimham committee that conceptualized the foundation of Regional Rural Banks in India. The committee felt the need of regionally oriented rural banks’ that would address the problems and requirements of the rural people in India. Regional Rural Banks were established under the provisions of an Ordinance promulgated on the 26thSeptember 1975 and the RRB Act, 1975 with an objective to ensure sufficient institutional credit for agriculture and other rural sectors. The RRBs mobilize financial resources from rural/semi-urban areas and grant loans and advances mostly to small and marginal farmers, agricultural laborers and rural artisans. For the purpose of classification of bank branches, the Reserve bank of India defines rural area as a place with a population of less than 10,000.RRBs are jointly owned by Government of India, the concerned
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