A multi-State co-operative society may invest or deposit its funds--
         (a) in a co-operative bank, state co-operative bank, co-operative land development bank or central co-operative bank; or
         (b) in any of the securities specified in section 20 of the Indian Trust Act, 1882 (2 of 1882); or
         (c) in the shares or securities of any other multi-State co-operative society or any co-operative society; or
         (d) in the shares, securities or assets of a subsidiary institution or any other institution; or
         (e) with any other bank; or
         (f) in such other mode as may be provided in the bye-laws.
     Explanation.--For the purposes of clause (e), "bank" means any banking company as defined in clause (c) of section 5 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949), and includes--
         (i) the State Bank of India constituted under the State Bank of India Act, 1955 (23 of 1955);
         (ii) a subsidiary bank as defined in clause (k) of section 2 of the State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act, 1959 (38 of 1959);
         (iii) a corresponding new bank constituted under section 3 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970 (5 of 1970) or a corresponding new bank constituted under section 3 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1980 (40 of 1980).