Section 1

Short title, extent and commencement.

The Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976

  • Act 21 of 1976
  • Ministry of Finance
  • Department of Financial Services
About this Act

An Act to provide for the incorporation, regulation and winding up of Regional Rural Banks with a view to developing the rural economy by providing, for the purpose of development of agriculture, trade, commerce, industry and other productive activities in the rural areas, credit and other facilities, particularly to the small and marginal farmers, agricultural labourers, artisans and small entrepreneurs, and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.

All sections
    (1) This Act may be called the Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976.
     (2) It extends to the whole of India.
     (3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 26th day of September, 1975.

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