Act Number: 21

Act Name: The Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976

Year: 1976

Enactment Date: 1976-02-09

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Finance

Department: Department of Financial Services

Section 24A: Inspection, audit and scrutiny by the Sponsor Bank.
    1 [24A. Inspection, audit and scrutiny by the Sponsor Bank.--Notwithstanding anything contained in section 19 and without prejudice to the provisions of section 35 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949), the Sponsor Bank shall, from time to time, monitor the progress of the Regional Rural Banks sponsored by it and cause inspection, internal audit and scrutiny to be made by one or more of its officers and suggest corrective measures to be taken by such Regional Rural Bank.]
Notes:
1 Ins. by Act 1 of 1988, s. 14 (w.e.f. 28-9-1988).
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