National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Act, 1981
22. Conversion loan
for production credit.-
Where the National
Bank is satisfied that owing to drought, famine or other natural calamities,
military operations or enemy action, any State co-operative bank, central
cooperative bank, regional rural bank or any such financial institution or any
financial institution falling under any such class of financial institutions,
as may be approved by the Reserve Bank in this behalf, requires assistance
under this section, it may provide to such bank or institution such financial
assistance as it may deem fit by way of making loans and advances repayable on
the expiry of fixed periods not exceeding seven years and on such terms and
conditions as may be specified in this behalf by the National Bank :
Provided that loans
and advances may be made under this section only for the purpose of enabling
the borrowing bank or institution,-
a.
to
pay any dues to the National Bank for credit extended for financing
agricultural operations or the marketing of crops under clause (i) of sub-section(1)
of section 21, or
b.
i.
to
make loans or advances to central co-operative banks or primary rural credit
societies in cases where the borrowing bank is a State co-operative bank and
ii.
to
make loans and advances to primary rural credit societies in cases where the
borrowing bank is a central co-operative bank, and such loans or advances in
both the cases being repayable on the expiry of fixed periods not being less
than eighteen months and not exceeding seven years, by way of reimbursement of
loans and advances made by such co-operative banks or societies for agriculture
or agricultural operations or for reimbursement of such loans or advances which
have been converted into loans or advances repayable on expiry of fixed periods
not being less than eighteen months and not exceeding seven years from the date
of conversion:
Provided further that
no loan or advance shall be made under this section to a State cooperative bank
or a central co-operative bank unless such loan or advance is fully guaranteed
as to the repayment of the principal and payment of interest, by the State
Government.