The Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976
6. Issued capital
1. The
issued capital of each Regional Rural Bank shall be twenty-five lakhs of
rupees.
2. Of
the capital issued by a Regional Rural Bank under sub-section (1), fifty per
cent shall be subscribed by the Central Government; fifteen per cent by the
concerned State Government and thirty-five per cent by the Sponsor Bank.
3. The
Board may, after consultation with the Reserve Bank, the concerned State
Government and the Sponsor Bank and with the prior approval of the Central
Government, from time to time, increase the issued capital of the Regional
Rural Bank; and, where additional capital is issued, such capital shall also be
subscribed in the same proportion as is specified in sub-section (2).