National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Act, 1981
24. Investment
credit-medium term.-
The National Bank shall provide such
financial assistance as it may consider necessary by way of making to State
co-operative banks, regional rural banks, loans and advances repayable on the
expiry of fixed periods not being less than eighteen months and not exceeding
seven years against such securities as may be specified, in this behalf, by the
National Bank and such loans or advances may be made for agriculture, rural
development or such other purposes as the National Bank may, from time to time,
determine:
Provided that no loan or advance shall be
made under this section to a State 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 but such guarantee may be waived by the
National Bank, if other security to the satisfaction of the National Bank is
furnished, or if, for reasons to be recorded by it in writing, the National
Bank is satisfied that the guarantee or other security is not necessary.