The Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976
5. Authorised capital
The authorised capital of each Regional Rural
Bank shall be one crore of rupees, divided into one lakh of fully paid-up
shares of one hundred rupees each:
Provided that the Central Government may,
after consultation with the Reserve Bank and the Sponsor Bank, increase or
reduce such authorised capital; so, however, that the authorised capital shall
not be reduced below twenty-five lakhs of rupees, and the shares shall be, in
all cases, fully paid-up shares of one hundred rupees each.