Co Operative Credit for Agricultural Sector

Contents Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Review of literature. 3. Policy intervention Co operative Movement in World and India. 4. Profile of the study area. 5. Working of Co operative Credit Movement in Tamil Nadu and study area. 6. Socio economic characteristics of sample respondents analysis of the primary data. 7. An analysis of working of sample PACBs (Hypotheses testing). 8. Summary and conclusion. Appendices. Bibliography. Institutional finance plays a vital role in the development of agricultural and allied activities in India. Provision of adequate funds on reasonable terms is an important constituent of strategy of agricultural development. Farm credit in India is characterised by dualism i.e. institutional as well as non institutional. Among the institutional agencies providing credit to agricultural sector co operatives play a pivotal role. They are viewed as the most suitable and viable agencies for supply of agricultural credit in India. The author has examined various issues such as membership effective borrowers quantum of credit extended to farmers mobilisation of savings and quantum of over dues etc. This book should be great importance to policy makers and researchers. 176 pp.