The Reserve Bank of India Act
54Rural Credit and Development
1[54. Rural Credit and Development.--The Bank may maintain expert staff to study various aspects of rural credit and development and in particular it may:--
(a) tender expert guidance and assistance to the National Bank;
(b) conduct special studies in such areas as it may consider necessary to do so for promoting integrated rural development.]
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1. Subs. by Act 61 of 1981, s. 61 and the Second Schedule, for section 54 (w.e.f. 12-7-1982).
GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 46 Contribution by Central Government to the Reserve Fund
- 46A Contribution to National Rural Credit (Long Term Operations) Fund and Nation al Rural Credit (Stabilisation) Fund
- 46C National Industrial Credit (Long Term Operations) Fund
- 46D National Housing Credit (Long Term Operations) Fund
- 47 Allocation of surplus profits
- 48 Exemption of Banks from income-tax and super-tax
- 49 Publication of Bank rate
- 50 Auditors
- 51 Appointment of special auditors by Government
- 52 Powers and duties of auditors
- 53 Returns
- 54 Rural Credit and Development
- 54A Delegation of powers
- 54AA Power of Bank to depute its employees to other institutions
- 55 [Omitted.]
- 56 [Omitted.]
- 57 Liquidation of the Bank
- 58 Power of the Central Board to make regulations
- 58A Protection of action taken in good faith