Operational & Promotional
Activities of Development Bank
Presentation by:
ADITYA RAJ
(42110019)
2nd Year, MBA (NIT KKR)
Contents
• Meaning and Objectives of Development Banks
• Need of Development Bank
• Some of the Development Banks
• Operational Activities
• Promotional Activities
• References
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Meaning of Development Bank
• Development banks are unique financial
institutions that act as catalytic agents in
promoting balanced development of the country
and thereby aid in the economic growth of the
country.
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• A Development Bank may be defined as a
financial institution concerned with providing all
types of financial assistance medium as well as
long term business units.
• Development banks are unique financial
institutions that perform the special task of
fostering the development of a nation, generally
not undertaken by other banks.
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Objectives
• To serve as an agent of development in various
sectors, namely, industry, agriculture, and
international trade.
• To accelerate the growth of the economy.
• To allocate resources to high priority areas.
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• To foster rapid industrialization, particularly in
the private sector, to provide employment
opportunities as well as higher production.
• To promote the development of rural areas.
• To finance housing, small-scale industries,
infrastructure, and social utilities.
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Need of Development Banks
• To establish foundation for Industrialisation.
• To meet the capital needs.
• For promotional activities.
• To encourage small and medium industries.
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Some of the Development Banks
• Industrial Finance Corporation of India (1948)
• Industrial Credit And Investment Corporation Of India
(1955)
• Industrial Development Bank Of India (1964)
• Industrial Reconstruction Bank of India (1971)
• Small Industries Development Bank of India (1989)
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• State Financial Corporation (SFC) was established
in Punjab in 1953.
• At present, there are 18 SFCs are working.
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Operational Activities
• Project appraisal and Eligibility of applicant.
• Technical appraisal to the industry.
• Economic viability.
• Assessing commercial aspects.
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• Financial feasibility
• Managerial competence
• National contribution
• Loan sanction
• Loan disbursement
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Promotional Activities
• Surveys of backward areas -surveys studied the
availability of resurveys, demand potential and
availability of infrastructure facilities.
• Establishing technical consultancy organisations.
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• Entrepreneurial development programs.
• Technological improvements- the main thrust of
EDP’s has been to institutionalize
entrepreneurship activities, generating,
sharpening and sharing knowledge through
research documentation and publication,
developing a cadre of professionals.
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References
• Indian Financial System Textbook by Author Bharti Pathak
• RBI website - [Link]
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