Q.Explain the role (importance) of District Central Co-operative Banks in the rural credit system.

Standing in the middle of the structure, the DCCB is what makes rural co-operative credit actually reach the farmer.

The District Central Co-operative Bank occupies the pivotal middle place in the rural credit system, and its importance may be explained as follows:

1. Financing the primary societies — It is the main source of funds for the village credit societies, supplying them with the short-term and medium-term money they lend on to farmers. This is its most important contribution to the rural economy.
2. Acting as the balancing centre — By taking the surplus of societies that have spare funds and lending to societies that are short, it moves money within the district to where it is most needed, so that no idle money is wasted and no need goes unmet.
3. Linking the base with the apex — It is the essential bridge between the primary societies and the State Co-operative Bank (and through it NABARD and the RBI), drawing refinance from above and channelling it to the village level.
4. Mobilising rural savings — By accepting deposits from societies, individuals and the public across the district, it draws out rural savings and turns them into a pool for productive lending, building thrift.
5. Supervising and strengthening the societies — It inspects and guides its member societies, helps them keep proper accounts and recover overdues, and so strengthens the whole co-operative movement in the district. …

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