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Q.How does an urban co-operative bank differ from an ordinary credit co-operative society? Explain any three points.

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An urban co-operative bank often grows out of a large urban credit society, but once it becomes a bank it differs from an ordinary credit co-operative society on several points. Three important ones are:

BasisUrban Co-operative BankOrdinary Credit Co-operative Society
Nature of businessCarries on full banking under an RBI licence — deposits withdrawable by cheque, loans, agency and utility servicesSimply pools members' savings and lends them back; not a full bank
CustomersServes its members and the wider publicDeals mainly with its own members
RegulationUnder dual regulation — the RBI (as a bank) and the Registrar (as a co-operative)Under the Registrar of Co-operative Societies alone

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