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Cooperatives ko Milega Ab Tagda Funding Support!
RBI ka yeh naya rule banks ke liye kaafi important hai. Jo banks NCDC ko loan denge, woh ab priority sector lending targets ko meet karne mein iska use kar sakte hain. Yeh rule January 19, 2026 se effective hoga aur iska focus hai ki India bhar ki cooperative societies tak zyada se zyada institutional credit pahunche. Yeh policy basically NCDC ko boost karegi taaki woh apni funding badha sake aur alag-alag cooperative projects ko support kar sake. Haan, ismein Regional Rural Banks, Urban Cooperative Banks, Small Finance Banks, aur Local Area Banks shamil nahi hain. Funds ko Master Direction on Priority Sector Lending, 2025 ke rules follow karne honge.
Cooperative Sector ko Banayenge Aur Mazboot!
Sirf yeh ek rule nahi, government aur RBI milkar cooperative banking sector ko poori tarah se strong banane mein lage hain. Ismein financial stability, governance, digital capabilities aur depositor protection jaise areas par focus kiya ja raha hai. Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs) ab apna branch network badha sakti hain aur unka housing loan exposure limit bhi 10% se badha kar 25% kar diya gaya hai. Governance mein continuity ke liye director tenure ko 8 se 10 saal tak kar diya gaya hai. Digital integration ko easy banane ke liye Aadhaar-enabled Payment System (AePS) mein onboarding fees kam kar di gayi hai. Naye entities jaise National Urban Co-operative Finance and Development Corporation Limited (NUCFDC) aur Sahakar Sarthi, IT aur operational support denge. Rural cooperative banks ko RBI ke Integrated Ombudsman Scheme mein bhi daal diya gaya hai taaki grievances jaldi solve ho sakein. Aur haan, sabhi cooperative banks mein depositors ka paisa ₹5 lakh tak DICGC dwara insured hai.
NCDC: Gaon Ka Vikas Aur Tezi Se!
National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) government ke Ministry of Cooperation ke under ek statutory body hai. Yeh India bhar mein cooperative institutions ko finance aur promote karne mein bahut bada role play karti hai. 1963 mein bani NCDC sirf kheti-badi hi nahi, balki rural industries, paani sanrakshan, agri-insurance, aur animal health jaise areas mein bhi help karti hai. Ab tak NCDC ₹60,000 crore se zyada ka financial assistance de chuki hai. PSL framework mein iske loans ko add karne se NCDC ki capacity aur badh jayegi, jisse woh farmers ki income badhane, kamzor vargon ko support karne, mahilaon ke cooperatives ko promote karne aur agri-infrastructure develop karne mein aur zyada madad kar paayegi.
Sector Ka Haal Aur Challenges
Waise toh cooperative banking sector mein deposits aur loans dono badh rahe hain, lekin kheti ke liye direct credit mein inka hissa kam hua hai. Pehle jo yeh 48% agricultural credit dete the, woh ab 13% reh gaya hai FY2022 tak. Commercial banks ab is segment mein dominant ho gaye hain. Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) bhi ek bada issue raha hai, khaas kar kamzor rajyon mein. Lekin haalat sudhar rahi hai; UCBs ke gross NPAs 15.4% (September 2021) se girkar 7.6% (September 2025) ho gaye hain. Yeh RBI ki strict regulations aur recovery efforts ka asar hai. Yeh reforms cooperatives ko commercial banks ke barabar laane mein madad karenge.
⚠️ Potential Risks (Bear Case)
Itne sab efforts ke baad bhi kuch challenges hain. PSL ka fayda tabhi hoga jab NCDC yeh ensure kare ki funds sahi logo tak pahunche aur unka sahi use ho. Iske liye CAG-empanelled auditors dwara quarterly certification zaroori hai. Alag-alag rajyon mein NPAs ka difference bhi ek concern hai; kuch jagahon par NPAs 1% se bhi kam hain, jabki kuch kamzor rajyon mein abhi bhi zyada hain. Waise toh DICGC ₹5 lakh tak insurance deti hai, lekin kuch UCBs aur DCCBs mein NPAs 10% se upar hain, jo stress dikhata hai. Director tenure badhana achha hai, par purani management issues aur outdated tech ki wajah se NBFCs jaise competitors ke saamne woh peeche reh sakte hain, jo zyada fast loan processing aur better customer experience dete hain. Yahi dekna hoga ki NCDC ke through aaya credit sahi beneficiaries tak bina kisi gadbad ke pahunche.