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In a country where nearly half of the population lives below the poverty line, the achievement of planned developments is to be assessed in terms of the benefit accruing to the weaker sections of the society. Thus in the development strategy incorporated in various five year plans, banking system is called upon to balance the consideration of profitability with the requirements of social justice. This book deals with the Lending by co-operative banks to Priority Sector.The discussions with farmers, artisans of the rural folk on the one hand and the officials of the co operative banks on the other, enabled to identify to problems.

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Dr.Raavi. Radhika,M.B.A,M.Com,M.phil, PGDBM, Ph.D Assistant Professor,Hyderabad Business School, GITAM University, I have 25years of experience in teaching Financial Management, I have been awarded Ph.D. from Osmaina University.

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