ROLE OF BANK IN INDIAN ECONOMIC GROWTH

TOWARDS THE BEGINNING OF TWENTIETH CENTURY,WITH THE ONSET OF MODERN INDUSTRY IN THE COUNTRY,THE NEED FOR GOVERNMENT REGULATED BANKING SYSTEM WAS FELT.SO IN 1969,INDIAN GOVERNMENTR TOOK THE HISTORIC DECISION TO NATIONALISE 14 BIGGEST PRIVATE COMMERCIAL BANKS.THE NEW GENERATION PRIVATE BANKS HAVE NOW ESTABLISHED THEMSELVES IN THE SYSTEM AND HAVE SET NEW STANDARDS OF SERVICES AND EFFICIECY. WHILE IT IS QUITE EVIDENT THAT INCLUSIVE GROWTH IS IMPERATIVE FOR ACHIEVING THE EQUITY OBJECTIVE,WHAT IS PERHAPS,NOT SO OBVIOUS IS WHY INCLUSIVE GROWTH IS NOW CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL EVEN TO SUSTAIN THE GROWTH MOMENTUM. IN MANY OF THE EMERGING MARKET ECONOMICS,THE MAJOR OF THE CHUNK POPULATION IS IN RURAL AREAS.SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN DEMAND FOR MANUFACTURING AND SERVICESSECTORS HAS TO COME FROM RURAL POPULATION.THE AVERAGE MONTHLY PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE IN URBAN AREAS OF COUNTRY IS ALMOST DOUBLE THAN OF ITS RURAL AREAS.THE GROWTH IN AGRICULTURE IS NECESSARY TO KEEP MANUFACTURING PRICES UNDER CHECK,PROVIDE FOOD SECURITY AND KEEP INFLATION UNDER CONTROL. LIMITATIONS ON INCREASING PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVITY IN AGRICULTURE ARE DRIVING MIGRATION TO URBAN AREAS,LEADING TO POPULATION PRESSURE IN THESE AREAS AND EXERTING FURTHER STRESS ON EXISTING ON INFRASTRUCTURE. BANKING SYSTEM AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTION PLAY VERY SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN ECONOMY.FIRST AND FOREMOST IS IN THE FORM OF CATERING TO THE NEEDS OF CREDIT FOR ALL THE SECTIONS OF SOCIETY.AN EFFICIENT BANKING SYSTEM MUST CATER TO THE NEEDS OF HIGH END INVESTORS BY MAKING AVAILABLE HIGH AMOUNT OF CAPITAL FOR BIG PROJECTS IN INDUSTRIAL,INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICE SECTORS.AT THE SAME TIME ,SMALL AND MEDIUM VENTURES MUST ALSO HAVE CREDIT