State Act

The Bihar Co-operative Societies Act, 1935

1[66 A. Fixation of proportion of Cooperative Loans for schedule castes, scheduled tribes, small farmers, marginal farmers and other weaker sections of the community.- Subject to such directions as may be issued by the Reserve Bank of India, the primary agricultural cooperative societies shall during a cooperative yea disburse to scheduled castes/scheduled tribes, small and marginal farmers and other weaker sections of the community, such proportion of their total lending may be laid down by Registrar, Cooperative Societies from time to time having regard to the class of societies, the strength of membership of persons belonging to above classes. Said societies shall maintain separate account in respect of their lending to the aforesaid classes in a manner to be prescribed by the Registrar.