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Banking & Credit :: NABARD :: Highlights NABARD – Highlights of 2012-13 -Developmental Interventions SHG-Bank Linkage Programme : As on 31 March 2012, the number of saving-linked SHGs stood 79.60 lakh covering 10.3 crore poor households, out of which 43.54 lakh SHGs were credit-linked. The total savings of these SHGs amounted to `6,551.41 crore. Joint Liability Groups (JLG) : In order to augment the flow of credit to small and marginal farmers and other micro entrepreneurs, about 1.28 lakh JLGs were promoted taking cumulative position to over 4.61 lakh JLGs.. Farmers’ Clubs : During the year, 24,802 new Farmers’ Clubs were launched by different agencies with NABARD support, taking total number of such clubs to around 1.27 lakh as on March 2013. Financial Inclusion During the year 2012-13, the disbursements under Financial Inclusion Fund (FIF) and Financial Inclusion Technology Fund (FITF) were `33.31 crore and `17.14 crore respectively. With this, the cumulative disbursement since inception touched a level of `69.77 crore under FIF and `201.30 crore under FITF. Support was extended for setting up of Financial Literacy and Credit Counseling Centers (FLCCs) to Lead Banks in 256 excluded districts and 10 disturbed districts, capacity building programmes by commercial banks and RRBs and Financial Literacy awareness camps by RRBs, under FIF. Under FITF, support was extended for implementation of Core Banking Solution (CBS) by weak RRBs and Information & Communication Technology (ICT) solution by RRBs. Pilot Projects launched during 2012-13 Many pilot projects of innovative interventions were launched by NABARD during 2012-13. Some of them were on boarding of RRBs to Aadhar Enabled payment system. Micro Pension Model, Mobile based accounting system for SHGs, Tablet PC based accounting system for SHGs, Climate change Adaptation Project in Watersheds etc. Watershed Development : NABARD's total commitment under watershed development programme rose to `1686 crore, covering an area of about 1.78 million ha. During 2012-13, 29 Watershed projects were sanctioned with total commitment of `306.36 crore under watershed development programmes anchored by NABARD. Disbursement under the Prime Minister’s programme in distressed districts during 2012-13 was `230.56 crore. Under Indo-German Watershed Development Programme (IGWDP) supported by KfW, an amount of `29.38 crore was disbursed. Under the Planning Commission funded Integrated Watershed Development Programme in Bihar, the cumulative disbursement as on 31 March 2013 stood at `54.54 crore. Tribal Development : During 2012-13, assistance of `224.26 crore was sanctioned for 69 projects benefiting 53,700 tribal families. The cumulative sanction stood at 484 projects in 26 states/UTs benefiting 3.80 lakh tribal families, who were assisted from the Tribal Development Fund (TDF) of NABARD to the tune of `1432 crore.
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