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Write a short note on Local Area Banks. Give two examples.

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Local Area Bank (LAB) scheme was introduced by the RBI in August 1996. LABs are small private sector banks established in rural and semi-urban areas. Each bank serves two or three adjoining districts only. Their main objective is to mobilise rural savings (accept deposits) and invest them in the same areas.

Examples: 

1. Coastal Local Area Bank, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. 

2. Subhadra Local Area Bank Limited, Kolhapur, Maharashtra



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