DEVELOPMENT BANKING IN INDIA
Development banking in India is almost as old as India’s independence. The emergence of development banking in India is a post-independence phenomenon. Development bank is essentially a multi-purpose financial institution with a broad development outlook. It is a financial institution which provides all types of financial assistance (medium as well as longterm) to business units, by way of providing loans, underwriting, investment and guarantee operations and promotional activities – economic development in general and industrial development, in particular. Through this discussion we try to highlight the phases through which Development Banking in India underwent, purpose for which they were established and how they are different from commercial banks in India. We also try to stress on the extent to which presence of Development Banks is relevant and important in the current scenario. KEY WORDS: Development Banks ,Capital Market, Commercial Banks, Financial Institutions, Foreign Exchange