(1) In case of grant of loans against security of movable or immovable property, the lending society shall maintain such margin as the Registrar may, with the approval of the State Co-operative Bank, by general or special order, direct from time to time with reference to different commodities, securities or classes of societies.
(2) In case of cash credit, the amount of loan shall not exceed such multiple of owned funds of the borrowing society as may be laid down by the Registrar with the approval of concerned financing agency from time to time.
(3) It shall be lawful for a society to grant loans without taking security of movable or immovable property if the purpose for which the loan given is considered production-worthy or credit-worthy and it is reasonably expected that the loans will be repaid by the loanee. The Registrar may, with the approval of the State Co-operative Bank, issue directions to societies to ensure that credit-worthy purposes indicated above receive finance from the societies without any difficulties, on the one hand, without being detrimental to the financial interest of the societies on the other.
(4) The Registrar may recognise any financing Bank for financial credit requirements of all credit-worthy purposes through the credit societies in its jurisdiction. On such recognition such Bank shall be responsible for making all possible efforts to mobilise local resources for making loans available to the societies in its area. Such loans may be granted for credit-worthy purposes, giving due importance to the production plans and requirements of various status of the producers and Co-operative discipline with reference to linking up of credit with Cooperative processing or Co-operative marketing.
(5) Except with the general or special permission of the Registrar, the loan advanced to a member by a society, or to a society by a Bank, shall be subject to such conditions as may be laid down by the Registrar, with the approval of the State Co-operative Bank, including the maximum amount to be advanced and the period of repayment, both in regard to total advances to members and societies as also against different types of securities.
(6) No society shall carry on transactions on credit or sanction trade credit to its members or to non-members except in accordance with the general directions that may be issued by the Registrar in that behalf.
Maintenance of liquid resources and distribution of assets.
Regulations of loans to be granted by societies.
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(7) In the matter of grant of loans to societies by State Co-operative Banks or to members by Primary Societies, the Registrar may lay down with the approval of the State Co-operative Bank, the procedure regarding receiving applications, assessing credit needs, making inquiries in respect of the production programme for which such loan is required and the procedure for finally sanctioning the loan as also the rates of finance to be followed from year to year and the nature of enquiries to be made for the purpose of financing of different crops and imposition of certain conditions regarding proper utilisation of loan and sale of agricultural produce through specified Co-operative organisation, before such finance is granted.
(8) The Registrar may with the approval of the State Co-operative Bank by general or special order prohibit or regulate grant of loans by a financing bank or a society where such grant is considered neither in the interest of the society nor in the interest of the development of Cooperative movement on sound lines.
(9) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rules (1) to (8), a Cooperative Credit Structure Society shall have autonomy in all financial matters like interest rate of deposits and loan, borrowing and investments, loan policies and individual loan decision.