MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
DIFFERENT TYPES OF BANKS AND ITS
FUNCTIONS
COOPERATIVE BANKS
Government sponsored, supported and subsidized financial agencies in India.
Work on the principle of cooperation, self help and mutual help. Ò They function on
“no profit no loss” basis.
Perform limited banking functions.
Some of them are scheduled banks but most are non- scheduled banks.
FUNCTIONS OF BANK
Call loans:-
These loan are called back at any time. Normally, this loans are
taken by
bill brokers or stock brokers.
Short term loans:-
These are sanctioned for a period up to 1 year.
Medium term loans:-
These are sanctioned for the period varying between 1 and 5 years.
FUNCTIONS OF BANK
Credit cards:-
Credit cards allow a person to buy goods and services up to a certain
limit without immediate payment. The amount is paid to the shops,
hotel, etc. by the commercial banks.
Locker Service:-
Under this service, lockers are provided to the public in various
sizes on payment of fixed rent. Customers can deposit their
valuables, documents, jewellery, securities, etc. in these lockers.