law: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Act, 1981 
  27. Loans to State
  
  Governments for share capital contributions
  The National Bank may
  
  make loans and advance to State Governments, repayable on the expiry of fixed
  
  periods not exceeding twenty years from the date of making such loans and
  
  advances from the National Rural Credit (Long Term Operations) Fund established
  
  under section 42 for enabling them to subscribe directly or indirectly to the
  
  share capital of a co-operative credit society.