law: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Act, 1981 
  Chapter VII: Other
  
  Functions of the National Bank 
  38. Other functions
  
  of National Bank.- 
  The National Bank-- 
       
  
   i.        
  
    shall
  
  co-ordinate its operations and the operations of various institutions engaged
  
  in the field of rural credit and maintain expert staff to study all problems
  
  relating to agriculture and rural development and be available for consultation
  
  to the Central Government, the Reserve Bank, the State Governments and the
  
  other institutions engaged in the field of rural development;
      
  
   ii.        
  
    may
  
  act as the agent for the Central Government or a State Government or the
  
  Reserve Bank in the transaction of any business in respect of loans and
  
  advances granted or to be granted, or bonds or debentures purchased or
  
  subscribed for, or to be purchased or subscribed for;
     
  
   iii.        
  
    may
  
  provide facilities for training, for dissemination of information and the
  
  promotion of research including the undertaking of studies, researches,
  
  techno-economic and other surveys in the field of rural banking, agriculture
  
  and rural development and it may for the said purposes make grants including
  
  grants by way of provision for fellowships and chairs to any institution.
     
  
   iv.        
  
    may
  
  provide technical, legal, financial, marketing and administrative assistance to
  
  any person engaged in agriculture and rural development activities;
      
  
   v.        
  
    may
  
  provide consultancy services in the field of agriculture and rural development
  
  and other related matters in or outside India, on such terms and against such
  
  remuneration, as may be agreed upon;
     
  
   vi.        
  
    may
  
  perform the functions entrusted to or required of the National Bank by any
  
  other law for the time being in force; and
    
  
   vii.        
  
    do
  
  any other kind of business or undertake any other kind of activity which the
  
  Central Government or the Reserve Bank may authorise.