The Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) was established in 1995-96 by the Government of India. It is managed and operated by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). RIDF provides funds to State Governments and State-owned corporations to enable them to complete ongoing rural infrastructure projects and to launch new ones.
The nodal agency for implementing the 'Rural Infrastructure Development Fund Programmes' is:
Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2009 · Topic: Money & Banking (Cooperative Banks and Development Financial Institutions (DFIs))
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