Agricultural Credit Department

ACD

Circular No. 02 of 2007

June 15, 2007

The

Presidents / Chief Executive Officers

All Banks

Dear

Sirs / Madam,

RATIONALIZATION

OF DATABASE ON AGRI.

CREDIT / DISCONTINUATION OF RETURNS

With

a view to rationalize the existing reporting requirements

by banks on agricultural finance, SBP, in consultation with

stakeholders, has reviewed all the data / returns being

received from banks in Agricultural Credit Department in

terms of variables, data dimensions, periodicity, utility,

redundancies, etc. An analysis of such returns revealed

certain information in the existing returns as redundant,

duplication of some information and a lack of detail in

coverage of information on farm and non-farm, crop-wise,

holding size, loan size disbursements, etc.

In view of above, it has been decided to discontinue the

existing twenty three (23) returns as against the newly

proposed ten returns that shall cater to all the existing

needs of agri credit data. From July onwards, only ten (10)

returns will be required to be submitted to ACD as follows:-

Annexure

- I Returns which will be submitted from

July, 2007 onwards to the Agricultural Credit Department,

as per formats of statements attached.

Annexure - II

Returns which will be discontinued from July, 2007 onwards.

Data as of 30-6-2007 shall, however, be reported on the

existing formats.

In addition to above, ZTBL and PPCBL will continue to report

the position of their borrowings from SBP and Statement

of Affairs / Assets & Liabilities as per existing practices

All banks are advised to ensure submission to ACD of returns

by 12th of the following month to which the returns relate,

in soft as well as hard copy, as per the existing practice.

Please acknowledge receipt.

Enc:

As above.

Yours

faithfully,

Sd/-

(Muhammad

Ashraf Khan)

Director

Laws & Regulations

Zahid Husain Memorial Lecture

Enc: As above.

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