The Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) ( ur, ), formerly known as Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan, is Pakistani government-owned agricultural
development bank
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which is based in
Islamabad, Pakistan. Founded in 1961 as the agricultural development bank, the bank was renamed in 2002 as Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) and was subsequently incorporated as a public limited company in 2002 under
Companies Ordinance 1984.
The bank provides agricultural credit and
banking services to
farmers across the country. It remains the largest public sector agriculture development financial institution in the country.
History
Agricultural Development Finance Corporation was created in 1952 under a Central Act for the purpose of expanding financial facilities and promoting the Development and Modernization of
Agriculture in Pakistan. In 1957, the Agricultural Bank of Pakistan was established and advanced both short and long-term loans. Both these institutions were merged as the Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan in February 1961.
On December 14, 2002, the
Federal Government
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converted the
Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan
The Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) ( ur, ), formerly known as Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan, is Pakistani government-owned agricultural development bank which is based in Islamabad, Pakistan. Founded in 1961 as the agricultura ...
(ADBP) into Zarai Taraqiati Bank Ltd (ZTBL). The new corporate structure redefined the banks as a single public limited company with an independent
Board of Directors
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.
Zarai Taraqiati Bank (ZTBL) was registered under the Companies Ordinance 1984, and all assets, liabilities, and proceedings were transferred to and vested in Zari Taraqiati Bank with effect from December 14, 2002.
Products and services
* Supervised Agricultural Credit Scheme
* Deposits (Fixed, Saving, Current Accounts, Zarai Bachaat Scheme, ZTBL Junior Account, Mustaqbil Mehfooz A/C & Rozana Bachat A/C, etc.)
* Loan Schemes( Production Loan Schemes, Development Loan Schemes, Crop loan Insurance, Model Village Establishment
* Locker Facility ( Small, Medium, Large )
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UPaisa
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(Branchless Banking facility)
* Treasury
* Home Remittance (
Western Union, Xpress Money and some other nearly 40 companies )
*
Hajj
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applications
* One Window Operation
* Revolving Finance Scheme (RFS)/Sada Bahar Scheme (SBS)
* Crop Maximization Project
ZTBL (Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited) told to seek international donors' help
Dawn (newspaper), Published 6 May 2011, Retrieved 12 May 2019
Credit rating
In June 2016, ZTBL continued to achieve a AAA credit rating by JCR-VIS ( Credit rating company Limited)
See also
* Pakistan
* State Bank of Pakistan
* Economy of Pakistan
* National Bank of Pakistan
References
External links
Agriculture Technology of ZTBL
Kissan Support Services (Pvt)Ltd
Pakistan agri-community for better farming
Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia & Pacific
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Banks of Pakistan
1961 establishments in Pakistan
Government-owned banks of Pakistan
Companies based in Islamabad
Pakistani companies established in 1961
Banks established in 1961