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Abstract
The present study proposes to highlight the agricultural credit extended by the commercial banks in Thiruvallur District and analyses the repayment performance of the borrowers. The commercial banks aim at intensive coverage of selected areas for meeting the priority sector credit needs, especially the agricultural credit requirements and ensuring effective supervision over the use of loans. Thiruvallur district has a number of villages and possesses large areas of agricultural lands. Agriculture is the main occupation of the rural population in the district. So, an in-depth analysis of these problems and issues becomes essential. This is the reason for selecting the commercial banks in providing agricultural credit in Thiruvallur district.