Section 14A(1) in Himachal Pradesh Co-operative Agriculture and Rural Development Banks Act, 1979
(1)Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Agriculture and Rural Development Bank and the Primary Agriculture and Rural Development Bank may advance loans to individuals and institutions on the security of lands and other fixed assets or of assets acquired by the loans borrowed which have been hypothecated to the Agriculture and Rural Development Bank,'as or the Primary Agriculture Rural Development Bank as the case may be, on the basis of principles of valuation approved by the Registrar:Provided that the Agriculture and Rural Development Bank and the Primary Agriculture and Rural Development Bank may, for such purposes and for such,periods as may be specified by the Government by special or general order, advance loans without such security of land but on the specific guarantee of the Government for the repayment of the principal and payment of interest thereon:Provided further that the Agriculture and Rural Development Bank and the Primary Agriculture and Rural Development Bank may, with the previous approval of the Registrar and subject to such restrictions and limitations as may be prescribed, advance loans for such purposes and for such periods as may be determined by the Board.