A
To provide direct venture capital funding to micro-enterprises without commercial bank involvement.
B
To manage foreign exchange reserves across state cooperative banks.
C
To centralize all rural savings accounts exclusively within the Reserve Bank of India.
D
To adopt individual districts to coordinate commercial banking and developmental credit delivery.
Correct answer: (d) To adopt individual districts to coordinate commercial banking and developmental credit delivery.
Explanation
Option D is correct because the Lead Bank Scheme is an RBI framework where individual districts are adopted to coordinate commercial banking operations and developmental credit delivery. Options A, C, and D are factually incorrect regarding the scheme's purpose.
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