Important Organisations and Their Activities for SSC Exams

Important Organisations and Their Activities for SSC Exams

NABARD:

• National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development. Established in 1982, 12 July.
• Total money of NABARD is 100 corer and among this the share in between of INDIA government and RBI is 50:50.
• 99% Share consists in India.
• Head office in Mumbai.
• Main aim to supply Economic Development in Agriculture and Rural area.

RBI:

• RBI act passed in 1934.
• By the Spares of Hilton Young Commission set up RBI in 1935, 1st April.
• Osborn Smith was the 1st governor of RBI.
• In 1949-RBI Nationalised and 1st Indian Governor C.D.Desmukh.
• Head quarter in Mumbai.
• Present Governor- Urjit Patel.
• Except one Rupee note (Issued by Central Finance Dept.) 5, 10, 20 and more than this Rupees notes are issued by RBI.
• Monetary Policy finding and control by RBI. 

FAO:

• Food and Agriculture Organisation established in 1996.
• Headquarter in Rome.
• Food Securities means when all people at all times have social and economic access to Nutrition and sufficient safe to meet their needs for an active and healthy life.
• There are different type of actions was taken in India like – 1. Public Distribution system. 2. National Food Security act in 2013.

SEBI:

• Securities and EXCHNGE Board of India established on 12th April, 1988.
• SEBI set up as an irregularity organisation which main aim to cleanness in Security Market and Insider Trading. In 1992, 30 January its became a regularity organisation and giving more power.
• Headquarters in Mumbai and other three state offices in Kolkata, Chennai, Delhi.
• It has 6 members among them 1 member as a Chairmen is selected by Central Government.

IMF:

• International Monetary Fund set up on 1st March in 1947.
• Headquarter in Washington D.C. Present member 184.
• Main aims are 1. International Economic development and balancing International business. 2. Stability in Exchange rate. 3. Multilateral Payments among related membership countries. 4. Reduce Balance of Payments.

WB:

• World Bank established on June in 1946 by IBRD (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development) and it’s Partnership Organisation.
•  Five organisation consists with World Bank are 1. IBRD (member’s no-189). 2. International Development Association (IDA-in 1960). 3. International Finance Corporation (IFC- in 1956) 4.Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA). 5. International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
• IMF and World Bank are called twins in Breton Wood Conference.

WTO:

• World Trade Organisation started its work on 1st January, 1995 replacement of GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade – worked from 1948 as an International Business Controller).
•  Headquarter in Geneva.
• Present mebers-164 and Director General – Roberto Egivedo.

ADB:

• Asian Development Bank established in 1966.Main aim to development Asia and Prasanta Oceanic area.
• Headquarters at Manila in Fillipins.

WWF:

• World Wide Fund for nature. Its works on reservation and reconstruction of Environmental related things and set up 130 environment conservation.

IFFCO:

• Indian Farmer Fertiliser Co-Operative Limited set up in 3rd November, 1967.
•  Headquarters in Delhi.
• Main aim to control and check quality of fertilisation in all world Fertilise organisations.

UNICEF:

• United Nations Children’s Fund established on 11th December, 1946.
• Headquarters New York.
• It was awarded by Nobel Prize in 1965.
• Main focus development Children and Mother’s Food and Health services.
• UNESCO:
• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation is a special and famous organisation in United Nations.
• Headquarters in Paris.
• Main aim to correction world Reduction, Science and Culture development and also Conservation of Heritage sight of whole world.

APEC:

Asian Pacific Economic Forum set up in 1989 at Singapore.