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·100 THE BANK CAPITALISM OF YOU;'IlG BENGAL
and reserves of these four types of co-operative banks may
be indicated below!,
Type Paid-up Capital Reserves
1. Agricultural Rs. 4,020,537 Rs. 6,551,339'
2. Non-agricultural 5,247,724 1,319,723
"
"
3. Central
4,583,770 2,274,096
"
"
4. Provincial -" 1 ,369,475 .. 363,098
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Total Rs. 15,221,506 Rs. 10,508,256
The total deposits in these types of co-operative
banks are indicated below for 1928-29!
,1. Agricultural Rs. 3,251,803
2. Non-agricultural
15,009,492
"
3. Central
9,789,775
"
4. Provincial
15,458,072
"
Total Rs. 43,509,142
Taking the population of Bengal roundly at
47,000,000, the paid-up capital and reserve per head of
the Bengali people as co-operative bankers comes up to
Re. 0-8-9 pies and the bank deposit to Re. 0-14-9 pi~.
In bank ,wealth the Bengali may then be sized up as
follows!
I. The Bengali as .. average. India ..
2. The Bengali as .. Co-operator ..
Total
Bank
capital
per head
Rs. A. P.
o 11 3
0 8 9
1 4 0
Bank
deposit
per head
Rs. A. P.
6 8 3
014 9
7 7 0
, Every Ben.gali i§ then a capitalist or shareholder in
. bank concerns to the tune of Re. 1-4-0 pies. And per
head the Bengali holds bank deposits valued at Rs. 7-7:...0.