Trend Analysis of Lending Performance of Erode District Central Cooperative Bank

The central cooperative banks occupy a crucial position in the pyramidal structure of agricultural cooperative banking system. They from the backbone of the agricultural credit structure and provide the vital line between the primary agricultural societies and the state apex cooperative bank functioning at the state level. The study is based on secondary data obtained from annual reports of EDCCB comprising profit and loss a/c and balance sheet for the period of 2008-09 to 2012-13. In addition, magazine, journals, text books and reports have been extensively referred to collect various information. Trend analysis is used to analyse the data. During the study period five years the trend analysis found a satisfactory position as decreased in outstanding of loan.