Hey as National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development is an apex development bank in India, having headquarters in Mumbai and other branches are all over the country.

History
NABARD was established on the recommendations of Shivaraman Committee, (by Act 61, 1981 of Parliament) on 12 July 1982 to implement the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Act 1981.
It replaced the Agricultural Credit Department (ACD) and Rural Planning and Credit Cell (RPCC) of Reserve Bank of India, and Agricultural Refinance and Development Corporation (ARDC)

Role of National bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
Undertakes monitoring and evaluation of projects refinanced by it.
NABARD refinances the financial institutions which finances the rural sector.
NABARD partakes in development of institutions which help the rural economy.
NABARD also keeps a check on its client institutes.
It regulates the institutions which provide financial help to the rural economy.
It provides training facilities to the institutions working in the field of rural upliftment.
It regulates the cooperative banks and the RRB’s, and manages talent acquisition through IBPS CWE.
Serves as an apex financing agency for the institutions providing investment and production credit for promoting the various developmental activities in rural areas
Co-ordinates the rural financing activities of all institutions engaged in developmental work at the field level and maintains liaison with Government of India, state governments, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and other national level institutions concerned with policy formulation

Career opportunity in NABARD
Assistant Manager Development Assistant, (Grade ‘A’) and Manager (Grade ‘B’)