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Module: General Practice

Q51: Which of the following recommendations was NOT made by the "Tandon Committee" (1974) regarding the lending norms for working capital?

A
Introduction of three methods of calculating Maximum Permissible Bank Finance (MPBF).
B
Fixation of norms for inventory and receivables for 15 major industries.
C
Shift from "Security Oriented" lending to "Production Oriented" lending.
D
Introduction of the "Loan System" where 80% of the working capital limit must be a Demand Loan.
✅ Correct Answer: D
The mandatory "Loan System" (splitting Cash Credit into a Loan Component and a Cash Credit Component) was NOT a Tandon Committee recommendation.
This concept was introduced much later to enforce credit discipline.
The Tandon Committee focused on the MPBF methods (I, II, and III), prescribed strict inventory norms to prevent hoarding, and shifted the philosophy from security-based lending to production-based lending.