MUMBAI: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has empanelled three advertising agencies -- Inter Publicity, Sobhagya Advertising and Concept Communications -- on the communications roster. The listed agencies will handle both the media and creative duties for the government body.

An official from one of the empanelled agencies confirmed the news to indiantelevision.com.

NABARD is an apex development bank that is involved in facilitating credit flow for the promotion and development of agriculture, small scale industries, cottage and village industries, handicrafts and other rural crafts.

The bank is also responsible for co-ordinating the operations of rural credit institutions, and assisting the government and the Reserve Bank of India in rural development issues. It also offers training and research facilities for banks, cooperatives/organisations working in the field of rural development.