This document provides an introduction to a study on non-performing assets (NPAs) with reference to Rajapur Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd. It outlines the research problem as studying the causes of NPAs and identifying actions to reduce them. The objectives are to analyze NPA ratios, the bank's NPA recovery policies, and the effect of NPAs on bank profits. The study uses both primary and secondary data collected over 50 days from the bank. Data is analyzed using MS Excel charts and tables. The introduction lays the groundwork for further chapters to present an organizational profile, conceptual framework, data analysis and findings/conclusions.