Abstract The Maharashtra state occupies very important role in economic development of India Co-operative credit structure has vital institutional arrangement for the development of agriculture and allied sectors in Maharashtra State economy, especially in rural. Co-operative credit structure in Maharashtra is a three tier structure. The District central cooperative banks have played a significant role in the social and economic development of the state particularly in the rural areas. The study has analysed the progress of DCCB with regard to, no of branches, Members, deposit mobilisation, and outstanding advances, overdues regarding the working performance of the Bank. The study is based on secondary sources. The data was collected from journals, books, reports of economic survey of Maharashtra and internet etc. In this paper researcher is focused credit movement in Maharashtra by DCCBs. The problems and challenges that cooperatives credit institutions face today are numerous. But government should give good support to these cooperative banks has potential solve problems of rural people because these banks organised on cooperative basis.