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“We are keen on having a centralised PE enterprise which will help incubate stand-alone and partnership funds,” Yes Bank Managing Director and CEO Rana Kapoor told Business Standard. The bank is in the process of closing a $200-million (over Rs 900 crore) cleantech private equity fund with US private equity investor Global Environment Fund.

The fund, proposed in June 2008, was expected to mop up $500 million (around Rs 2,300 crore at Monday’s exchange rate). It will close this month. The Asian Development Bank and the International Monetary Fund contributed to the scaled-down fund. The vehicle will invest in cleantech-focused small and medium enterprises in South East Asia. More than half the money will be invested in India. Kapoor said it was possible that the cleantech fund would also be domiciled within Yes Ventures.

The bank plans to launch another fund in 2010-11 focused on small and medium enterprises and sunrise sectors once the venture is formed. A number of private sector banks such as ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Axis Bank have independent private equity arms. On the Reserve Bank of India’s advice, State Bank of India is in the process of setting up a separate company for private equity activities.

“Our key differentiator is knowledge banking and our objective is to develop strategies in the private equity space to support our focus on sunrise sectors. In that respect, our firm will be different from other successful bank-sponsored PE ventures,” Kapoor said.

An important turning point in the history of State Bank of India is the launch of the first Five Year Plan of independent India, in 1951. The Plan aimed at serving the Indian economy in general and the rural sector of the country, in particular. Until the Plan, the commercial banks of the country, including the Imperial Bank of India, confined their services to the urban sector. Moreover, they were not equipped to respond to the growing needs of the economic revival taking shape in the rural areas of the country. Therefore, in order to serve the economy as a whole and rural sector in particular, the All India Rural Credit Survey Committee recommended the formation of a state-partnered and state-sponsored bank.

The All India Rural Credit Survey Committee proposed the take over of the Imperial Bank of India, and integrating with it, the former state-owned or state-associate banks. Subsequently, an Act was passed in the Parliament of India in May 1955. As a result, the State Bank of India (SBI) was established on 1 July 1955. This resulted in making the State Bank of India more powerful, because as much as a quarter of the resources of the Indian banking system were controlled directly by the State. Later on, the State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act was passed in 1959. The Act enabled the State Bank of India to make the eight former State-associated banks as its subsidiaries.

The State Bank of India emerged as a pacesetter, with its operations carried out by the 480 offices comprising branches, sub offices and three Local Head Offices, inherited from the Imperial Bank. Instead of serving as mere repositories of the community’s savings and lending to creditworthy parties, the State Bank of India catered to the needs of the customers, by banking purposefully. The bank served the heterogeneous financial needs of the planned economic development.

The roots of the State Bank of India rest in the first decade of 19th century, when the Bank of Calcutta, later renamed the Bank of Bengal, was established on 2 June 1806. The Bank of Bengal and two other Presidency banks, namely, the Bank of Bombay (incorporated on 15 April 1840) and the Bank of Madras (incorporated on 1 July 1843). All three Presidency banks were incorporated as joint stock companies, and were the result of the royal charters. These three banks received the exclusive right to issue paper currency in 1861 with the Paper Currency Act, a right they retained until the formation of the Reserve Bank of India. The Presidency banks amalgamated on 27 January 1921, and the reorganized banking entity took as its name Imperial Bank of India. The Imperial Bank of India continued to remain a joint stock company.

Pursuant to the provisions of the State Bank of India Act (1955), the Reserve Bank of India, which is India’s central bank, acquired a controlling interest in the Imperial Bank of India. On 30 April 1955 the Imperial Bank of India became the State Bank of India. The Govt. of India recently acquired the Reserve Bank of India’s stake in SBI so as to remove any conflict of interest because the RBI is the country’s banking regulatory authority.

In 1959 the Government passed the State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act, enabling the State Bank of India to take over eight former State-associated banks as its subsidiaries. On Sept 13, 2008, State Bank of Saurashtra, one of its Associate Banks, merged with State Bank of India.

SBI has acquired local banks in rescues. For instance, in 1985, it acquired Bank of Cochin in Kerela, which had 120 branches. SBI was the acquirer as its affiliate, State Bank of Travancore, already had an extensive network in Kerala.

There are six associate banks that fall under SBI, and together these six banks constitute the State Bank Group. All use the same logo of a blue keyhole and all the associates use the “State Bank of” name followed by the regional headquarters’ name. Originally, the then seven banks that became the associate banks belonged to princely states until the government nationalized them between October, 1959 and May, 1960. In tune with the first Five Year Plan, emphasizing the development of rural India, the government integrated these banks into State Bank of India to expand its rural outreach. There has been a proposal to merge all the associate banks into SBI to create a “mega bank” and streamline operations. The first step along these lines occurred on 13 August 2008 when State Bank of Saurashtra merged with State Bank of India, which reduced the number of state banks from seven to six. Furthermore on 19th June 2009 the SBI board approved the merger of its subsidiary, State Bank of Indore, with itself. SBI holds 98.3% in the bank, and the balance 1.77% is owned by individuals, who held the shares prior to its takeover by the government.

The acquisition of State Bank of Indore will help SBI add 470 branches to its existing network of 11,448. Also, following the acquisition, SBI’s total assets will inch very close to the Rs 10-lakh crore mark. Total assets of SBI and the State Bank of Indore stood at Rs 998,119 crore as on March 2009.

The Subsidiaries of SBI till date

• State Bank of Indore
• State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur
• State Bank of Hyderabad
• State Bank of Mysore
• State Bank of Patiala
• State Bank of Travancore

Growth

State Bank of India has often acted as guarantor to the Indian Government, most notably during Chandra Shekhar’s tenure as Prime Minister of India. With 11,448 branches and a further 6500+ associate bank branches, the SBI has extensive coverage. State Bank of India has electronically networked all of its branches under Core Banking System (CBS). The bank has one of the largest ATM networks in the region, with more than 9000 ATMs across India. The State Bank of India has had steady growth over its history, though it was marred by the Harshad Mehta scam in 1992. In recent years, the bank has sought to expand its overseas operations by buying foreign banks. It is the only Indian bank to feature in the top 100 world banks in the Fortune Global 500 rating and various other rankings.

About 40,000 vacancies have been created in public sector banks so far this year due to retirements, resignations and expansion of business. The State Bank of India group had 19,000 vacant positions, followed by mid-size banks like Syndicate Bank and Central Bank of India, which have over 3,000 vacancies each. The data is from the Department of Financial Services.

The current employee strength of all state-run banks is about 672,000. The SBI group has about 200,000 employees, followed by Punjab National Bank and Canara Bank, which do not have any vacancies presently.

“Retirements and opening of new branches and business growth are the key reasons for these vacancies. Branch expansion is happening at a much faster pace than the selection process. Banks are trying to fill these posts but getting the right talent is a challenge,” said the chairman of a state-run bank.

Indian Bank, UCO Bank, Punjab & Sind Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Bank of Baroda and Union Bank of India also have over 1,000 vacancies each. IDBI, Corporation Bank, Bank of Maharashtra and Indian Overseas Bank have filled all posts.

“Recruitment in public sector banks is a continuous process. The entire selection process handled by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) takes a long time. Too many vacant posts and delay in recruitment affects growth and performance of banks to some extent,” said another top banker.

In 2008-09, about 55,000 people were recruited by public sector banks. IBPS had initially estimated recruitment of over 30,000 people in 2009-10. However, this may go up because banks have to fill existing posts, as well as new vacancies arising out of superannuation and expansion of business over the next three months. SBI is planning to hire 13,000 persons in the current financial year. Bank of Baroda, United Bank of India, Andhra Bank and Indian Bank are planning to recruit 3,000, 1,500, 1,000 and 700 people, respectively, at various levels.

Apart from opening a significant number of new branches every year, many banks have ventured into new areas such as distribution of insurance and other financial products. The average number of offices per bank in India rose to 825 in 2008-09 from 776 in 2007-08. Business per employee also rose to Rs 7.5 crore last year from Rs 6.33 crore in the previous year. Wages as a percentage of total expenses came down by 50 basis points, to 13.52 per cent in 2008-09. Business Standard

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Under the tie-up, the bank would provide financing facilities to eligible customers for Maurti Suzuki India Ltd ( MSIL) cars and multi-utility vehicles. The MOU will facilitate prospective customers of MSIL with vehicle finance at attractive terms and  loan facility for MSIL prospective customer is extended up to seven years with maximum funding on ‘on road price’ and faster processing.

• 1964: The Bank took over the assets and liabilities of the Chitradurga Bank (also known as Chitladurg Bank), which was established in 1868 in Mysore State and was the oldest bank in Mysore.
• 1966: The Bank took over the assets and liabilities of the Bank of Karnataka, in Hubli, which had been established in 1946 and which had opened one branch in Belgaum in 1947.

At some earlier point the bank also acquired the Sringeri Sharada Bank.

In the year 2000, Karnataka Bank signed a memorandum of understanding with Infosys Technologies to develop a core-banking solution called FINACLE. Over 221 branches were networked up to March 31, 2004. ^[12] The main motto of this programme is “Anytime/Anywhere banking”. ^[12] In 2002, the bank concluded a pact with Corporation Bank for sharing its ATMs. ^[11] A year later, the bank introduced the Moneyplant card that allows customers to withdraw money from any of their Karnataka bank accounts.In September 2003, the bank shifted its head office from Kodialbail to Kankanady.

The state of Karnataka, particularly the region comprising the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi is called as the cradle of banking in India.This is because seven of the country’s leading banks, Canara Bank, Syndicate Bank, Corporation Bank,Vijaya Bank,Karnataka Bank, Vysya Bank and the State Bank of Mysore originated from this state.The first five in the above list of banks were established in the districts of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada. These districts have one among the best distribution of banks in India – a branch for every 500 persons.Between 1880 and 1935, 22 banks were established in coastal Karnataka, nine of them in the city of Mangalore.

The origin of banking in Karnataka’s coastal region can be traced to the year 1868 when the Presidency Bank of Madras opened a branch to cater to the needs of British companies involved in exporting plantation produce. In the year 1912, the Indian Co-operative Societies Act in 1912 further energised the financial sector in this region leading to the establishment of a lot of co-operative societies. The freedom movement of India also played a crucial role as can be seen in the establishment of Karnataka Bank which was created as an offshoot of the swadeshi movement of 1905. These banks were earlier created to address the main sector in the economy i.e. agriculture but later they diversified to address other economical sectors as well.

The Indian Government’s notification of nationalisation of banks in the year 1969 and 1980, resulted in lot of these banks being nationalised with the Indian Government now owning some amount of control over these banks. As of today, State Bank of Mysore, Canara Bank, Vijaya Bank and Vysya Bank have their headquarters in Bangalore, Corporation Bank and Karnataka Bank are headquartered in Mangalore while Syndicate Bank is headquartered in manipal. The entry of the private sector into the banking sector with aggressive marketing has led these banks to rethink some of their strategies. Earlier, banking was the main activity that was undertaken by these banks but due to the competition, they have been forced to diversify into other areas like isurance equity and mutual funds.They have also been forced to upgrade their technology and introduce services like ATMs and online-banking transactions.

As of March 2002, Karnataka had 4767 branches of different banks servicing the people of the state. The number of people served by each branch was 11,000 which is lesser than the national average of 16,000, thereby indicating better penetration of banking in the state

]]> http://www.indianbanks.org/indian-banks/karnatka-bank/history-karnataka-bank/feed/ 0 http://www.indianbanks.org/indian-banks/ing-vysya-bank/history-ing-vysya-bank/ http://www.indianbanks.org/indian-banks/ing-vysya-bank/history-ing-vysya-bank/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:02:10 +0000 admin http://indianbanks.org/?p=272 ING Vysya Bank Ltd came into being in October 2002, when erstwhile Vysya Bank Ltd was merged with ING, a global financial powerhouse boasting of Dutch origin. Vysya Bank Ltd, one of initial banks to be set up in the private sector of India, was established in the year 1930, with the aim of providing a helping hand to all those who couldn’t afford the privilege of enjoying the services of a bank. Eighteen years later, in 1948, the bank was listed as one of the Scheduled Banks of the country. With the passing time, Vysya Bank aimed at the number one position in all the private sector banks.

In 1985, the dream of Vysya Bank’s promoters came true and it became the largest private sector bank of India. Two years later, it laid the foundation of Vysya Bank Leasing Ltd. The following year, the bank was credited with laying down the innovative concept of ‘Co branding of Credit Cards’. In 1990, Vysya Bank promoted a new entity – Vysya Bank Housing Finance Ltd. By 1992, the bank had reached another milestone, by having its deposits cross Rs. 1000 crores and the very next year, the number of its branches had gone past 300.

In the year 1996, Vysya Bank struck a strategic alliance with BBL Belgium and was also honored with two National Awards by Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council, for excellent performance in Export Promotion. Hardly two years later, the bank had introduced Cash Management Services and the commissioning of VSAT and was also rated as the Best Domestic Bank in India, by Global Finance (International Financial Journal – June 1998). Soon (2000), it established a state-of-the-art Date Centre, at ITPL, Bangalore.

It was in 2000 only that ING and Vysya Bank set up ING Vysya Life Insurance Company, after receiving RBI nod, commencing its business in the following year. Two years later, a wide range of services were launched, including Vys Vyapar Plus – the range of loan schemes for traders, ATM services, Smartserv – personal assistant service, Save & Secure – an account that provides accident hospitalization and insurance cover, Sambandh – the International Debit Card and the mi-b@nk net banking service.

In 2002, ING took over the management of Vysya Bank and RBI gave its permission for the new name of the bank to be ‘ING Vysya Bank Ltd’. In the following year, the bank introduced customer friendly products, mainly Orange Savings, Orange Current and Protected Home Loans. Its innovative products in the coming years included Solo – My Own Account for youth and Customer Service Line – Phone Banking Service (2005) and ‘AAA’ transactions – Anywhere, Anytime & Anyhow Banking – through networking of all its braches (2006).
In the year 1930 a team of visionaries came together to found a bank in Bangalore (now Bengaluru) that would extend a helping hand to those who weren’t privileged enough to enjoy banking services. It was named Vysya Bank. In 1948 it became a scheduled bank. On 7 October, 2002 ING Group N.V. takes over the Management of the Bank. Currently this bank has more than 300 branches spread all over India.

The long journey of seventy-five years has had several milestones…

The operations of IndusInd Bank were started with a capital base of Rs. 1,000 million. Of the total 1,000 million, Rs. 600 million was raised through private placements by Indian Residents and Rs. 400 million was contributed by Non-Resident Indians (NRIs). A decade after its establishment i.e. in June 2004, IndusInd Bank was merged with Ashok Leyland Finance Ltd, which was one of the largest leasing finance and hire purchase companies in India, at that time. With this, the bank increased its customer base and geographical penetration.

IndusInd Bank Limited is a Mumbai based Indian new generation bank established in 1994. The bank offers commercial, transactional and electronic banking products and services. Indusind Bank was incorporated in April 1994 by Dr. Manmohan Singh the then Union Finance Minister. Indusind Bank is the first among the new-generation private banks in India.

The bank started its operations with a capital amount of Rs.1,000 million among which Rs.600 million was donated by the Indian Residents and Rs.400 million was raised by the Non-Resident Indians. The bank has specialized in retail banking services and continuously upgrades its support systems by introducing newer technologies. It is also working on expanding its network of branches all across the country along with meeting the global benchmark. According to the bank, its name is derived from the rich and vivid Indus Valley Civilisation.

IndusInd Bank Limited (IndusInd bank) is an India based bank, principally engaged in providing various banking services. The business lines of the bank include corporate banking, retail banking, treasury and foreign exchange, investment banking, capital markets, Non-Resident Indian (NRI) / High Networth Individual (HNI) Banking, and information technology. In addition to this, it offers various other banking facilities which include mobile banking, automatic teller machines (ATM), international debit cards, phone banking, multi city banking are also offered by the company.

Global Markets Direct’s IndusInd Bank Limited – Financial Analysis Review is an in-depth business, financial analysis of IndusInd Bank Limited. The report provides a comprehensive insight into the company, including business structure and operations, executive biographies and key competitors. The hallmark of the report is the detailed financial ratios of the company
IndusInd Bank Ltd. is one of the new-generation private-sector banks in India which commenced its operations in 1994. The Bank enjoys a patronage of 2 million customers and has a network of 180 branches, 402 ATMs spread across 147 geographical locations in 28 states and union territories as on September 30, 2009.  The Bank also has a Representative Office each in Dubai and London. The Bank’s total business (deposits plus advances) as on September 30, 2009 crossed Rs. 40,000 crores.

It has multi-lateral tie-ups with other banks providing access to more than 21000 ATMs for its customers.  It enjoys ‘clearing and settlement  bank’ status with leading capital, commodity and currency exchanges within India eg – BSE / NSE  and commodity exchanges like- MCX, NCDEX, and NMCE.
While continuing its drive for efficiency and profitability, IndusInd Bank is a keen participant in the Corporate Social Responsibility space. It is actively engaged in helping mentally-challenged and underprivileged children and on other hand, helps in sensitizing /upholding environmental and ecologically appropriate behaviour. The Bank actively supports “Green  Practices” within the Bank and under its campaign “Hum aur Hariyali”, it has successfully launched a slew of green initiatives. It is also an active supporter of the arts especially in the field of music and dance.
CRISIL has assigned Highest P1+ rating to IndusInd Bank’s Fixed Deposits and Certificates of Deposit. Recently, CRISIL has reaffirmed its P1+ rating of IndusInd Bank’s Fixed Deposits and Certificates of Deposit programme. ICRA has also assigned the highest A1+ rating to IndusInd Bank’s  Certificates of Deposit.

With a change in the corporate structure and the budding competition in the Indian Banking industry, the management of both ICICI and ICICI Bank were of the opinion that a merger between the two entities would prove to be an essential step. It was in 2001 that the Boards of Directors of ICICI and ICICI Bank sanctioned the amalgamation of ICICI and two of its wholly-owned retail finance subsidiaries, ICICI Personal Financial Services Limited and ICICI Capital Services Limited, with ICICI Bank. In the following year, the merger was approved by its shareholders, the High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad as well as the High Court of Judicature at Mumbai and the Reserve Bank of India.
ICICI Bank (formerly Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India) is India’s largest private sector bank by market capitalisation and second largest overall in terms of assets. Bank has total assets of Rs. 3,793.01 billion (US$ 75 billion) at March 31, 2009 and profit after tax Rs. 37.58 billion for the year ended March 31, 2009. The Bank also has a network of 1,520 branches and about 4,721 ATMs in India and presence in 18 countries, as well as some 24 million customers (at the end of July 2007). ICICI Bank offers a wide range of banking products and financial services to corporate and retail customers through a variety of delivery channels and specialised subsidiaries and affiliates in the areas of investment banking, life and non-life insurance, venture capital and asset management. (These data are dynamic.) ICICI Bank is also the largest issuer of credit cards in India. ICICI Bank has got its equity shares listed on the stock exchanges at kolkata and vadodara mumbai and the National Stock Exchange of India Limited, and its ADRs on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The Bank is expanding in overseas markets and has the largest international balance sheet among Indian banks. ICICI Bank now has wholly-owned subsidiaries, branches and representatives offices in 18 countries, including an offshore unit in Mumbai. This includes wholly owned subsidiaries in Canada, Russia and the UK (the subsidiary through which the HiSAVE savings brand is operated), offshore banking units in Bahrain and Singapore, an advisory branch in Dubai, branches in Belgium, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka, and representative offices in Bangladesh, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, South Africa, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates and USA. Overseas, the Bank is targeting the NRI (Non-Resident Indian) population in particular.

ICICI reported a 1.15% rise in net profit to Rs. 1,014.21 crore on a 1.29% increase in total income to Rs. 9,712.31 crore in Q2 September 2008 over Q2 September 2007. The bank’s current and savings account (CASA) ratio increased to 30% in 2008 from 25% in 2007.

ICICI Bank is one of the Big Four Banks of India with State Bank of India, Axis Bank and HDFC

ICICI Bank was promoted by ICICI (Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India) Limited in 1994 as its wholly owned subsidiary. ICICI’s share holding reduced to 46% after a public issue in 1998 and a subsequent equity offering of American depository receipts (ADR) listed in New York stock exchange in 2000.

Incidentally ICICI was established on World Bank’s initiative by Government of India and Indian industry representatives in 1955. It was created with aim of providing long and medium term financial assistance to Indian industries and businesses. In 1990s, ICICI transformed itself from a developmental finance institute to an organization offering diversified financial services to individuals and corporations. ICICI holds distinction of being first Indian company and first financial institution from Asia, apart from Japan, to be listed on New York Stock Exchange.

In 2008 HDFC Bank acquired Centurion Bank of Punjab taking its total branches to more than 1,000. Though, the official license was given to Centurion Bank of Punjab branches, to continue working as HDFC Bank branches, on May 23, 2008

Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited, more popularly known as HDFC Bank Ltd, was established in the year 1994, as a part of the liberalization of the Indian Banking Industry by Reserve Bank of India (RBI). It was one of the first banks to receive an ‘in principle’ approval from RBI, for setting up a bank in the private sector. The bank was incorporated with the name ‘HDFC Bank Limited’, with its registered office in Mumbai. The following year, it started its operations as a Scheduled Commercial Bank.

Amalgamations
In 2002, HDFC Bank witnessed its merger with Times Bank Limited (a private sector bank promoted by Bennett, Coleman & Co. / Times Group). With this, HDFC and Times became the first two private banks in the New Generation Private Sector Banks to have gone through a merger. In 2008, RBI approved the amalgamation of Centurion Bank of Punjab with HDFC Bank. With this, the Deposits of the merged entity became Rs. 1,22,000 crore, while the Advances were Rs. 89,000 crore and Balance Sheet size was Rs. 1,63,000 crore.

Tech-Savvy
HDFC Bank has always prided itself on a highly automated environment, be it in terms of information technology or communication systems. All the braches of the bank boast of online connectivity with the other, ensuring speedy funds transfer for the clients. At the same time, the bank’s branch network and Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) allow multi-branch access to retail clients. The bank makes use of its up-to-date technology, along with market position and expertise, to create a competitive advantage and build market share.

Key Attributes
Dena Bank was one of the six Public Sector Banks which had been chosen by the World Bank in the year 1995 for granting a loan of Rs. 72.3 Crores under Financial Sector Development project. Also, it is one of the few banks which have been given a loan by the World Bank for technological advancement and training. Dena Bank has maintained a strong technological infrastructure with state-of-the-art IT innovations and solutions implemented at its branches and back-end.

100% branches of the bank have been fully computerized, and the bank has established its own network called “DENANET” to ensure seamless connectivity and smooth workflow all the way through its banking process. DENANET is comprised of VSATs, leased lines, dial-up lines and ISDN backups, and is completely integrated with the Indian Financial Network (INFINET) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

Regular Banking Services
Dena Bank offers a host of Regular Banking Services to its customers, including Personal Baking Services comprising of Deposit, Loan and Investment Services, Priority and Small & Medium Enterprises (SME) services, International Baking Services, Corporate Banking Services and a host of other Value Added Services.

Network Based Services
Leveraging the potential of its own advanced high-speed Information Network DENANET, Dena Bank offers a host of network based services to its customers in addition to the Regular Banking Services. These services include Data Transfer, Remote Support, Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS), Dena BillPay, Dena m-banking, Any Branch Banking, Multi-City Cheque Facility, Internet Banking and Dena e-Tax Pay.

• Dena Bank was founded by the family of Devkaran Nanjee under the name Devkaran Nanjee Banking Company Ltd.
• It found its new name, Dena Bank Ltd. when it was incorporated as a Public Company in Dec 1939.
• It is one of the most prestigious banks of India having a good market share.
• Dena Bank was nationalised (and therefore dropped the ‘Ltd.’ from its name) in 1969 along with 13 other banks in India.
• It is one of the earliest Banks in India.

In July 1969 Dena bank Ltd. along with 13 other major banks was nationalized and is now a Public Sector Bank constituted under the Banking Companies (Acquisition & Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970. Under the provisions of the Banking Regulations Act 1949, in addition to the business of banking, the Bank can undertake other business as specified in Section 6 of the Banking Regulations Act, 1949.

Objective
The bank was founded by luminaries like Bhai Vir Singh, Sir Sunder Singh Majitha and Sardar Tarlochan Singh in the holy city of Amritsar on the principle of social commitment to help the weaker section of the society in their economic endeavours to raise their standard of life.

Achievements and Activities
Punjab & Sind Bank is the first bank in Northern India to obtain ISO 9002 certification for its selected branches. Its Housing Finance Branch caters to the credit need of the house aspirants.

The bank has entered into agreements for Non Life insurance business with M/s Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company and Life Insurance business arrangements with M/s Aviva Life Insurance Company India Pvt. Ltd. Its customers can now avail insurance related services under one roof.

Nationalisation
Punjab & Sind Bank was nationalized in 1980 along with six other banks by the Government of India.

In 1908, leading figures such as Bhai Vir Singh, Sir Sunder Singh Majitha and Sardar Tarlochan Singh founded Punjab & Sind Bank to help the weaker section of the society in their economic endeavours to raise their standard of life.

Punjab and Sind bank was the one of the few banks in northern India who has honored the obligations of the migrating people from Pakistan. In spite of the fact that all its major branches were left in Pakistan and only a few branches were in India after partition.

In 1980 Punjab & Sind Bank was among six banks that the Government of India nationalized in the second wave of nationalizations. (The first wave had been in 1969 when the government nationalized the top 14 banks.)

At some point in the 1970s Punjab & Sind Bank established a branch in London. In 1991 Bank of Baroda acquired Punjab & Sind Bank’s London branch.

Misssion of Punjab & Sind Bank

1. The risk management and Internal Control Systems should be properly placed at the right time.

2. Highest level of technology should be adopted and operationlized as well.

3. Customer service should be at the peak of all banking responsibilities.

4. The business should be conducted with transparency and the bank should be responsible for its code of conduct.

5. The financial as well as the non-financial risks should be managed professionally.

6. Profitability should be in accordance with the prudential guidelines of the Bank.

Insurance facilities of Punjab and Sind Bank

Punjab & Sind Bank has tied up with M/s Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company for offering Non Life insurance. The tie up with M/s Aviva Life Insurance Company India Pvt. Ltd. will offer the life insurance facilities to the customers.

Financial highlights of Punjab and Sind Bank

• Punjab & Sind Bank plans for an IPO in 2010.
• There was 36.3% rise in net profit at Rs 235 crore for the first half ended September 30, 2009.
• For the same period in 2008, the net profit stood at Rs 172 crore.
• The total income surged up by 24.23% to Rs 2,057.57 crore during the April-September period of 2009. In 2008, the figure stood at Rs 1,656.29 crore.
• The total business of the bank touched Rs 66,751 crore as on September 30, 2009, with that of Rs 51,104 crore in the same period in 2008. A growth of 24.23% was identified.

OBC India Grameen Project
OBC’s Grameen Project aims to reduce poverty & to identify the reasons which are responsible for the failure or success. OBC is implementing a Grameen Project in Dehradun District (UP) and Hanumangarh District (Rajasthan). This Scheme has a unique feature of disbursing small loans, ranging from Rs. 75 onwards. The OBC has various Agriculture Loan Schemes for farmers, such as, Composite Credit Scheme for Agricultural Leading, Overdraft Facility to Farmers, Advance against Warehouse Receipts to Farmers & Purchase of Land for Agriculture Purposes, Agriculture Clinic & Agriculture Business Centers.

Comprehensive Village Development Programme
On 13 April 1997 at the occasion of Baisakhi, OBC launched another unique scheme, ‘The Comprehensive Village Development Programme’ in three villages of Punjab. After the success of this scheme in these villages, the Bank extended the programme to more villages. Today, it covers 10 villages in Punjab, 4 in Haryana and 1 in Rajasthan. This programme focuses on providing a comprehensive and integrated package, which offers finance to the villagers.

Special Services For Women
Oriental Bank of Commerce has also implemented 14 point action plan for strengthening the credit delivery to women. Under this scheme bank provide various loans to women, such as, Oriented Mahila Vikas Yojana, Scheme for Professional & self Employed Women, Scheme for Beauty Parlor/ Boutiques/ Saloons/Tailoring, Scheme for Financing Working Women, etc.

To overcome these drawbacks and also to provide banking facilities for Udupi in particular and the district in general, a cosmopolitan group of philanthropists led by Haji Abdulla Saheb made a bold venture to start this institution. What inspired the founding fathers was the fervour of Swadeshism . For promoting the Bank , the Founder President made an appeal saying , ” The primary object in forming the ‘Corporation’ is not only to cultivate habits of thrift amongst all classes of people , without distinction of caste or creed, but also habits of co-operation amongst all classes. This is ‘swadeshism’, pure and simple and every lover of the country is expected to come forward and co-operate in achieving the end in view.” They rightly defined Swadeshism as institution-building to aid economic activity through co-operation of all, shorn of distinction of caste and creed

“The Canara Banking Corporation (Udupi) Ltd.”, as the institution was called then, started functioning as a ‘Nidhi’ with a humble beginning. The initial capital was Rs.5000/- and at the end of the first day, its resources stood at 38 Rupees - 13 Annas and 2 Pies.

The setting up of the Canara Banking Corporation Ltd. seems to have given a fillip to co-operative Banking and also to regular banking elsewhere in the district. Between 1909 and 1917, six co-operative banks came into being and during the decade immediately after the First World War (1914-18) South Kanara gave birth to as many as eight banks. It is to the credit of this Bank that despite two world wars, economic depression and stiff competition, the Bank not only quite survived, but also made satisfactory progress.

Having been started at Udupi, the Bank first branched out by opening a branch at Kundapur in 1923. The second branch of the Bank was opened in Mangalore at Car Street in 1926. The Bank stepped into Kodagu District in 1934 by opening its seventh branch in Madikeri. In 1937, the Bank was included in the second schedule of Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. In 1939, the Bank’s name changed from “Canara Banking Corporation (Udupi) Ltd.” to “Canara Banking Corporation Ltd.” The Bank graduated into a Regional Bank in 1945 when the total number of its branches stood at 28. In the year 1961, it took over ‘Bank of Citizens, Belgaum’ In the same year, the Bank’s Administration Office shifted from Udupi to Mangalore.

The second change in the name of the Bank occurred in 1972, from ‘Canara Banking Corporation Ltd’. to ‘Corporation Bank Limited.’ The Bank was nationalised in 1980 along with 5 other private sector banks. After nationalisation, the pace of growth of the Bank accelerated and it made all-round progress. Started as a common man’s bank, it changed with the times to meet the aspirations of the people but never swerved from its motto- “Sarve Janah Sukhino Bhavantu” meaning Prosperity for All . It endeavoured and succeeded in striking a right balance between traditional values and innovative approach, personalised service and professional outlook and commercial considerations and public concern. One of the unique achievements of the Bank is that it has been paying dividend continuously for the last 98 years since its inception. Today, with the most modern technology-driven products and services and nationwide branches & ATMs, Corporation Bank stands tall among the Public Sector Banks in the country and is hailed as one among the well-managed Public Sector Banks with excellent track record in all the key parameters of banking. The Bank has the second largest ATM network in the public sector.

Corporation Bank had the honour of playing host to many a distinguished personality. During the Bank’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations in 1976, the new Administrative Office Building at Pandeshwar Mangalore was opened by Shri B.D.Jatti, the then Vice-President of India. The bronze statue of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru installed by the Bank at the Traffic Island in front of its Corporate Office at Pandeshwar Mangalore, was unveiled by Mr. Justice E.S. Venkataramaiah, the then Chief Justice of India. In 1992, His Excellency Shri R. Venkataraman, the then President of India, visited the Bank to inaugurate its 85th anniversary celebrations and 60th anniversary of the Bank’s commencement of operation in Tamil Nadustate. In the year 1996, Mr. Justice A.M.Ahmadi, the then Chief Justice of India, visited the Bank to deliver the 90th year commemorative lecture. ‘Corporation Bank House’, the new premises of the Bank’s Car Street Mangalore branch, was inaugurated by Dr. Manmohan Singh, who was then the Union Finance Minister. Dr. C. Rangarajan, the then Governor of Reserve Bank of India, launched the prestigious deposit product Corp Classic during his visit to the Bank’s Corporate Office in 1997. The Bank’s new Millennium Building was inaugurated by the then Union Minister of State for Finance Shri Vikhe Patil in the year 2000. In the same year, Shri Yashwant Sinha who was the Hon’ble Union Finance Minister at that time, launched the Bank’s CorpFast product at the Corporate Office.

First Public Sector Bank(other than SBI Ascociates) to achieve 100% CBS developed and implemented by Laser Soft Infosystems Limited,Chennai.

Corporation Bank is an Indian bank based in Mangalore, Karnataka. The bank was founded in the year 1906 at a town named Udupi in Karnataka with an investment of just Rs. 5000. A group of enthusiasts including Khan Bahadur Haji Abdulla Haji Kasim Saheb Bahadur were the founders of the bank. Interestingly, Udupi was not much far from Mangalore, and the banking needs of the people were being solely controlled by some local rich individuals. Hence, to find a way out of the existing monopoly of the money lenders, Corporation Bank was established with the initial name ‘The Canara Banking Corporation (Udupi) Ltd’.

Key Attributes
Corporation Bank has an array of awards and recognitions to its credit, including National Award for Assistance to Exporters from the President of India for the year 1976-77, Shiromani Award for Banking from Union Minister of Commerce in the year 1992, Best Bank Award for Excellence in Banking Technology from Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) in the year 2001, and Best Bank Award for Innovative Usage and Application on INFINET (Indian Financial Network) from the same institution in the year 2002.

Apart from it, Corporation Bank has been the path breaker among the Indian banks in many ways, as it was the first bank in the country to launch Cash Management Services, Gold Banking, m-Commerce and 100% Core Banking Services (CBS) compliance.

Products and Services
Corporation Bank offers a wide range of banking products and services to its customers, including Personal Banking Services, Internet Banking Services, Value Added Banking Services, Corporate Banking Services and Credit Card & Debit Card Services. The bank allocates due attention towards its corporate and international business customers, bringing some customized services such as Gold Card Scheme for Exporters. Also, the bank has introduced some specialized services to cater to the specific needs of Micro and Small Enterprises (MSE) customers, enabling them leverage its potential to their maximum benefit.

Sir Sorabji Pockhanawala was the founder of the bank, who had always dreamt of establishing a thoroughly Indian bank, who was so happy and excited about the project that he reportedly termed the Central Bank of India as “property of the nation and the country’s asset”. The first Chairman of the bank was Sir Pherozesha Mehta, a yet another Indian enthusiast. In the year 1969 the bank was nationalized by the Government of India.

Key Attributes
Central Bank of India claims to be the first bank to be conferred with the National Award for Excellence in Micro and Small Enterprises (MSE) Lending for the year 2007-08.

The bank entered a partnership with Kotak Mahindra Assets Management Company in December 2008, under which all the Kotak Mutual Fund products will be made available through Central Bank of India branches.

Products and Services
Central Bank of India offers a host of banking services to its customers including Regular Banking Services such as Deposits and Loans, International Banking Services, and other services including Centralcard Electronic Cards, Debit Cards, No-Frills Savings Deposit Account under the name Cent Bachat Khata, and Finance options for domestic and international tours under the name Cent Safar.

Presence in India
Central Bank of India has a strong presence in the country with over 3000 branches and more than 250 extension counters nationwide as of April 2009. The headquarters of the bank are located in Mumbai, the financial capital of India, along with 16 other zonal offices established in different cities of the nation, including Agra, Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai Metro Zonal Office, Muzaffarpur, Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna, Pune and Raipur.

Central Bank of India-a government-owned bank, is one of the oldest and largest commercial banks in India. The bank currently has 3,168 branches and 270 extension counters across 27 Indian states.

Mr S Sridhar [Ex CMD National Housing Bank] has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of state-run Central Bank of India as on 2 March 2009. The post had been lying vacant and the appointment was cleared by the government yesterday, the Bank said in a statement. To improve the Bank’s capital adequacy ratio and enable it to support the credit requirements of the productive sectors of the economy, the Centre has recently decided to infuse Rs 1,400 crore in the Bank. Under the proposed capital infusion plan, Central Bank of India will get Rs 700 crore by this month-end, while the balance amount will be made available to the Bank in next fiscal.

Central bank of India is one of 18 Public Sector banks in India to get recapitalisation^[ finance from the government over the next 24 months. The infusion of fund will improve the financial health of the banks as their capital adequacy ratio (CAR) will be raised more than desired level of 12 percent. The increase in CAR of the banks will also enable them to lend more money. The CAR of Central Bank of India was less than 12 percent as on June 30 2006.

The wholly-owned public sector bank, based in Mumbai, will convert an amount of Rs. 800 crore out of its Rs. 1,124.14-crore total equity capital into perpetual non-cumulative preference shares.The preference shares would carry an annual floating coupon rate of eight per cent, which would be benchmarked to 100 basis points above the repo rate. It will shore up the balance-sheet of the bank and enable it to raise capital from the markets.

According to an official statement, the equity capital restructuring would lead to an improvement in the bank's credit rating as also facilitate the adoption of Basel II norms.

For financial year 2008-2009, Central Bank of India's Q3 standalone net profit went up at Rs 353.26 crore from Rs 201.01 crore (YoY). The bank's standalone net interest income, NII was up at Rs 671.94 crore versus Rs 544.85 crore (YoY).

At a time when the global banking industry is feeling the pinch of the global credit crunch, Central Bank of India is planning to expand its foreign presence. The public-sector lender has approached the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for permission to open representative offices in five locations - Singapore, Dubai, Doha, London and Hong Kong. This is the first time the bank is venturing an independent overseas foray after the Sethia scam in the 1970s forced the bank to close down its London office. RBI had then asked the other two banks, who had operations in London, to close down.

As on March 31, 2006, the bank's reserves and surplus stood at Rs. 1,810.19 crore. Its total business at the end of the last fiscal amounted to Rs. 1,05,677 crore.The bank had a staff strength of 37,241 as on Nov 2006.

Central Bank of India partnered with TCS[ Tata Consultancy Services ] for its Core Banking Solution.The solution set to be implemented will include B@NCS from Sydney-based Financial Network Solutions (FNS), Exim Bills Trade Finance software from China Systems and eTreasury from TCS. With 703 banks in the core banking system (CBS), it was planned that by the end of March 2008 a total of 1,000 branches would be brought under the CBS.

As of 31 March 2006, the bank achieved a landmark: crossing a business mix of Rs. 1,05,000.00 crores. The next target has been fixed at doubling this figure in the next three years. Krishnan Subharamaniam, Executive Director of the bank, in his message to staff members, has called upon them to achieve the target and suggested some steps. One of these steps is to change the manner in which employees extend service to customers across different delivery channels. He has advocated the adoption of the ’3R’ principles when dealing with customers – recognition, respect and response. This is asserted to be the path to make customers experience ‘Customer Delight’. Subbaraman is of the view that to be able to achieve the coveted goal of at least Rs.2,00,000.00 crores in three years’ time, it is urgent to add large numbers of new customers to the bank’s existing portfolio. Central Bank also came with its IPO, which was oversubscribed 64 times. The bank has plans to change the bank’s signboard across the country, trying to impart a new look to the bank after the IPO.

t was established in 1911 by Sir Sorabji Pochkhanawala and claims to have been the first commercial Indian bank completely owned and managed by Indians.

In 1923, it acquired the Tata Industrial Bank in the wake of the failure of the Alliance Bank of Simla.

In 1969, the Indian Government nationalized the bank on 19 July, together with 13 others.

Established in 1911, Central Bank of India was the first Indian commercial bank which was wholly owned and managed by Indians. The establishment of the Bank was the ultimate realisation of the dream of Sir Sorabji Pochkhanawala, founder of the Bank. Sir Pherozesha Mehta was the first Chairman of a truly ‘Swadeshi Bank’. In fact, such was the extent of pride felt by Sir Sorabji Pochkhanawala that he proclaimed Central Bank of India as the ‘property of the nation and the country’s asset’. He also added that ‘Central Bank of India lives on people’s faith and regards itself as the people’s own bank’.

During the past 98 years of history the Bank has weathered many storms and faced many challenges. The Bank could successfully transform every threat into business opportunity and excelled over its peers in the Banking industry.

A number of innovative and unique banking activities have been launched by Central Bank of India and a brief mention of some of its pioneering services are as under:

1921 Introduction to the Home Savings Safe Deposit Scheme to build saving/thrift habits in all sections of the society. 1924 An Exclusive Ladies Department to cater to the Bank’s women clientele. 1926 Safe Deposit Locker facility and Rupee Travellers’ Cheques. 1929 Setting up of the Executor and Trustee Department. 1932 Deposit Insurance Benefit Scheme. 1962 Recurring Deposit Scheme.

Subsequently, even after the nationalisation of the Bank in the year 1969, Central Bank continued to introduce a number of innovative banking services as under:

1976 The Merchant Banking Cell was established. 1980 Centralcard, the credit card of the Bank was introduced. 1986 ‘Platinum Jubilee Money Back Deposit Scheme’ was launched. 1989 The housing subsidiary Cent Bank Home Finance Ltd. was started with its headquarters at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh. 1994 Quick Cheque Collection Service (QCC) & Express Service was set up to enable speedy collection of outstation cheques.

Further in line with the guidelines from Reserve Bank of India as also the Government of India, Central Bank has been playing an increasingly active role in promoting the key thrust areas of agriculture, small scale industries as also medium and large industries. The Bank also introduced a number of Self Employment Schemes to promote employment among the educated youth.

Among the Public Sector Banks, Central Bank of India can be truly described as an All India Bank, due to distribution of its large network in 27 out of 28 States as also in 4 out of 7 Union Territories in India. Central Bank of India holds a very prominent place among the Public Sector Banks on account of its network of 3541 branches and 218 extension counters at various centres throughout the length and breadth of the country.

In view of its large network of branches as also number of savings and other innovative services offered, the total customer base of the Bank at over 25 million account holders is one of the largest in the banking industry.

Customers’ confidence in Central Bank of India’s wide ranging services can very well be judged from the list of major corporate clients such as ICICI, IDBI, UTI, LIC, HDFC as also almost all major corporate houses in the country.

Canara Bank is one of the most prominent commercial banks of India. The bank was established in the year 1906 at Mangalore, Karnataka by a well known personality Mr. Ammembal Subba Rao Pai. Initially, it was founded with the name Canara Bank Hindu Permanent Fund, but later on the name was changed to Canara Bank Limited.

Mr. Ammembal Subba Rao Pai had envisioned the bank to not only offer financial services but also fulfill social causes such as removal of superstitions and ignorance, promotion of habit of saving, providing assistance to the people in need and develop a sense of humanity among the people.

Key Attributes
Apart from setting other benchmarks in the field of providing comprehensive banking services to the consumers, Canara Bank has a number of achievements to its credit, which include being the first bank in India to have launched Inter-City ATM network, being the first bank to have been awarded ISO Certification for one of its branches, providing credit card for farmers for the first time in India along with offering Agricultural Consultancy Services.

Vital Details
Canara Bank has established a strong presence in the country, with 2710 branches across the nation as of September 2008. The bank boasts of having the maximum number of ATM installations among all the nationalized banks summing up to more than 2000 of them at 698 centres. Also, 1351 branches of the bank provide Internet and Mobile Banking (IMB) services, while ‘Anywhere Banking’ services are being provided at 2027 of its branches. All the branches of Canara Bank are enabled with Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) and National Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT) transaction facilities, insuring smooth and swift money transfer from any corner of the nation to another corner.

Products and Services
Canara Bank offers a host of banking and value added services to its customers, which include Personal Banking Services, Corporate Banking Services, NRI Banking Services and Priority & SME Credit Services.
Canara Bank is a major commercial bank. It was established in India in 1906, which makes it among the older Indian banks. As on 2009 November, the bank had a network of 2861 branches, spread across India and other countries. Its head office is located in Bangalore, India. The bank also has international presence in several centers, including London, Hong Kong, Moscow, Shanghai, Doha, and Dubai. In terms of business it is one of the largest nationalized commercial banks in India, with a total business of about Rs.2 trillion.

The late Sri. Ammembal Subba Rao Pai, a philanthropist, established the Canara Bank Hindu Permanent Fund in Mangalore, India, on 1 July 1906. The bank changed its name to Canara Bank Limited in 1910 when it incorporated.

In 1958, the Reserve Bank of India ordered Canara Bank to acquire G. Raghumathmul Bank, in Hyderabad. This bank had been established in 1870, and had converted to a limited company in 1925. At the time of the acquisition the bank had five branches

The Government of India nationalised Canara Bank, along with 13 other major commercial banks of India, on 19 July 1969.

In 1976, Canara Bank inaugurated its 1000th branch.

In 1983, Canara Bank opened its first overseas office, a branch in London. In 1985, Canara Bank acquired Lakshmi Commercial Bank in a rescue.

In 1984, Canara Bank acquired the Laksmi Commercial Bank.

In 1985, Canara Bank established a subsidiary in Hong Kong, Indo Hong Kong International Finance Ltd.

In 2008-9, Canara Bank opened its third foreign branch, this one in Shanghai.

Branches and Business
Within a small span of 6 years, the bank has spread it wings in several sphere of finances. Presently, spread in 82 cities in India, the bank caters to the needs of its 5.9 million customers spread throughout the length and breadth of country and even abroad. By the end of FY 2007-2008, the Kotak Mahindra Bank had about 178 branches spread all over the country and it plans to add some more branches by the end of FY 2010.

The entire Kotak Mahindra group has a net worth of over Rs. 6,327 crore and at the end of FYP 2007-2008,it was reported that the consolidated profit of Kotak Mahindra Bank individually was Rs 991.2 crore which was 84% higher than the consolidated profit of Rs 538.2 crore in FY07. Kotak Mahindra Bank has 75 ATMs at 41 locations in the country which are 24×7 accessible. Before the free transactions facility of RBI was made mandatory to all the ATM operating banks in India from April 1, 2009, Kotak Mahindra Bank had underwent under a treaty with the HDFC Bank to provide free network free of cost to most of its customers through its 1335 ATMs spread in the country to ensure comfort to its customers.

The Kotak Mahindra Group was born in 1985 as Kotak Capital Management Finance Limited. This company was promoted by Uday Kotak, Sidney A. A. Pinto and Kotak & Company. Industrialists Harish Mahindra and Anand Mahindra took a stake in 1986, and that’s when the company changed its name to Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited. Since then it’s been a steady and confident journey to growth and success. 1986 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited starts the activity of Bill Discounting

1987 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited enters the Lease and Hire Purchase market
1990 The Auto Finance division is started
1991 The Investment Banking Division is started. Takes over FICOM, one of India’s largest financial retail marketing networks
1992 Enters the Funds Syndication sector
1995 Brokerage and Distribution businesses incorporated into a separate company – Kotak Securities. Investment Banking division incorporated into a separate company-Kotak Mahindra Capital Company
1996 The Auto Finance Business is hived off into a separate company – Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited). Kotak Mahindra takes a significant stake in Ford Credit Kotak Mahindra Limited, for financing Ford vehicles. The launch of Matrix Information Services Limited marks the Group’s entry into information distribution.
1998 Enters the mutual fund market with the launch of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company.
2000 Kotak Mahindra ties up with Old Mutual plc. for the Life Insurance business. Kotak Securities launches its on-line broking site (now www.kotaksecurities.com). Commencement of private equity activity through setting up of Kotak Mahindra Venture Capital Fund.
2001 Matrix sold to Friday Corporation Launches Insurance Services 2003 Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd. converts to a commercial bank – the first Indian company to do so.
2004 Launches India Growth Fund, a private equity fund.
2005 Kotak Group realigns joint venture in Ford Credit; Buys Kotak Mahindra Prime (formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) and sells Ford credit Kotak Mahindra. Launches a real estate fund
2006 Bought the 25% stake held by Goldman Sachs in Kotak Mahindra Capital Company and Kotak Securities

The Bank was established with an initial capital of Rs.10.00 lacs. Late Seth Shri Govind Ram Seksaria, an eminent Industrialist of the country, was the founder Chairman. The first Broad of Directors comprised such men of eminence as Shri Rai Bahadur Seth Rameshwarlal Ji Duduwala, Seth Shri Subhhag Mal Ji Lodha besides the Mansighka brothers, Seth Shri Pusa Lalji Mansighka and Seth Shri Damodar Lal ji Mansighka. The other members of the board were Major Rajadhiraj Amar Singhji of Banera and the then Accountant General of Mewar, Rai Bahadur lala Sukhdayalji.

In line with the contemporary practice of naming the bank after the location or princely state, the suggested names for the bank were Bank of Mewar State or Bank of Udaipur. The promoters, being very clear in their vision, expressed the view that the word ‘Rajasthan’ will be more advantageous in future for expanding activities in other princely states since under the new constitution grouping of the then local princely states was expected under one umbrella. As now is history, the individual princely states were merged under the final name for the state – Rajasthan. The naming of the bank, The Bank of Rajasthan Ltd., glaringly reflected the foresight of the promoters.

It was set up at Udaipur in 1943 with an initial capital of Rs.10.00 lacs. An eminent Industrialist Late Seth Shri Govind Ram Seksaria was the founder Chairman. It was classified as the Scheduled Bank in 1948. The Bank also established a rural (Gramin) bank Mewar Anchlik Gramin Bank in Udaipur District in Rajasthan on 26th January, 1983.

The bank’s central office is located at Jaipur, while registered office is in Udaipur. Presently the bank has 463 branches.