Canara
Bank is one of the premier banks in the country,
accredited with umpteen distinctions. The present
stature of the Bank is due to its strong fundamentals
and quality customer orientations. Profit making
since inception, the Bank today epitomizes a perfect
blend of commercial and social banking.
For
the year March 2002, the Bank clocked the highest
net profit (Rs.741 crore) among nationalized banks,
with significant improvement in capital adequacy
ratio (11.88%) and asset quality (net NPA ratio
of 3.89%).
Corporation
Bank is an organisation established in 1906 based
on the traditional Indian values of service to
the community and is regarded as one of the well-run
banks in the comity of Public Sector Banks in
the country. The Bank has a unique history of
97 years of successful Banking and it stood the
test of time by growing steadily offering vast,
varied and versatile services with a personal
touch. Today, its good customer service, pre-eminent
track record in House Keeping, adherence to Prudential
Accounting norms, consistent profitability and
adoption of modern technology for betterment of
customer service have earned the Bank a place
of pride in the Banking Community. The Bank has
been richly endowed with a relatively young, dynamic
and efficient manpower, which is the key factor
of the Bank's success. Excellence in performance
and uniqueness in customer service form the central
core of the Bank's organisational culture.
Bank
of India was founded on 7th September, 1906 by
a group of eminent businessmen from Mumbai. The
Bank was under private ownership and control till
July 1969 when it was nationalised along with
13 other banks.
Bank's
vision is "to provide superior, proactive
banking services to niche markets globally, while
providing cost-effective, responsive services
to others in our role as a development bank, and
in so doing, meet the requirements of our stakeholders".
Established
on 15th August 1907 as part of the Swadeshi movement.
Serving the nation with a team of over 22000 dedicated
staff. Global deposits rose to Rs. 30444 Crores
as on 31.03.2004 Global credit increased to Rs.
14935 Crores as on 31.03.2004. 1377 Branches spread
all over India.
Loan
products like Artisan Card, Kisan Card, Kisan
Bike Scheme, Yuva Kisan Vidya Nidhi Yojana to
meet diverse credit needs of farmers.
Provision
of technical assistance and project reports in
Agriculture to entrepreneurs through Agricultural
Consultancy & Technical Services (ACTS). 2
Specialised Agricultural Finance branches to finance
High Tech Agricultural Projects.
Indian
Overseas Bank (IOB) was founded on February 10th
1937, by Shri.M.Ct.M. Chidambaram Chettyar, a
pioneer in many fields - Banking, Insurance and
Industry with the twin objectives of specialising
in foreign exchange business and overseas banking.
IOB
had the distinction of being the first Bank in
Banking Industry to obtain ISO 9001 Certification
for its Computer Policy and Planning Department
from Det Norske Veritas (DNV), Netherlands in
September 1999. This Certification covers Design,
Development, Implementation and Maintenance of
software developed in-house, procurement and supply
of hardware and execution of turnkey projects.
IndusInd
Bank comes into existence in 1994-95. Launched
its revamped Internet Banking product (Indusnet)
and website in 2002-03. ISO 9001:2000 certification
for all its branches. Customers to have access
to more then 1700 ATMs -Tie-up with Corporation
Bank and UTI Bank for sharing ATM network.
Its
mission is to emerge as an international bank
with traditional roots, to acquire global capabilities,
to provide world-class services, to maintain the
highest standards of professionalism and integrity.
Syndicate
Bank was established in 1925 in Udupi, the abode
of Lord Krishna in coastal Karnataka with a capital
of Rs.8000/- by three visionaries - Sri Upendra
Ananth Pai, a businessman, Sri Vaman Kudva, an
engineer and Dr.T M A Pai, a physician - who shared
a strong commitment to social welfare. Their objective
was primarily to extend financial assistance to
the local weavers who were crippled by a crisis
in the handloom industry through mobilising small
savings from the community. The bank collected
as low as 2 annas daily at the doorsteps of the
depositors through its Agents under its Pigmy
Deposit Scheme started in 1928. This scheme is
the Bank's brand equity today and the Bank collects
around Rs. 2 crore per day under the scheme.
The
progress of Syndicate Bank has been synonymous
with the phase of progressive banking in India.
Spanning over 75 years of pioneering expertise,
the Bank has created for itself a solid customer
base comprising customers of two or three generations.
Being firmly rooted in rural India and understanding
the grassroot realities, the Bank's perception
had vision of future India. It has been propagating
innovations in Banking and also has been receptive
to new ideas, without however getting uprooted
from its distinctive socio-economic and cultural
ethos.
State
Bank of Travancore (SBT) was originally established
as Travancore Bank Ltd. in 1945 sponsored by the
erstwhile Princely State of Travancore. Under
a special statute of the Indian Parliament (SBI
subsidiary Banks Act 1959) it has been made an
Associate of the State Bank of India and a member
of the State Bank Group, the largest banking group
in India.
Being
a public sector bank, we are committed to the
policies of the Government for social development.
We offer credit to the priority sectors and also
the special schemes announced by the Government.
The
bank was incorporated as a limited company on
11th November, 1919 with its registered office
at 7, Marzban Road, Bombay it was shifted to its
own premises at Apollo Street, Fort, Bombay -
400 001 in 1921. Inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi
and today it occupies enviable position amongst
Nationalised Bank.
At the
time Nationalisation i.e June 1969, it had 240
branches. Since then, the branch network had grown
substantially across the country with presence
in 28 states, including union territories. As
on 31st March 2001, Bank has network 2053 branches
- 843 Rural, 447 Semi-urban, 423 Urban and 340
Metropolitan branches.
Founded
in 1943, UCO Bank is a commercial bank now wholly
owned by the Government of India. Its Board of
Directors consists of government representatives
from the Government of India and Reserve Bank
of India as well as eminent professionals like
accountants, management experts, economists, businessmen,
etc.
Headquartered
in Kolkata, the Bank has 34 Regional Offices spread
all over India. Branches located in a geographical
area report to the Regional Office having jurisdiction
over that area. These Regional Offices are headed
by Senior Executives ranging upto the rank of
General Manager, depending on size of business
and importance of loacation. The Regional Offices
report to General Managers (Operation) functioning
at Head Office in Kolkata.
