Aug 5, 2015

First Bank in india

 First India bank Got ISO : Canara Bank

 First Governor of RBI : Mr. Osborne Smith

 First Indian governor of RBI : Mr. C D Deshmukh

 First Bank to Introduce ATM in India : HSBC

 First Bank to introduce saving Bank in India : Presidency bank in 1830

 First Bank to Introduce Cheque system in India : Bengal Bank 1784

 First Bank to introduce Internet Banking : ICICI BANK

 First Bank to introduce Mutual Fund : State Bank of India
 First Bank to introduce Credit Card in India : Central Bank of India
 First Foreign Bank in India : Comptoire d’Escompte de Paris of France in 1860
 First Bank Set Up in India : Bank of Hindustan in 1770
 First Joint Stock Bank of British India : State Bank of India
 First Joint Stock Bank of India : Allahabad Bank
 First Bank that is oldest Public Bank in India : Allahabad Bank
 First national bank that is merged with Punjab National Bank : New Bank of India in 1993
 First Indian bank to open branch outside India in London in 1946 : Bank of India
 First Indian Bank started with Indian capital /indigenous Bank of India : Punjab National Bank
 First Regional Rural Bank name Prathama Grameen Bank Was started by : Syndicate Bank
 BANKS IN INDIA
 Central Bank:
 1. Central Bank – Reserve Bank of India Commercial Bank

 2. Public Sector Bank – (Nationalised Bank) Total 26 = 14 were nationalized in 1969 +6 were
     Nationalized in 1980 (out of these one bank new Bank of India was merged with PNB in 1983),      +1 IDBI + SBI +5 Subsidiary/Associates banks of State Bank of India.

 3. Private Banks = RBI in 1993 gave licences to 12 Private bank in 2 phases 10 private bank in1993 and 2 private bank in 2003-2004
 
4. Foreign Banks = 34 Foreign Banks are there in India.
 Cooperative Bank:
 Cooperative Banks = Bank those are registered under Co-operative Societies Act 1965, Co-operative Banks are also works as Commercial Bank.