Paschim Banga Gramin Bank
Paschim Banga Gramin Bank (PBGB)[1] is a 'premier Regional Rural Bank (RRB) in India. It was established on 26 February 2007[2] in exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-section (1) of Section 23A of the Regional Rural Bank Act, 1976 (21 of 1976). The Bank is established by the amalgamation of Howrah Gramin Bank, Bardhaman Gramin Bank and Mayurakshi Gramin Bank. The Tagline of the bank is "Bank for U - Banking for All".
Bank for U - Banking for All | |
Type | Government Enterprise |
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Industry | Banking, Financial services |
Founded | 26 February 2007 |
Headquarters | Howrah, West Bengal, India |
Number of locations | 230 branches |
Area served | West Bengal |
Key people | Mr.Partha Pratim Sen (Chairman) |
Products | consumer banking, corporate banking, finance and insurance, Investment banking, mortgage loans, wealth management, Mobile Banking, BHIM, UPI, Point of sale |
₹67.97 million (US$950,000) as on 31st March 2019 | |
Total assets | ₹59.80 million (US$840,000) as on 31st March 2019 |
Owner | Government of India (50%) Government of West Bengal (15%) UCO Bank (Sponsored Bank)(35%) |
Website | www |
This bank is sponsored by UCO Bank & Owned by Govt. of India, Govt. of West Bengal and UCO Bank . The shareholders of the Bank are Govt. of India (50%), UCO Bank (35%) and Govt. of West Bengal (15%). The bank's head office is located at Tikiapara, Howrah, West Bengal.
As on 31st March 2019,the Bank made a net profit of ₹67.97 million (US$950,000)
Bank structure
The Bank is operating in five districts of West Bengal State, namely, Howrah, Hooghly, Purba Bardhaman, Paschim Bardhaman and Birbhum, with its Head Office at Howrah, West Bengal.
It has 230 Branches and 4 Regional Offices. The Regional Offices are :
- Howrah Regional Office - Regional Manager -Mr. Tuhin Kr. Bera
- Hooghly Regional Office - Regional Manager-Mr.Swapan Kumar Roy
- Bardhaman Regional Office - Regional Manager-Mr.Pankaj Bandyopadhyay
- Suri Regional Office - Regional Manager -Mr. Bhabani Chakraborty.
Area of Operations
The Bank is operating in 5 districts of West Bengal State. They are :
- Purba Bardhaman district
- Paschim Bardhaman district
- Birbhum district
- Hooghly district
- Howrah district
==Board of Directors==
- Mr.Partha Pratim Sen, Chairman
- Mr.Shomit Ghosh,Nominee Director,Govt of West Bengal
- Mr.M.V.Rao,Nominee Director, Govt of West Bengal
- Mrs. Harsha V Kumar, Nominee Director, Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
- Mr.Susanta Mishra, Nominee Director, NABARD
- Mr.R.Seshadri,Nominee Director,Sponsor Bank
- Mr.G.Mishra,Nominee Director,Sponsor Bank
See also
References
- "PBGB Website".
- Government of India, Notification No.1/4/2006 – RRB dated 26 February 2007 (Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs (Banking Division), New Delhi)