Assam Gramin Vikash Bank

Last updated

Assam Gramin Vikash Bank
Type Regional Rural Bank
Industry Banking, financial services
FoundedPragjyotish Gaonlia Bank (1976)
Lakhimi Gaonlia Bank (1980)
Cachar Gramin Bank (1981)
Subansiri Gaonlia Bank (1982)
Langpi Dehangi Rural Bank (1982)
Headquarters Guwahati, Assam, India
Area served
Assam, India
Key people
  • Debasish Gangopadhyay (Chairman)
  • Sudhansu Patra (General Manager)
  • Monoj Kumar Das (General Manager)
Owner Government of India (50%), Government of Assam (15%), Punjab National Bank (35%)
Parent Ministry of Finance , Government of India
Website www.agvbank.co.in

Assam Gramin Vikash Bank is the only regional rural bank of Assam, India. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Finance , Government of India. The bank was formally launched on 12 January 2006 after amalgamation of Pragjyotish Gaonlia Bank, Lakhimi Gaonlia Bank, Cachar Gramin Bank and Subansiri Gaonlia Bank, which were sponsored by erstwhile United Bank of India now Punjab National Bank. As per Government of India directives for forming of state wise Regional Rural Banks Assam Gramin Vikash Bank was further amalgamated with Langpi Dehangi Rural Bank which was sponsored by State Bank of India to form present Assam Gramin Vikash Bank w.e.f 1 April 2019 without changing of the name of the newly formed entity. [1]

Contents

Bank structure

The bank has three tier structure consisting of one head office at Guwahati, nine regional offices and 473 branches. They are: Nalbari, Golaghat, Lakhimpur, Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Kokrajhar, Silchar, Tezpur and Diphu. Among these offices there are 473 branches operation across all 33 districts of Assam through which the bank is serving its customers. The bank is one of the leading banks in the state of Assam. [2]

See also

Related Research Articles

State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur (SBBJ) was a major Indian bank. It was a subsidiary of State Bank of India, with which it was merged on 31 March 2017. As of 2015, SBBJ had 1,360 branches, mostly located in the state of Rajasthan, India. Its branch network out of Rajasthan covered all the major business centers of India. In 1997, the bank entered the capital market with an initial public offering of 1,360,000 shares at a premium of Rs. 440 per share. For the year 2015-16 the net profit of the company was Rs. 8.5 billion.

Canara Bank Indian nationalised bank

Canara Bank is the third largest nationalised bank in India. It is under the ownership of the Ministry of Finance, Government of India. It is headquartered in Bangalore. Established in 1906 at Mangalore by Ammembal Subba Rao Pai, the bank also has offices in London, Hong Kong, Dubai and New York.

South Malabar Gramin Bank

South Malabar Gramin Bank Malappuram Kottakunnu was a Regional Rural Bank in India, and had its headquarters at Malappuram in Kerala. Its area of operation was limited to 8 districts in Kerala, India. It had been financing farm & non-farm sectors and other employment generation programs through its 506 branches spread over these 8 districts.

North Malabar Gramin Bank

North Malabar Gramin Bank was a Regional Rural Bank in Kerala, India. It was established in 1976 as a Scheduled Commercial Bank as per the Regional Rural Banks Act of 1976 to provide banking facilities in the North Malabar region. It operated in seven districts of Kerala with the headquarters at Kannur, and had 222 branches as of 14 June 2013. The bank distinguished itself as one of the few profit making RRBs in India before its amalgamation.

Ministry of Finance (India) Finance ministry of India

The Ministry of Finance is a ministry within the Government of India concerned with the economy of India, serving as the Treasury of India. In particular, it concerns itself with taxation, financial legislation, financial institutions, capital markets, centre and state finances, and the Union Budget.

Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) are government owned scheduled commercial banks of India that operate at regional level in different states of India. These banks are under the ownership of Ministry of Finance, Government of India. They were created to serve rural areas with basic banking and financial services. However, RRBs also have urban branches.

The Aryavart Bank (AB) is an Indian Regional Rural Bank (RRB) in Uttar Pradesh established on 1 April 2019. The bank was formed by the amalgamation of Gramin Bank of Aryavart and Allahabad UP Gramin Bank. It currently has 1365 branches and 22 regional offices in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh, around Lucknow. It functions under Regional Rural Banks' Act 1976 and is sponsored by Bank of India.Allahabad UP Gramin Bank and Gramin Bank of Aryavart are mergering with name Aryavart Bank e.r.f 01.04.2019. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Finance, Government of India.

Public Sector Banks (PSBs) are a major type of government owned banks in India, where a majority stake is held by the Ministry of Finance of the Government of India or State Ministry of Finance of various State Governments of India.. The shares of these banks are listed on stock exchanges. Their main objective is social welfare

Jharkhand Rajya Gramin Bank (JRGB) is a Regional Rural Bank (RRB_). The bank was established on 1 April 2019 with the amalgamation of the erstwhile Vananchal Gramin Bank and erstwhile Jharkhand Gramin Bank under the provisions of RRB Act 1976. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Finance, Government of India. This bank is sponsored by State Bank of India & is jointly Owned by the Government of India, Government of Jharkhand and State Bank of India.

Bangiya Gramin Vikash Bank Indian regional rural bank

Bangiya Gramin Vikash Bank (BGVB) is an Indian Regional Rural Bank established as a Gramin bank in terms of provisions of Regional Rural Banks Act 1976. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Finance, Government of India.

Madhyanchal Gramin Bank is a regional rural bank in India. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Finance, Government of India. It was formed by merging three rural banks in the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India namely Madhya Bharat Bank, Sharda Grameen Bank, Rewa Sidhi Grameen Bank, sponsored by State Bank Of India, Allahabad Bank and Union Bank of India. Its headquarters is in Saugor. Current sponsor of the bank is State Bank of India. Madhyanchal Gramin Bank has presence over 13 districts in Madhya Pradesh Damoh, Sagar, Shivpuri, Guna, Ashoknagar, Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur, Panna, Satna, Rewa, Sidhi, Niwari and Singrauli. There are 454 branch and 7 regional offices in Rewa, Sidhi, Satna, Damoh, Shivpuri, Chhatarpur and Tikamgarh.

Paschim Banga Gramin Bank is a 'premier regional rural bank in India. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Finance, Government of India. It was established on 26 February 2007 in exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-section (1) of Section 23A of the Regional Rural Bank Act, 1976. The bank was 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".

Kerala Gramin Bank Regional Rural Bank

Kerala Gramin Bank (KGB) is a Regional Rural Bank (RRB), headquartered at Malappuram in Kerala, India. The bank is jointly owned by Central and State Governments & sponsored by Canara Bank. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Finance, Government of India.

Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank

Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank is a regional rural bank (RRB) in the State of Bihar, India. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Finance, Government of India. It is one of the largest regional rural banks in India in terms of branch network, staff strength and area of operation.

Maharashtra Gramin Bank is an Indian Regional Rural Bank (RRB) or Gramin bank, in the State of Maharashtra with its head office is in Aurangabad. It is one 43 Gramin banks in India supported by the government that aim to bring banking services to rural areas. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Finance, Government of India.

Namkhola Region in Assam, India

Namkhola is a popular region in Khairabar tehsil, combined villages Bah Molla and Athiyabari in Darrang district, Assam, India. It is one of the fastest growing market place in north-western part of Darrang district.

Langpi Dehangi Rural Bank (LDRB) was an Indian rural bank (RRB). It was created on 27 January 1982 under Section 3 (1) of Regional Rural Bank Act 1976. It was created under the aegis of the State Bank of India. The main office of the Bank is situated at Diphu, the district headquarters of Karbi Anglong District.

Kaveri Grameena Bank was a Regional Rural Bank established under Regional Rural Banks' Act 1976, was a Scheduled Bank jointly owned by Government of India, State Bank of India(formerly by State Bank of Mysore) and Government of Karnataka, permitted to carry all kinds of banking business. The Bank was operating in 10 Districts of South Karnataka, having its Head Office at Mysore City with Nine Regional Offices at Mysuru, Mandya, Bengaluru, Tumakuru, Hassan, Chamarajanagar, Madikeri, Chikmagulur and Ramanagara.

Uttarakhand Gramin Bank Regional rural bank in India

Uttarakhand Gramin Bank is a regional rural bank in India.It is sponsored by State Bank of India established under RRB Act 1976 came into existence on 1 Nov 2012 after amalgamation of erstwhile RRB viz. Uttaranachal Gramin Bank and Nainital Almora Kshetriya Gramin Bank in Uttarakhand State. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Finance, Government of India. The Bank is headquartered at Dehradun and presently its area of operation in all 13 Districts in Uttarakhand having 286 branches, 11 satellite offices, 2 extension counters, and 6 regional offices.

Pragathi Gramin Bank was a Regional Rural Bank established under Regional Rural Banks' Act 1976, was a Scheduled Bank jointly owned by Government of India, Canara Bank and Government of Karnataka, permitted to carry all kinds of banking business. The Bank was operating in 9 districts of Karnataka, having its Head Office at Ballari.

References

  1. "About Assam Gramin Bank". agvbank.co.in. 22 October 2016. Archived from the original on 1 May 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  2. "Contacts Assam Gramin Bank". agvbank.co.in. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.