UCO Bank is the only Government of India owned bank in the east India . UCO Bank's headquarter is in BTM Sarani, Kolkata. As of 30March2023[update] the bank had 4,000 plus service units & 44 zonal offices spread all over India. It also has two overseas branches in Singapore and Hong Kong.
UCO bank is one of the special bank which facilitates the mechanism of Rupee-Rial and Rupee-Ruble trade of India between Iran & Russia respectively. It become the first bank to open a unique "lockless" branch in Shani Shinganapur in Maharashtra to show the respect to general belief and faith of the people on lord Shani.
G. D. Birla, an eminent Indian industrialist, during the Quit India movement of 1942, conceived the idea of organising a commercial bank with Indian capital and management, and the United Commercial Bank Limited was incorporated to give shape to that idea. The bank was started with Kolkata as its head office with an issued capital of ₹2 crores, of which ₹1 crore was actually paid up. Birla was its chairman; the Board of Directors included eminent personalities of India drawn from many fields. The bank opened 14 branches simultaneously across India. [citation needed]
After World War II, United Commercial Bank opened several overseas branches. The first, in 1947, was in Rangoon. Branches in Singapore (1951), Hong Kong (March 1952), London (1953), and Malaysia followed. In 1963 the Burmese government nationalized United Commercial Bank's three branches there, which became People's Bank No. 6.[5]
On 15 September 1967, Jalpaiguri Banking and Trading Corporation (JBTC) which had been established in Jalpaiguri in 1887 (or 1889; accounts differ), made a voluntary transfer of its assets and liabilities to United Commercial Bank. JBTC had only one office and specialised in lending against mortgages on tea gardens.[6]
The Government of India nationalised United Commercial Bank on 19 July 1969. The nationalised bank continued the operations of the overseas branches in London, Singapore, and Hong Kong. However, Malaysian law forbade foreign government ownership of banks in Malaysia. Therefore, United Commercial Bank (UCO Bank), Indian Overseas Bank, and Indian Bank contributed their operations in Malaysia to a new joint-venture bank incorporated in Malaysia, United Asian Bank with each of the three parent banks owning a third of the shares. At the time, Indian Bank had three branches, and Indian Overseas Bank and United Commercial Bank had eight between them.[7]
An act of parliament changed the bank's name to UCO Bank in 1985, as a bank in Bangladesh existed with the name United Commercial Bank PLC, which caused confusion in the international banking arena.[8]
In 1998, UCO closed its London branch. Bank of Baroda acquired the assets and liabilities, but not the personnel, who were made redundant.[citation needed]
Current market position
As on 31 March 2023, government share-holding in the bank was 95.39%. For FY 2022–23, it registered ₹1,862.34 crore net profit. Branch expansion started at a fast pace, particularly in rural areas, and the bank achieved several unique distinctions in Priority Sector lending and other social uplift activities.
To keep pace with the developing scenario and expansion of business, the Bank undertook an exercise in organisational restructuring in the year 1972. This resulted in more functional specialisation, decentralisation of administration and emphasis on the development of personnel skills and attitudes. Side by side, whole-hearted commitment to the government's poverty alleviation programmes continued and the convenorship of the State Level Bankers' Committee (SLBC) was entrusted to the Bank for Odisha and Himachal Pradesh in 1983.[citation needed]
Zonal Offices & Regional Training Centres
Board of directors
As of August 2023, the UCO Bank Board of Directors has nine members:[9]
Shri K. Rajivan Nair (Director under Shareholder Category)
Regional management
The governance of the Bank all around the nation's respective regional areas is managed by a network of 44 Zonal Offices. These are present in major as well as crucial parts of the country.[10]
Training
The training of newly recruited as well as present staff is overseen by seven training colleges around India:[11]
The domestic branches include 6 Flagship corporate branches, 7 Asset Management branches, 4 service branches, 1 central processing center and 1 integrated treasury branch. Further 27 MCU branches, 36 Retail loan Hubs, 10 SME Hub and 72 currency chests are also functioning across the country attached to the major city branches of various centers. The near future will see a growth in the number of ATMs and Branches as Bank is opening another 200 branches all over India.[12]
Besides providing inland banking services through its vast network of branches in India, UCO Bank has a vital presence in the financial markets outside India. UCO Bank presently has four overseas branches in two important international financial centres in Singapore and Hong Kong.[13] UCO Bank has international presence for over 60 years now.[citation needed]
The Bank's Singapore Operations commenced on 21 April 1951 with the opening of the Singapore Main branch and subsequently Serangoon branch was opened in "Little India" on 7 March 1959. The international linkage from Singapore is supported by a large number of Indian branches network through the Integrated Treasury Branch, Mumbai. Other branches in India also provide international banking facilities through Authorised Branches of the bank.[citation needed]
This international network is further augmented by correspondent arrangements with leading Banks at all important world centres in various countries.[14]
The bank has requested the RBI for an approval for new Non-Banking entities under its command. The new entities would ensure a complete market foothold.[15]
Logo and motto
The logo of UCO bank consists of a pair of clasped hands covered with an octagonal structure. It has been coloured blue since the organisation's inception, blue representing the Bank's national responsibility. The background has remained yellow since the beginning as well.[citation needed]
UCO Bank "Honours your Trust"
The motto of UCO Bank is "Honours your Trust".[16]
The UCO bank Logo has resemblance to logo of leading South African Life Insurance company Sanlam. Sanlam has tie up with Shriram Group in India who provide Insurance to passengers travelling in Indian Railways[citation needed]
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