Utkal Grameen Bank

Utkal Grameen Bank
Public
Industry Banking, Financial services
Founded 2012
Headquarters Bolangir, India
Area served
 Odisha State
Key people
 P. B. Divekar
(Chairman )
Products Credit cards, consumer banking, corporate banking, finance and insurance, investment banking, mortgage loans, private banking, wealth management
Website ugb.co.in/index.htm

Utkal Grameen Bank[1] (UGB) (Odia: ) is a Regional Rural Bank established on 1 November 2012 with the merger[2] of Rushikulya Gramya Bank and Utkal Gramya Bank in terms of provisions of Regional Rural Banks Act 1976. The bank is sponsored by State Bank of India & is jointly Owned by the Government of India, Government of Odisha and SBI.

The shareholders of the Bank are Govt. of India (50%), State Bank of India (35%) and Govt. of Odisha (15%). The Bank is operating in 17 districts of Odisha State with its Head Office at Bolangir. Besides, the bank has seven Regional Offices in western and southern Odisha.

History

The bank was established on 1 November 2012 as an amalgamation of the Rushikulya and Utkal RRBs. At the time of amalgation, Rushikulya bank had only 87 branches.[3] It subsequently grew to a network of 426 branches, of which 360 are in remote rural areas. Apart from the Head Office at Bolangir, the bank has opened regional offices at Sambalpur, Rayagada, Bargarh, Bhawanipatna, Jeypore and Berhampur.

Presently, the Bank operates in 17 districts of Western and Southern Orissa, covering 63% of the geographical area and 48% of the total population of Odisha State.

Performance

The bank made a profit of Rs 9.01 Crore in the year 2011-12.[4] The bank had a CD ratio of 59.5% at the time of amalgamation.

In 2015, Utkal Grameen Bank came First in the ranking of all banks in Odisha on Financial Inclusion parameters, with a score of 75 out of 100, becoming the best bank to handle Government business in the State.[5]


Board of Directors

The bank's affairs are conducted by a Board of Directors[6] consisting of the following persons :-

See also

References

  1. ↑ "UGB Website".
  2. ↑ "UGB formed by merger of two RRBs".Business Standard, 28 November 2012
  3. ↑ "RGB amalgates with UGB".The Hindu, 7 November 2012
  4. ↑ "UGB Balance Sheet 2014".
  5. ↑ "Odisha Govt Selects 14 Banks to Handle SPSU Deposits".
  6. ↑ "UGB Board Members".
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