OF BANKING Banks are among the main participants of the financial system in India. Banking offers several facilities and opportunities. Banks in India were started on the British pattern in the beginning of the 19th century. The first half of the 19th century‚ The East India Company established 3 banks The Bank of Bengal‚ The Bank of Bombay and The Bank of Madras. These three banks were known as Presidency Banks. In 1920 these three banks were amalgamated and The Imperial Bank of India was
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For Immediate Release India Insurance Industry Essay Writing Competition Winner Announced Ms Megha Asnani‚ Business Analyst with Accenture Service Private Limited was declared winner of the 2nd India Insurance Industry Essay Writing Competition organised by Asia Insurance Review in conjunction with the India Rendezvous. Ms Asnani’s essay on the topic: ‘An Indian Solvency II?’ stood out for its originality and in-depth analysis of the subject. Ms. Asnani will receive a cash prize of S$5‚000
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INDIAN INSURANCE INDUSTRY Size of the Industry | Fifth largest life insurance market with US$ 41-billion. According to IRDA‚ the insurers in the year 2009-2010 sold 10.55 million new policies with LIC selling 8.52 million and private companies 2.03 million policies | Geographical distribution | Delhi‚ Mumbai‚ Karnataka‚ Hyderabad‚ Pune‚ Banglore‚ Uttar Pradesh and all the major cities of India | Output per annum | Indian Insurance Industry is one of the booming Industries of the economy
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Project Report On “THE GENERAL BANKING FUNCTION” Prepared By: Vishal Panchal B.B.A. 3rd Year Submitted to: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open Univercity July 2007 ❖ DECLARATION I‚ Kamaliya Paresh A.‚ hereby declare that the Summer Project Report work undergone at Rajkot Nagarik Sahakari Bank Ltd..‚ presented is carried by my own experiences and observation in the bank. This Summer Project Report is submitted as a part of Management study curriculum and as partial fulfilment
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INDIAN BANKING INDUSTRY Banking forms the back bone of the country. Banks are special as they not only accept and deploy large amounts of uncollateralized public funds in fiduciary capacity‚ but also leverage such funds through credit creation. They directly or indirectly affect the growth of the country. Banking in India has gone through different phases of nationalization and liberalization. In confront of American crisis‚ evolving technology‚ growing Indian economy and further liberalization
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Banking Sector Reforms in India *Manoj Kumar Assistant Professor‚ Deptt. of Commerce‚ N.M.Govt. (PG) College‚ Hansi ABSTRACT Banking sector reforms were introduced to remove the deficiencies in banking sector. The lack of autonomy is reflected in the fact that there is a common wage package for all bank employees irrespective of the health of the bank concerned. Kannan‚ the Chief Executive Officer of Bank of Baroda‚ says: "Give us the freedom to fix our own wages and offer market remuneration to
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Identify and critically appraise the main trends that have taken place in corporate and wholesale banking over the past twenty years or so. In your answer make a critical appraisal of the effect these trends have had on the nature and structure of the industry The recent two decades witnessed the great change in the financial world. In the past‚ the banks might are limited with the ability of exchange foreign currency‚ but nowadays‚ it is available to exchange foreign currency at any time in most
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Structure of the organised banking sector in India. Number of banks are in brackets. Banking in India From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Banking in India originated in the last decades of the 18th century. The oldest bank in existence in India is the State Bank of India‚ a government-owned bank that traces its origins back to June 1806 and that is the largest commercial bank in the country. Central banking is the responsibility of the Reserve Bank of India‚ which in 1935 formally took
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HISTORY OF BANKING IN INDIA Banking is an old as civilization. The practice of money lending‚ the predecessor of banking has been practiced in india from time immemorial. During the mughal period‚ the indigenous bankers were faintly prominent in financing the trade and use of instrument for trade. The first bank in india‚ through conservative was established in1786. From 1786 until today the journey of Indian banking system can be segregated into 3 distinct phase. They are mentioned below‚ •
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The banking industry is the backbone of any monetized economy. The stage of development of this industry is a good reflection of the development of the economy. The banking industry in India is governed by Banking Regulation Act of India‚ 1949. Since 1949‚ this sector has undergone phenomenal reforms due to the efforts and the vision of the policymakers. The first phase of reform began with nationalization of the 14 banks in 1969. At this stage‚ priority sectors were identified and banking support
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