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    GROWTH IN

    INDIAN BANKING SECTOR

    Submitted By:

    Vikrant Baghi

    Rohit Aggarwal

    Yogeshwar Dhaliwal

    Ravinder Kumar Garg

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    Declaration

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    Acknowledgement

    We are grateful to thank our Dean Mr. Amit Baruah for giving us this great opportunity to dothis project.

    We also extend our thankfulness to our beloved parents and friends for their continuous

    encouragement at every moment.

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    India's Growing Banking Sector

    India's banking sector is booming at a great pace in spite of its relatively small size in

    comparison of its counterparts in other leading economies. Indian banking sector has been found

    lucrative by eminent players from the international world. For e.g., In India, Citibank and

    Standard Chartered Bank has more than half of all credit card receivables and personal loans,which has generated more than Rs. 200 crore of profit for both banks. In 2003, Oriental Bank of

    Commerce was listed by Forbes magazine in its 'Global 200 Best Companies' list. In 1990s, after

    a long gap of more than 20 years, the apex bank, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued licenses

    to 9 new private banks. In this, Times Bank got merged with the HDFC Bank. The RBI also

    allowed Kotak Mahindra Finance Company to become a bank. These banks have shown their

    edge over each others with the introduction of new products and technologies. Most of the banks

    paid their focus on the retail sector and provide internet banking, phone banking and mobile

    banking services to their customers and have cornered one of the largest segments of the India's

    banking sector by targeting the India's growing middle income class. The Indian banking sector

    has seen a proliferation of new services which has shown an improvement in customer service.

    What is a Bank?

    A banker or bank is a financial institution whose primary activity is to act as a payment agent for

    customers and to borrow and lend money. In other words, an institution where one can place and

    borrow money and take care of financial affairs.

    Function of Banks

    Lending money to public (loans)

    Transferring money from one place to another (Remittances)

    Acting as trustees

    Keeping valuables in safe custody

    Government business

    Types of Banks

    Public sector Banks

    Private sector Banks

    Co-operative Bank

    Development Bank/Financial institutions

    Reserve Bank of India

    RBI is the banker to bankswhether commercial, cooperative, or rural. The relationship is

    established once the name of a bank is included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of

    India Act, 1934. Such bank, called a scheduled bank, is entitled to facilities of refinance from

    RBI, subject to fulfillment of the following conditions laid down in Section 42 (6) of the Act, as

    follows:

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    It must have paid-up capital and reserves of an aggregate value of not less than an amount

    specified from time to time. It must satisfy RBI that its affairs are not being conducted in a

    manner detrimental to the interests of its depositors.

    Services Provided By a Bank

    Demat Account

    Lockers

    Cash Management

    Insurance Product

    Mutual Fund Product

    Loans

    ECS (Electronic clearance system)

    Taxes

    An Overview

    The countrys middle class accounts for over 320 million people. In correlation with the growth

    of the economy, rising income levels, increased standard of living, and affordability of banking

    products are promising factors for continued expansion.

    The Indian banking Industry is in the middle of an IT revolution, focusing on the expansion ofretail and rural banking. Players are becoming increasingly customer-centric in their approach,

    which has resulted in innovative methods of offering new banking products and services. Banks

    are now realizing the importance of being a big player and are beginning to focus their attention

    on mergers and acquisitions to take advantage of economies of scale and/or comply with Basel II

    regulation.

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    "Indian banking industry assets are expected to reach US$1 trillion by 2010 and are poised to

    receive a greater infusion of foreign capital. The banking industry should focus on having a small

    number of large players that can compete globally rather than having a large number of

    fragmented players."

    History of Indian Banking Sector

    Without a sound and effective banking system in India it cannot have a healthy economy. The

    banking system of India should not only be hassle free but it should be able to meet new

    challenges posed by the technology and any other external and internal factors.

    For the past three decades India's banking system has several outstanding achievements to its

    credit. The most striking is its extensive reach. It is no longer confined to only metropolitans or

    cosmopolitans in India. In fact, Indian banking system has reached even to the remote corners of

    the country. This is one of the main reasons of India's growth process.

    The government's regular policy for Indian bank since 1969 has paid rich dividends with the

    nationalization of 14 major private banks of India.

    Not long ago, an account holder had to wait for hours at the bank counters for getting a draft or

    for withdrawing his own money. Today, he has a choice. Gone are days when the most efficient

    bank transferred money from one branch to other in two days. Now it is simple as instant

    messaging or dial a pizza. Money has become the order of the day.

    The first bank in India, though conservative, was established in 1786. From 1786 till today, the

    journey of Indian Banking System can be segregated into three distinct phases. They are as

    mentioned below:

    Early phase from 1786 to 1969 of Indian Banks

    Nationalization of Indian Banks and up to 1991 prior to Indian banking sector Reforms.

    New phase of Indian Banking System with the advent of Indian Financial & Banking

    Sector Reforms after 1991.

    To make this write-up more explanatory, I prefix the scenario as Phase I, Phase II and Phase III.

    Foundation Phase

    The General Bank of India was set up in the year 1786. Next were Bank of Hindustan andBengal Bank. The East India Company established Bank of Bengal (1809), Bank of Bombay

    (1840) and Bank of Madras (1843) as independent units and called it Presidency Banks. These

    three banks were amalgamated in 1920 and Imperial Bank of India was established which started

    as private shareholders banks, mostly Europeans shareholders.

    In 1865 Allahabad Bank was established and first time exclusively by Indians, Punjab National

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    Bank Ltd. was set up in 1894 with headquarters at Lahore. Between 1906 and 1913, Bank of

    India, Central Bankof India, Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, Indian Bank, and Bank of Mysore

    were set up. Reserve Bank of India came in 1935.

    During the first phase the growth was very slow and banks also experienced periodic failures

    between 1913 and 1948. There were approximately 1100 banks, mostly small. To streamline thefunctioning and activities of commercial banks, the Government of India came up with The

    Banking Companies Act, 1949 which was later changed to Banking Regulation Act 1949 as per

    amending Act of 1965 (Act No. 23 of 1965). Reserve Bank of India was vested with extensive

    powers for the supervision of banking in India as the Central Banking Authority.

    During those days public has lesser confidence in the banks. As an aftermath deposit

    mobilization was slow. Abreast of it the savings bank facility provided by the Postal department

    was comparatively safer. Moreover, funds were largely given to traders.

    Expansion Phase

    Government took major steps in this Indian Banking Sector Reform after independence. In 1955,

    it nationalized Imperial Bank of India with extensive banking facilities on a large scale especially

    in rural and semi-urban areas. It formed State Bank of India to act as the principal agent of RBI

    and to handle banking transactions of the Union and State Governments all over the country.

    Seven banks forming subsidiary of State Bank of India was nationalized in 1960 on 19th July,

    1969, major process of nationalization was carried out. It was the effort of the then Prime

    Minister of India, Mrs. Indira Gandhi. 14 major commercial banks in the country was

    nationalized.

    Second phase of nationalization Indian Banking Sector Reform was carried out in 1980 with

    seven more banks. This step brought 80% of the banking segment in India under Government

    ownership.

    The following are the steps taken by the Government of India to Regulate Banking Institutions in

    the Country:

    1949: Enactment of Banking Regulation Act.

    1955: Nationalization of State Bank of India.

    1959: Nationalization of SBI subsidiaries.

    1961: Insurance coverextended to deposits.

    1969: Nationalization of 14 major banks.

    1971: Creation of credit guarantee corporation.

    1975: Creation of regional rural banks.

    1980: Nationalization of seven banks with deposits over 200 crore.

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    of Bikaner and State Bank of Jaipur were two separate banks earlier and merged)

    into subsidiaries (now associates) of SBI during 1959 took place. During 1968 the

    scheme of social control was introduced, which was closely followed by

    nationalization of 14 major banks in 1969 and another six in 1980.

    Keeping in view the objectives of nationalization, PSBs undertook expansion ofreach and services. Resultantly the number of branches increased 7 fold (from 8321

    to more than 60000 out of which 58% in rural areas) and no. of people served per

    branch office came down from 65000 in 1969 to 10000. Much of this expansion has

    taken place in rural and semi-urban areas. The expansion is significant in terms of

    geographical distribution. States neglected by private banks before 1969 have a

    vast network of public sector banks. The PSBs including RRBs, account for 93% of

    bank offices and 87% of banking system deposits.

    STRUCTURE OF THE BANKING INDUSTRY

    According to the RBI definition, commercial banks which conduct the business ofbanking in India and which (a) have paid up capital and reserves of an aggregate

    real and exchangeable value of not less than Rs 0.5 mn and (b) satisfy the RBI that

    their affairs are not being conducted in a manner detrimental to the interest of their

    depositors, are eligible for inclusion in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of

    India Act, 1934, and when included are known as Scheduled Commercial Banks.

    Scheduled Commercial Banks in India are categorized in five different groups

    according to their ownership and/or nature of operation. These bank groups are (i)

    State Bank of India and its associates, (ii) Nationalised Banks, (iii) Regional Rural

    Banks, (iv) Foreign Banks and (v) Other Indian Scheduled Commercial Banks (in the

    private sector). All Scheduled Banks comprise Schedule Commercial and Scheduled

    Co-operative Banks. Scheduled Cooperative banks consist of Scheduled State Co-

    operative Banks and Scheduled Urban Cooperative Banks

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    .

    There are 71,177 bank offices spread across the country, of which 43 % are located

    in rural areas, 22% in semi-urban areas, 18% in urban areas and the rest (17 %) in

    the metropolitan areas. The major bank groups (as defined by RBI) functioning areState Bank of India and its seven associate banks, 19 nationalised banks and the

    IDBI Ltd, 19 Old Private Sector Banks, 8 New Private Sector Banks and 29 Foreign

    Banks.

    Public Sector Banks in India

    Among the Public Sector Banks in India, United Bank of India is one of the 14 major banks

    which were nationalized on July 19, 1969. Its predecessor, in the Public Sector Banks, the United

    Bank of India Ltd., was formed in 1950 with the amalgamation of four banks viz. Comilla

    Banking Corporation Ltd. (1914), Bengal Central Bank Ltd. (1918), Comilla Union Bank Ltd.

    (1922) and Hooghly Bank Ltd. (1932).

    Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC), a Government of India Undertaking offers Domestic, NRI

    and Commercial banking services. OBC is implementing a GRAMEEN PROJECT in Dehradun

    District (UP) and Hanumangarh District (Rajasthan) disbursing small loans. This Public Sector

    Bank India has implemented 14 point action plan for strengthening of credit delivery to women

    and has designated 5 branches as specialized branches for women entrepreneurs.

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    The following are the list of Public Sector Banks in India

    Allahabad Bank

    Andhra Bank

    Bank of Baroda

    Bank of India Bank of Maharashtra

    Canara Bank

    Central Bank of India

    Corporation Bank

    Dena Bank

    Indian Bank

    Indian Overseas Bank

    Oriental Bank of Commerce

    Punjab & Sind Bank

    Punjab National Bank Syndicate Bank

    UCO Bank

    Union Bank of India

    United Bank of India

    Vijaya Bank

    Private Sector Banks

    Private banking in India was practiced since the beginning of banking system in India. The first

    private bank in India to be set up in Private Sector Banks in India was IndusInd Bank. It is one of

    the fastest growing Private Sector Bank in India. IDBI ranks the tenth largest development bankin the world as Private Banks in India and has promoted a world class institution in India.

    The first Private Bank in India to receive an in principle approval from the Reserve Bank of

    India was Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited, to set up a bank in the private

    sector banks in India as part of the RBI's liberalization of the Indian Banking Industry. It was

    incorporated in August 1994 as HDFC Bank Limited with registered office in Mumbai and

    commenced operations as Scheduled Commercial Bank in January 1995.

    ING Vysya, yet another Private Bank of India was incorporated in the year 1930. Bangalore has

    a pride of place for having the first branch inception in the year 1934. With successive years ofpatronage and constantly setting new standards in banking, ING Vysya Bank has many credits to

    its account.

    List of Private Banks in India

    Bank of Punjab

    Bank of Rajasthan

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    Catholic Syrian Bank

    Centurion Bank

    City Union Bank

    Dhanalakshmi Bank

    Development Credit Bank

    Federal Bank HDFC Bank

    ICICI Bank

    IDBI Bank

    IndusInd Bank

    ING Vysya Bank

    Jammu & Kashmir Bank

    Karnataka Bank

    Karur Vysya Bank

    Laxmi Vilas Bank

    South Indian Bank United Western Bank

    UTI Bank

    Banking Industry at a Glance

    Table 1: Indian Banking at a Glance

    Source: Reserve Bank of India

    Table 2: Number of Banks, Group Wise

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    Source: Indian Banks Association/ Reserve Bank of India.

    * Includes Industrial Development Bank of India Ltd.

    Table 3: Group Wise: Comparative Average

    Source: Reserve Bank of India.

    Table 4: Bank Groups: Key Indicators

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    Source: Reserve Bank of India.

    Major reforms initiatives

    Some of the major reform initiatives in the last decade that have changed the faceof the Indian banking are:-

    Interest Rate Deregulation-Interest rates on deposits and lending have been deregulated

    with banks enjoying greater freedom to determine their rates.

    Government equity in banks has been reduced and strong banks have been allowed to

    access the capital market for raising additional capital.

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    New private sector banks have been set up and foreign banks permitted to expand their

    operations in India including through subsidiaries.

    New areas have been opened up for bank financing like- insurance, credit cards,

    infrastructure financing, leasing, gold banking, besides of course investment banking,

    asset management, factoring, etc.

    Banks have specialized committees to measure and monitor various risks and have beenupgrading their risk management skills and systems.

    Adoption of prudential norms in terms of capital adequacy, asset classification, income

    recognition, provisioning, exposure limits, investment fluctuation reserve, etc.

    Emergence of New Competitive Spirit in context of the customers

    Different economic reforms in the early 1990s have injected competition in the banking sector

    with the entrant of many new private and foreign players. The RBI issued new bank licenses

    with the motive of forming a new cohort of private players, which would ensure high level of

    service to customers and ensure unprecedented growth of the India. The last half of the nineties

    has witnessed the massive growth of the new private banking players, which has grown by

    approximately 50% per year and by 2001, they hold more than 6% of assets and nearly 10% of

    profits.

    Effect of New Technologies on Banks

    The Indian banking sector has seen an acceleration with the introduction of technological

    transformation like ATMs, telephone banking, online banking, web based products, e-cheques,

    call centers etc. Use of credit cards, debit cards has touched the sky of popularity. Even the old

    public sector banks are keeping themselves tune with the new technological changes. Like State

    Bank of India (SBI) has set aside more than Rs 500 crore during its 3 years of time span for theup gradation of its IT systems along with the computerization and networking of branches.

    Presently, SBI has more than 3000 computerized branches and over 1000 new ATMs. Similarly,

    United Bank of India (UTI) has started its computerization process in 1986 and so far it has

    completed its computerization work of more than 774 branches. It has also set up 25 ATMs in

    throughout the India and has signed agreement with other banks of the public sector for ATM

    sharing. In some of its branches, it has already started doing tele-banking and mobile banking.

    Banks and the Internet World

    Due to the advantages of inherent conveniences, 24x7 internet banking has proved to be anattractive service for the customers. Transactions done through the internet cost relatively less as

    compare to visit bank branch. Some banks also offer unique features of internet banking to their

    customers. Like Punjab National Bank has come up with their new online payment service,

    facilitating the online railway reservation. Notable features of the internet banking are -

    Transfer of money to your account at the same bank's branch in another city.

    Opening of a fixed deposit.

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    Issuing of a banker's cheque or a demand draft.

    Checking of bank balance.

    Stopping the clearance of cheque.

    Request for the cheque book.

    Retail Sector Growth

    Earlier the Indian mortgage market was minuscule- less than 1% of GDP. But after the

    introduction of economic reforms by the government, tremendous development has been seen in

    the mortgage market, getting an impetus from the declination of the interest rates. Many banks

    like HDFC, SBI and ICICI has put the housing finance on their priority list. As per an estimate,

    India's mortgage assets have reached to nearly 2% of the India's GDP, Which could heightened

    to the 20%. Credit card has emerged out as another important product of the personal finance

    which is growing rapidly. Personal loan is another area which is growing rapidly. HDFC Bank is

    quick enough in providing new products like car loans, personal loans, debit cards etc. The bank

    is also engage in loan pricing in various innovative ways for building healthy customerrelationship.

    Mergers & Acquisitions

    There has been in recent months a renewed interest in mergers and acquisitions in the banking

    sector in view of the growing openness of the Indian financial system. The focal point of interest

    is about the size of the banking firm.

    The undercurrent of thinking is that the larger the bank the higher its competitiveness and better

    its prospects of survival. This argument implies that Indian banks are not in a position to

    compete for business internationally in terms of funds mobilization, credit disbursal,investments and rendering of financial services essentially because of their relatively small

    size. It is said that the only Indian bank that could compete internationally would be the State

    Bank of India, that too if consolidated with some mergers.

    In this background, one needs to know the why mergers and their impact. But the decisions about

    mergers would require that a view be taken of the optimal number of banks in the country in the

    context of the opening up of the financial sector for foreign banks to acquire, and amalgamate

    with banks in the foreign bank category as well as with Indian banks. Before dealing with these

    issues, let us have a bit of contemporary history of mergers in India.

    Mergers of banks took place in India in the 1960s under the direction of the Reserve Bank ofIndia. From 566 reporting commercial banks (of which non-scheduled banks were 474) at the

    end of 1951, the number came down to 292 (of which 210 were non-scheduled) at end 1961, to

    100 (27 non-scheduled) at the end of 1966; and to 85 (14 non-scheduled) by the end of 1969.

    The number of bank offices increased sharply during this period: From 4151 in 1951 to 5012 in

    1961, to 6593 in 1966 and to 9005 in 1969. The branch offices of scheduled commercial banks

    increased over this period while those of non-scheduled commercial banks declined. Unviable

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    banks were weeded out, as recommended by the Travancore-Cochin Banking Inquiry

    Commission (1956). This meant either closure or amalgamation with other, relatively strong

    banks. This process was accelerated when two scheduled banks failed in 1960. The 1960 episode

    was essentially an exercise for preserving banking stability.

    Much of the general literature on mergers in banking relates to private banking. The complexitiesinvolved in mergers of public sector banking are rarely discussed. In the early 1990s when the

    then National Bank of India was merged with Punjab National Bank, problems of personnel

    integration cropped up. After this experiment, public sector bank mergers were not

    contemplated. On the other hand, there were private banks mergers since about the late 1990s for

    diverse reasons including building up financial strength, capturing larger portion of the growing

    retail business and securing better regional presence.

    Mergers of ICICI Bank and Bank of Madura, as well as HDFC Bank and Times Bank are

    important examples. These mergers, mooted by the merging banks in the first instance and

    approved by the authorities, were not entirely for reasons of banking stability as such.

    There were also mergers of private banks with public sector banks, the prominent among them

    being the mergers of Benares State Bank with Bank of Baroda in 2002; Nedungadi Bank with

    Punjab National Bank in 2003; and, more recently, Global Trust Bank with Oriental Bank of

    Commerce. But these mergers were at the initiative of the authorities, undertaken for preserving

    banking stability.

    The merger of ICICI with ICICI Bank and the reverse merger of IDBI Bank with IDBI served

    multiple objectives. First, the institutions were strengthened financially. Second, they helped to

    avoid the complex processes of restructuring the weaker of the units and to foster financial

    stability. Finally, they have opened the possibilities of actively promoting universal banking.

    The above examples of mergers have been facilitated to a large extent by banking sector reforms

    that helped relax some of the restrictions on asset portfolio distribution. Also, to an extent the

    advances in information technology have given banks the incentive to consolidate to scale up

    operations.

    However, they are not meant, at least in the short term, to cut costs, improve efficiency or raise

    profits. Implied is the argument that efficiency and profits would be assured once the economies

    of scale operate.

    On the other hand, mergers could lead to charging of higher fees for the services rendered,especially if there is no `effective' competition or if smaller banks exhibit `herd behaviour' in

    imitating the bigger entities. This negative aspect of mergers may not, however, be as serious as

    when mergers lead to loss of availability of or access to credit or to lower employment,

    especially of female labour.

    Unfortunately, there is little of published empirical literature on the impact of mergers in banking

    in India. The general literature on the subject views the impact from two angles: One based on

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    accounting data and the other based on stock price reaction. Till almost the mid-1990s, studies in

    the US suggested that mergers based on former did not lead to significant gains either in

    efficiency or cost-saving.

    More recently, however, empirical data supported the view that banks significantly improve their

    profit and operational efficiency following mergers. Studies that use stock market data did notshow gains from consolidation. They, in fact, suggested that bidders often suffer negative returns

    partly because of high offer prices and partly because markets revise downward their

    expectations from the merger.

    In the present context of global financial market integration, Indian banks seeking international

    presence by exploiting the economies of scale and if possible of scope is an appealing argument.

    But this alone cannot be a good ground for consolidation. Banking stability is much more

    important. What is also important is that it should not lower the number of banks to levels that

    destroy competition. The proposition that banks would be `too large to fail' is pass as the 1990s

    financial crises experience shows. The question about the optimal number of banks in thecountry, and the associated issues of their capital adequacy and their capacity to help

    universalisation of banking are matters to be yet settled.

    There is no official view about the optimal number of banks in a country. The Banking

    Commission recommended in 1972 that national banks be reorganized into two or three all-India

    banks and six other entities, each specializing in developing services in a broad region.

    This was not pursued. But there is need for intense research on the issue, before one takes a

    judgmental view about the number of Indian banks that could have international presence and

    could compete for international banking business. While such a view would obviously be based

    on their financial strength, that by itself would not be enough.

    Good internal governance mechanisms and transparency practices need to be also in place.

    Besides the authorities should resist the temptation of taking a proactive stance in determining

    which Indian bank should have international presence. Instead they should allow banks to grow

    into international entities on their own internal dynamic impulses.

    The issue however could become complex if foreign banks are allowed to buy out Indian banks.

    The RBI has done well to be transparent by going in for public views on ownership and

    governance. One only hopes that political considerations do not influence the final view on the

    matter.

    State Bank of India

    Company Profile of SBI:

    State Bank of India (SBI) is India's largest commercial bank. SBI has a vast domestic network of

    over 9000 branches (approximately 14% of all bank branches) and commands one-fifth of

    deposits and loans of all scheduled commercial banks in India.

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    The State Bank Group includes a network of eight banking subsidiaries and several non-banking

    subsidiaries offering merchant banking services, fund management, factoring services, primary

    dealership in government securities, credit cards and insurance.

    The eight banking subsidiaries are:

    State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur (SBBJ)

    State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH)

    State Bank of India (SBI)

    State Bank of Indore (SBIR)

    State Bank of Mysore (SBM)

    State Bank of Patiala (SBP)

    State Bank of Saurashtra (SBS)

    State Bank of Travancore (SBT)

    The origins of State Bank of India date back to 1806 when the Bank of Calcutta (later called the

    Bank of Bengal) was established. In 1921, the Bank of Bengal and two other Presidency banks

    (Bank of Madras and Bank of Bombay) were amalgamated to form the Imperial Bank of India.

    In 1955, the controlling interest in the Imperial Bank of India was acquired by the Reserve Bank

    of India and the State Bank of India (SBI) came into existence by an act of Parliament as

    successor to the Imperial Bank of India.

    Today, State Bank of India (SBI) has spread its arms around the world and has a network of

    branches spanning all time zones. SBI's International Banking Group delivers the full range of

    cross-border finance solutions through its four wings - the Domestic division, the Foreign

    Offices division, the Foreign Department and the International Services division.

    State Bank of India (SBI) (LSE: SBID) is the largest bankin India. If one measures by the

    number of branch offices and employees, SBI is the largest bank in the world. Established in

    1806 as Bank of Calcutta, it is the oldest commercial bank in the Indian subcontinent. SBI

    provides various domestic, international andNRI products and services, through its vast network

    in India and overseas. With an asset base of $126 billion and its reach, it is a regional banking

    behemoth. The government nationalized the bank in 1955, with the Reserve Bank of India taking

    a 60% ownership stake. In recent years the bank has focused on three priorities,

    1), reducing its huge staff through Golden handshake schemes known as the Voluntary

    Retirement Scheme, which saw many of its best and brightest defect to the private sector, 2),computerizing its operations and 3), changing the attitude of its employees (through an ambitious

    programme aptly named 'Parivartan' which means change) as a large number of employees are

    very rude to customers.

    Roots:

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    The State Bank of India traces its roots to the first decade of19th century, when

    the Bank of Calcutta, later renamed the Bank of Bengal, was established on 2 June 1806.

    The government amalgamated Bank of Bengal and two other Presidency banks,namely, the Bank of Bombay (incorporated on 15 April1840) and the Bank of Madras on 27

    January 1921, and named the reorganized banking entity the Imperial Bank of India. All these

    Presidency banks had been incorporated asjoint stock companies, and were the result of the

    royal charters. The Imperial Bank of India continued as a joint stock company. Until the

    establishment of a central bank in India the Imperial Bank and its early predecessors served as

    India's central bank, at least in terms of issuing the currency. The State Bank of India Act 1955,

    enacted by the Parliament of India, authorized the Reserve Bank of India, which is the central

    banking organization of India, to acquire a controlling interest in the Imperial Bank of India,

    which was renamed the State Bank of India on 30 April 1955.

    Timeline:

    June 2, 1806: The Bank of Calcutta established.

    January 2, 1809: This became the Bank of Bengal.

    April 15, 1840: Bank of Bombay established.

    July 1, 1843:Bank of Madras established.

    1861: Paper Currency Act passed.

    January 27, 1921: All three banks amalgamated to form Imperial Bank of India.

    July 1, 1955: State Bank of India formed; becomes the first Indian bank to be

    nationalized.

    1959: State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act passed, enabling the

    State Bank of India to take over eight former State-associated banks as its

    subsidiaries.

    1980s: When Bank of Cochin in Kerala faced a financial crisis, the government

    merged it with State Bank of India.

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    June 29, 2007: The Government of India today acquired the entire Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

    shareholding in State Bank of India (SBI), consisting of over 314 million equity

    shares at a total amount of over 355 billion rupees.

    Associate Banks:

    There are seven other associate banks that fall under SBI. They all use the "State Bank of" name

    followed by the regional headquarters' name. These were originally banks belonging toprincely

    states before the government nationalized them in 1959. In tune with the first Five

    Year Plan, emphasizing the development of rural India, the government integrated

    these banks with the State Bank of India to expand its rural outreach. The StateBank group refers to the seven associates and the parent bank. All the banks use the same logo of

    a blue keyhole. Currently, the group is merging all the associate banks into SBI, which will

    create a "mega bank", and one hopes, streamline operations and unlock value.

    State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur

    State Bank of Hyderabad

    State Bank of Indore

    State Bank of Mysore

    State Bank of Patiala

    State Bank of Saurashtra

    State Bank of Travancore

    Foreign Offices:

    State Bank of India is present in 32 countries, where it has 84 offices serving the

    international needs of the bank's foreign customers, and in some cases conducts retail operations.

    The focus of these offices is India-related business.

    Foreign Branches:

    SBI has branches in these countries:

    Australia

    Bahrain

    Bangladesh

    Belgium

    Canada

    Dubai

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    France

    Germany

    Hong Kong

    Israel

    Japan

    People's Republic of China Republic of Maldives

    Singapore

    South Africa

    Sri Lanka

    Sultanate of Oman

    The Bahamas

    U.K.

    U.S.A

    Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures:

    In addition to the foreign branches above, SBI has these wholly owned subsidiaries and joint

    ventures:

    Nepal State Bank Limited

    SBI Mauritius

    Indian Ocean International Bank (Mauritius)

    SBI Canada

    SBI California

    Growth:

    Mumbai, India.

    State Bank of India has often acted as guarantor to the Indian Government, most

    notably during Chandra Shekhar's tenure as Prime Minister of India. With more than 9400

    branches and a further 4000+ associate bank branches, the SBI has extensive coverage.

    Following its arch-rival ICICI Bank, State Bank of India has electronically

    networked most of its metropolitan, urban and semi-urban branches under its Core Banking

    System (CBS), with over 4500 branches being incorporated so far. The bank has

    the largest ATM network in the country having more than 5600 ATMs. The State

    Bank of India has had steady growth over its history, though the Harshad Mehta scam in 1992

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    marred its image. In recent years, the bank has sought to expand its overseas

    operations by buying foreign banks. It is the only Indian bank to feature in the top 100 world

    banks in the Fortune Global 500 rating and various other rankings. According to the Forbes 2000

    listing it tops all Indian companies.

    Fortune Global 500 Ranking 2007:

    SBI debuted in the Fortune Global 500[2] at 498 in 2006. In 2007 it moved up to 495. As per

    fortune 500-2007 following are the data for SBI in $ million. Revenues 15,119.4. Profits 1,407.3.

    Assets 187,547.1. Stockholders' Equity 9,786.2

    Group companies:

    SBI Capital Markets Ltd

    SBI Mutual Fund (A Trust)

    SBI Factors and Commercial Services Ltd SBI DFHI Ltd

    SBI Cards and Payment Services Pvt Ltd

    SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd - Bancassurance (Life Insurance)

    SBI Funds Management Pvt Ltd

    SBI Canada

    IT Initiatives:

    According to PM Network (December 2006, Vol. 20, No. 12), State Bank of India

    launched a project in 2002 to network more than 14,000 domestic and 70 foreign offices and

    branches. The first and the second phases of the project have already been completed and the

    third phase is still in progress. As of December2006, over 10,000 branches have been covered.

    The new infrastructure serves as the bank's backbone, carrying all applications, such as the IP

    telephone network, ATM network, Internet banking and internal e-mail. The new infrastructure

    has enabled the bank to further grow its ATM network with plans to add another

    3,000 by the end of2007 raising the total number to 8,600. As of September 20, 2007 SBI has

    7236 ATMs.

    Corporate Details:

    This site provides comprehensive information on State Bank of India or SBI Bank, the premier

    Nationalized Indian Bank. State Bank of India is actively involved since 1973 in non-profit

    activity called Community Services Banking.

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    State Bank of India is India's largest bank amongst all public and private sector banks operating

    in India. State Bank of India owns and operates the following subsidiaries and Joint Ventures

    State Bank Of India Credit Card

    State Bank Of India Online

    State Bank Of India USA

    State Bank Of India Services

    State Bank Of India Mutual Funds

    State Bank Of India Branch

    State Bank Of India NRI Account

    Banking Subsidiaries:

    State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur (SBBJ)

    State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH)

    State Bank of Indore (SBI)

    State Bank of Mysore (SBM) State Bank of Patiala (SBP)

    State Bank of Saurashtra (SBS)

    State Bank of Travancore (SBT)

    Foreign Subsidiaries:

    State bank of India International (Mauritius) Ltd

    State Bank of India (California)

    State Bank of India (Canada)

    INMB Bank Ltd, Lagos

    Non- banking Subsidiaries:

    SBI Capital Markets Ltd (SBICAP)

    SBI Funds Management Pvt Ltd (SBI FUNDS)

    SBI DFHI Ltd (SBI DFHI)

    SBI Factors and Commercial Services Pvt Ltd (SBI FACTORS)

    SBI Cards & Payments Services Pvt. Ltd. (SBICPSL)

    Joint ventures:

    SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd (SBI LIFE).

    Activities:

    State Bank of India administrative structure is well equipped to oversee the large network of

    branches in India and abroad. The State Bank of India 14 Local Head Offices and 57 Zonal

    Offices are located at important cities spread throughout the country. State Bank of India has 52

    foreign offices in 34 countries across the globe. The Corporate Accounts Group is a Strategic

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    Business Unit of the Bank set up exclusively to fulfill the specialized banking needs of top

    corporate in the country.

    The main activities are -

    Personal Banking.

    NRI Services.

    Agriculture.

    International.

    Corporate.

    SME.

    Domestic Treasury

    State Bank of India offers the following services to its customers:

    Domestic Treasury.

    SBI Vishwa Yatra Foreign Travel Card. Broking Services

    Revised Service Charge.

    ATM Services.

    Internet Banking.

    E-Pay.

    E-Rail.

    RBIEFT.

    Safe Deposit Lockers.

    Gift Cheques.

    MICR Codes. Foreign Inward Remittances.

    Moreover, State Bank of India has Colleges/Institutes/Training Centers that are the seats of

    learning and research and development. It caters not only to the employees of State Bank of

    India but also other banks/establishments in India and abroad.

    Performance:

    State Bank of India, the countrys largest lender, today reported a 68.11 per cent

    rise in its consolidated net profit to Rs 2,758.53 crore during the first quarter of the

    current financial year, thanks largely to the performance of its treasury.

    The banks total income went up 39.52 per cent to Rs 33,132.70 crore during April-

    June 2009, against Rs 23747.43 crore during the corresponding period last year. On

    a standalone basis, SBIs net profit went up 42.03 per cent to Rs 2,330.37 crore,

    while total income was 29.86 per cent higher at Rs 21,041.51 crore.

    While net interest income rose 4.30 per cent to Rs 5,025 crore, there was a 48.46

    per cent rise in other income to Rs 3,568.75 crore during the first quarter of the

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    current financial year. The treasury operations generated pre-tax profit of Rs 4,075

    crore during the quarter-ended June 2009, as against a loss of Rs 817 crore during

    the corresponding period last year.

    Exceeds Expectations:

    (Rs crore) April-June % Change

    2008 2009

    Interest income 20224.08 24641.11 21.84

    Other income 3523.35 8491.59 141.01

    Total income 23747.43 33132.70 39.52

    Interest paid 13509.96 17524.15 29.71

    Total expenses 18578.47 28238.18 51.99

    Operating profit 5168.96 4894.52 (5.31)

    Non-tax provisions 2640.28 394.40 (85.06)

    Net profit 1640.92 2758.53 68.11

    Gross NPA 10827.81 15318.29 41.47

    Net NPA 6298.44 8402.48 33.41

    Gross NPA % of advances 2.42 2.79

    Net NPA % of advances 1.42 1.55

    NPA data is for SBI standalone Source: SBI

    The banks net interest income was affected due to a rise in interest payments that went up 38.5

    per cent due the deposit mobilization under the 1,000 day scheme, under which the bank was

    paying 10.5 per cent interest in October. The scheme had resulted in a mop up of around Rs

    1,000 crore on a daily basis for a few months.

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    The pressure was also seen on the net interest margin (NIM), which fell by 73 basis points over

    the last 12 months to 2.30 per cent at the end of June 2009. Compared with the 2008-09, NIM, at

    the end of the first quarter of the current financial year, the decrease was to the tune of 63 basis

    points. SBI Chairman

    O P Bhatt said he expected NIM to improve by four to six basis points during the second quarter

    but it would still be below his comfort level of 3 per cent.

    With operating expenses rising 51 per cent, thanks mainly due to higher provision (of Rs 767

    crore) for wage revision and a higher pension liability (Rs 429 crore), SBIs operating profit for

    the quarter fell by 7.28 per cent to Rs 3,673.87 crore.

    On non-tax provisions, there was a decline of nearly 89 per cent to Rs 172.73 crore as it reversed

    provisions of Rs 1,200 crore on investment depreciation. During the first quarter of the last

    financial year, SBI had provided Rs 1,656 crore partly due erosion in the value of its bond and

    equity portfolio. In contrast during April-June 2009, bond yields were stable and the value of

    equities went up, reflected in an increase of almost 50 per cent in the BSE Sensex.

    The reversal of the provisions also masked the steep rise in provisions for bad debt, which went

    up to Rs 1,234 crore, as against a write-back of Rs 247 crore on loan-loss provisions. The level

    of gross non-performing assets went up over 41 per cent to Rs 15,318 crore. But compared with

    the March-end level of Rs 15,589 crore, there was an improvement. SBI said it had restructured

    loans to the tune of Rs 8,000 crore.

    Organization:

    State Bank of India is headed by Mr. Shri O. P. Bhatt, Chairman.

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    Company Profile of ICICI:

    ICICI Bank is India's second-largest bank with total assets of Rs. 3,849.70 billion (US$ 82

    billion) at September 30, 2008 and profit after tax Rs. 17.42 billion for the half year ended

    September 30, 2008. The Bank has a network of about 1,400 branches and 4,530 ATMs in India

    and presence in 18 countries. ICICI Bank offers a wide range of banking products and financialservices to corporate and retail customers through a variety of delivery channels and through its

    specialized subsidiaries and affiliates in the areas of investment banking, life and non-life

    insurance, venture capital and asset management. The Bank currently has subsidiaries in the

    United Kingdom, Russia and Canada, branches in United States, Singapore, Bahrain, Hong

    Kong, Sri Lanka, Qatar and Dubai International Finance Centre and representative offices in

    United Arab Emirates, China, South Africa, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Our

    UK subsidiary has established branches in Belgium and Germany.

    ICICI Bank's equity shares are listed in India on Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock

    Exchange of India Limited and its American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) are listed on the New

    York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

    History:

    ICICI Bank was originally promoted in 1994 by ICICI Limited, an Indian financial institution,

    and was its wholly-owned subsidiary. ICICI's shareholding in ICICI Bank was reduced to 46%

    through a public offering of shares in India in fiscal 1998, an equity offering in the form of

    ADRs listed on the NYSE in fiscal 2000, ICICI Bank's acquisition of Bank of Madura Limited in

    an all-stock amalgamation in fiscal 2001, and secondary market sales by ICICI to institutional

    investors in fiscal 2001 and fiscal 2002. ICICI was formed in 1955 at the initiative of the World

    Bank, the Government of India and representatives of Indian industry. The principal objectivewas to create a development financial institution for providing medium-term and long-term

    project financing to Indian businesses. In the 1990s, ICICI transformed its business from a

    development financial institution offering only project finance to a diversified financial services

    group offering a wide variety of products and services, both directly and through a number of

    subsidiaries and affiliates like ICICI Bank. In 1999, ICICI become the first Indian company and

    the first bank or financial institution from non-Japan Asia to be listed on the NYSE.

    After consideration of various corporate structuring alternatives in the context of the emerging

    competitive scenario in the Indian banking industry, and the move towards universal banking,

    the managements of ICICI and ICICI Bank formed the view that the merger of ICICI with ICICI

    Bank would be the optimal strategic alternative for both entities, and would create the optimal

    legal structure for the ICICI group's universal banking strategy. The merger would enhance value

    for ICICI shareholders through the merged entity's access to low-cost deposits, greater

    opportunities for earning fee-based income and the ability to participate in the payments system

    and provide transaction-banking services. The merger would enhance value for ICICI Bank

    shareholders through a large capital base and scale of operations, seamless access to ICICI's

    strong corporate relationships built up over five decades, entry into new business segments,

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    higher market share in various business segments, particularly fee-based services, and access to

    the vast talent pool of ICICI and its subsidiaries. In October 2001, the Boards of Directors of

    ICICI and ICICI Bank approved the merger of ICICI and two of its wholly-owned retail finance

    subsidiaries, ICICI Personal Financial Services Limited and ICICI Capital Services Limited,

    with ICICI Bank. The merger was approved by shareholders of ICICI and ICICI Bank in January

    2002, by the High Court of Gujarat at Ahmadabad in March 2002, and by the High Court ofJudicature at Mumbai and the Reserve Bank of India in April 2002. Consequent to the merger,

    the ICICI group's financing and banking operations, both wholesale and retail, have been

    integrated in a single entity.

    ICICI Bank has formulated a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for its directors and

    employees.

    ICICI Bank (BSE: ICICI) (formerly Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India) is

    India's largest private sector bank in market capitalization and second largest overall in terms of

    assets. Bank has total assets of about USD 100 billion (at the end of March 2008), a network of

    over 1,399 branches, 22 regional offices and 49 regional processing centres, about 4,485 ATMs

    (at the end of September 2008), and 24 million customers (at the end of July 2007). ICICI Bank

    offers a wide range of banking products and financial services to corporate and retail customers

    through a variety of delivery channels and specialised subsidiaries and affiliates in the areas of

    investment banking, life and non-life insurance, venture capital and asset management. (These

    data are dynamic.) ICICI Bank is also the largest issuer of credit cards in India. ICICI Bank has

    got its equity shares listed on the stock exchanges at Kolkata and Vadodara,Mumbai and the

    National Stock Exchange of India Limited, and its ADRs on theNew York Stock Exchange

    (NYSE).

    The Bank is expanding in overseas markets and has the largest international balance sheet amongIndian banks. ICICI Bank now has wholly-owned subsidiaries, branches and representatives

    offices in 18 countries, including an offshore unit in Mumbai. This includes wholly owned

    subsidiaries in Canada, Russia and the UK, offshore banking units in Bahrain and Singapore, an

    advisory branch in Dubai, branches in Belgium, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka, and representative

    offices in Bangladesh, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, South Africa, Thailand, the United Arab

    Emirates and USA. Overseas, the Bank is targeting the NRI (Non-Resident Indian) population in

    particular.

    Timeline:

    1955: The Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India Limited (ICICI) was

    incorporated at the initiative of World Bank, the Government of India and representatives of

    Indian industry, with the objective of creating a development financial institution for providing

    medium-term and long-term project financing to Indian businesses. Mr.A.Ramaswami Mudaliar

    is elected as the first Chairman of ICICI Limited.

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    ICICI emerges as the major source of foreign currency loans to Indian industry. Besides funding

    from World Bank and other multi-lateral agencies, ICICI was also among the first Indian

    companies to raise funds from international markets.

    1956: ICICI declared its first dividend, of 3.5%.

    1958: Mr.G.L.Mehta appointed the second Chairman of ICICI Ltd.

    1960: ICICI building at 163, Backbay Reclamation, inaugurated.

    1961: The first West German loan of DM 5 million from Kredianstalt obtained.

    1967: ICICI made its first debenture issue for Rs.6 crore, which was oversubscribed.

    1969: The first two regional offices set up in Calcutta and Madras.

    1972: ICICI becomes the second entity in India to set up merchant banking services.

    Mr. H. T. Parekh appointed the third Chairman of ICICI.

    1977: ICICI sponsored the formation of Housing Development Finance Corporation and

    manages its first equity public issue.

    1978: Mr. James Raj appointed the fourth Chairman of ICICI.

    1979: Mr.Siddharth Mehta appointed the fifth Chairman of ICICI.

    1982: ICICI became the first ever Indian borrower to raise European Currency Units.

    ICICI commences leasing business.

    1984: Mr. S. Nadkarni appointed the sixth Chairman of ICICI.

    1985: Mr. N.Vaghul appointed the seventh Chairman and Managing Director of ICICI.

    1986: ICICI became the first Indian institution to receive ADB Loans.

    ICICI, along with UTI, set up Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited, India's first

    professional credit rating agency.

    ICICI promotes Shipping Credit and Investment Company of India Limited. The Corporation

    made a public issue of Swiss Franc 75 million in Switzerland, the first public issue by any Indianentity in the Swiss Capital Market.

    1987: ICICI signed a loan agreement for Sterling Pound 10 million with Commonwealth

    Development Corporation (CDC), the first loan by CDC for financing projects in India.

    1988: Promoted TDICI - India's first venture capital company.

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    1993: ICICI Securities and Finance Company Limited in joint venture with J. P. Morgan set up.

    ICICI Asset Management Company set up.

    1994: ICICI Bank set up.

    1996: ICICI Ltd became the first company in the Indian financial sector to raise GDR.

    SCICI merged with ICICI Ltd.

    Mr. K.V.Kamath appointed the Managing Director and CEO of ICICI Ltd

    1997 : ICICI Ltd was the first intermediary to move away from a single prime rate structure to a

    three-tier prime rates structure and introduced yield-curve-based pricing. The name "The

    Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India Ltd" changed to "ICICI Ltd."

    ICICI Ltd. announced the takeover of ITC Classic Finance.

    1998: A new logo symbolizing the common corporate identity for the ICICI Group was

    introduced.

    ICICI announced takeover of Anagram Finance.

    1999 : ICICI launched retail finance - car loans, home loans and loans for consumer durables.

    ICICI becomes the first Indian company to get listed on the NYSE through an issue of American

    Depositary Shares.

    2000 : ICICI Bank became the first commercial bank from India to get its stock listed on the

    NYSE.

    ICICI Bank announces merger with Bank of Madura.

    2001: The Boards of ICICI Ltd and ICICI Bank approved the merger of ICICI Ltd. with ICICI

    Bank.

    2002: ICICI Ltd merged with ICICI Bank Ltd to create Indias second-largest bank in terms of

    assets. ICICI assigned higher than "Sovereign" rating by Moodys.

    ICICI Bank launched Indias first CDO (Collateralized Debt Obligation) Fund named Indian

    Corporate Collateralized Debt Obligation Fund (ICCDO Fund). "E-Lobby", a self-servicebanking centre and a first of its kind in India, is inaugurated in Pune.

    ICICI Bank launched Private Banking. A 1,100-seat Call Centre for Customer Care by phone

    and e-mail was set up in Hyderabad. ICICI Bank Home Shoppe, the first-ever permanent

    aggregation and display of housing projects in the county, launched in Pune.

    ATM-on-Wheels, Indias first mobile ATM, launched in Mumbai.

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    2003: The first Integrated Currency Management Centre launched in Pune.

    ICICI Bank announced the setting up of its first-ever offshore branch in Singapore. The first

    offshore banking unit (OBU) at SEEPZ Special Economic Zone, Mumbai, was launched.

    ICICI Banks representative office inaugurated in Dubai.

    Representative office set up in China. ICICI Banks UK subsidiary launched.

    Indias first ever "Visa Mini Credit Card", a credit card 43% smaller in dimensions was

    launched. A subsidiary of ICICI Bank was set up in Canada.

    Temasek Holdings acquired 5.2% stake in ICICI Bank.

    ICICI Bank became the market leader in retail credit in India.

    2004: Max Money, a home loan product that offers the dual benefit of higher eligibility and

    affordability to a customer, introduced.

    Mobile banking service in India launched in association with Reliance Infocomm.

    Indias first multi-branded credit card with HPCL and Airtel launched.

    Kisan Loan Card and innovative, low-cost ATMs were launched in rural India.

    ICICI Bank and CNBC TV 18 announced Indias first ever awards recognizing the achievements

    of SMEs, a pioneering initiative to encourage the contribution of Small and Medium Enterprises

    to the growth of the Indian economy.

    ICICI Bank opened its 500th branch in India.

    ICICI Bank introduced partnership model wherein ICICI Bank would forge an alliance with

    existing micro finance institutions (MFIs). The MFI would undertake the promotional role of

    identifying, training and promoting the micro-finance clients and ICICI Bank would finance the

    clients directly on the recommendation of the MFI.

    ICICI Bank introduced 8 to 8 Banking wherein all the branches of the Bank would remain open

    from 8a.m. to 8 p.m. from Monday to Saturday.

    ICICI Bank introduced the concept of floating rate for home loans in India.

    2005: First rural branch and ATM launched in Uttar Pradesh at Delpandarwa, Hardoi.

    "Free for Life" credit cards launched wherein annual fees of all ICICI Bank Credit Cards were

    waived off.

    ICICI Bank and Visa jointly launched mChq a revolutionary credit card on the mobile phone.

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    Private Banking Masters 2005, a nationwide Golf tournament for high networth clients of the

    Private Banking division launched. This event is the largest domestic invitation amateur golf

    event conducted in India.

    Becomes the first Indian company to make a simultaneous equity offering of $1.8 billion in

    India, the United States and Japan.

    Acquired IvestitsionnoKreditny Bank of Russia.

    ICICI Bank became the largest bank in India in terms of its market capitalization.

    ICICI Bank became the first private entity in India to offer a discount to retail investors for its

    follow-up offer.

    2006: ICICI Bank became the first Indian bank to issue hybrid Tier-1 perpetual debt in the

    international markets.

    ICICI Bank subsidiary set up in Russia.

    Introduced a new product - NRI smart save Deposits a unique fixed deposit scheme for

    nonresident Indians.

    Representative offices opened in Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia.

    ICICI Bank became the largest retail player in the market to introduce a biometric enabled smart

    card that allows banking transactions to be conducted on the field. A low-cost solution, this

    became an effective delivery option for ICICI Banks micro-finance institution partners.

    Financial counseling centre Disha launched. Disha provides free credit counseling, financialplanning and debt management services.

    Bhoomi puja conducted for a regional hub in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.

    2007: ICICI Bank makes a USD 2 billion three-tranche international bond offering, which

    becomes the largest bond offering by an Indian bank.

    Sangli Bank was amalgamated with ICICI Bank.

    ICICI Bank raised Rs 20,000 crore (approx $5 billion) from domestic and international markets

    through a follow-on public offer.

    ICICI Banks GBP 350 million international bond offering marked the inaugural deal in the

    sterling market from an Indian issuer and also the largest deal in the sterling market from Asia.

    Launched Indias first ever jewellery card in association with jewellery major Gitanjali Group.

    ICICI Bank became the first bank in India to launch a premium credit card -- The Visa Signature

    Credit Card.

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    The foundation stone for a regional hub in Gandhinagar, Gujarat was laid.

    ICICI Bank introduced SME Toolkit, an online resource centre, to help small and medium

    enterprises start, finance and grow their business.

    ICICI Bank signed a multi-tranche dual currency US$ 1.5 billion syndication loan agreement in

    Singapore.

    ICICI Bank became the first private bank in India to offer both floating and fixed rate on car

    loans, commercial vehicles loans, construction equipment loans and professional equipment

    loans.

    In a first-of-its-kind, nationwide initiative to attract bright graduate students to pursue careers in

    banking, ICICI Bank launched the "Probationary Officer Programme".

    Launched Bank@Home services for all savings and current account customers residing in India

    ICICI Bank Eurasia LLC inaugurated its first branch at St Petersburg, Russia.

    2008: ICICI Bank enters USA, launches its first branch in New York

    ICICI Bank enters Germany, opens its first branch in Frankfurt

    ICICI Bank launched iMobile, a breakthrough innovation in banking where practically all

    Internet banking transactions can now be done easily on the mobile phone.

    ICICI Bank concluded India's largest ever securitization transaction of a pool of retail loan assets

    aggregating to Rs. 48.96 billion (equivalent of USD 1.21 billion) in a multi-tranche issue backed

    by four different asset categories. It is also the largest deal in Asia (ex-Japan) in 2008 till dateand the second largest deal in Asia (ex-Japan and Australia) since the beginning of 2007.

    ICICI Bank launches ICICIACTIVE-Banking Interactive Service - along with DISH TV, which

    will allow viewers to see information about the Bank's products and services and contact details

    on their DISH TV screens.

    ICICI Bank and British Airways launch a co-branded credit card, designed to earn cardholders

    accelerated reward points with every British Airways flight or by spending on everyday

    purchases

    Personal Banking:

    Deposits

    Loans

    Cards

    Investments

    Insurance

    Demat Services

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    Wealth management

    NRI Banking:

    Money Transfer

    Bank Accounts

    Investments

    Property Solutions

    Insurance

    Loans

    Business Banking:

    Corporate net banking

    Cash Management

    Trade services

    FXonline SME services

    Online taxes

    Custodial services

    Performance:

    ICICI Bank, the countrys second largest bank, has seen its net profit fall by around 35% duringthe fourth quarter of 2008-09 to Rs 744 crore against Rs 1,150 crore in the corresponding periodlast fiscal. With this, the bank is witnessing the sharpest decline in profit in over six years.

    The banks total income for the reporting period went down by around 11% to Rs 9,203 crore

    against Rs 10,391 crore earned in the corresponding period of fiscal 2007-08. However, ICICIBank board has declared a dividend of Rs 11 per share.

    In view of rising bad loans, ICICI Bank has scaled down its unsecured lending and would focuson enhancing the net interest income (NII), current and savings accounts (CASA) and fee-income.

    The bank expects a 5-10% loan growth in retail and corporate portfolios in the current fiscal2008-09.

    The banks provisioning for the fourth quarter of the fiscal 2008-09 rose by around 15% to Rs1,085 crore, against Rs 947 crore in the same period last fiscal. As on March 31, 2009, thebanks NPA ratio was 1.96%.

    The banks total loan book has share of 49% of retail, 37% of corporate, 10% rural and 4% ofSME.

    For the financial year 2008-09, ICICI Banks profit after tax (PAT) plunged by around 11% toRs 3,758 crore, compared to Rs 4,158 crore earned in 2007-08.

    The banks total income for the last financial year went down by marginally around 2% to Rs38,696 crore, against Rs 39,599 crore in 2007-08. The net interest margin improved marginallyto 2.4% in 2008-09, against 2.2% in 2007-08. The total deposits of the bank were Rs 218,348crore as on March 31, 2009 against Rs 244,431 crore deposits as on March 31, 2008.

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    The loan book of ICICI Bank also decreased to Rs 218,311 crore as on March 31, 2009 againstRs 226,616 crore as on March 31, 2008. During the last fiscal, the bank restructured loansaggregating to Rs 1,115 crore.

    The banks capital adequacy ratio and CASA as on March 31, 2009 were 15.53% and 28.7%,respectively.

    Organization:

    Chanda Kochhar has been appointed as non-executive chairperson of ICICI Life, ICICI General,

    ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company, ICICI Securities, ICICI Bank UK PLC and

    ICICI Bank Canada

    Research Objective:

    To study whether the customers are satisfied with their services among ICICI bank and

    SBI bank

    To know about the Customer preferences among ICICI and SBI bank

    To give Suggestions to improve the services

    Review of Literature:

    The banking sector in India has made remarkable progress since the economic reforms in 1991.

    New private sector banks have brought the necessary competition into the industry and

    spearheaded the changes towards higher utilization of technology, improved customer service

    and innovative products. Customers are now becoming increasingly conscious of their rights andare demanding more than ever before. The recent trends show that most banks are shifting from a

    product-centric model to a customer-centric model as customer satisfaction has become one

    of the major determinants of business growth. In this context, prioritization of preferences and

    close monitoring of customer satisfaction have become essential for banks. Keeping these in

    mind, an attempt has been made in this study to analyze the factors that are essential in

    influencing the investment decision of the customers of the public sector banks. For this purpose,

    Factor Analysis, which is the most appropriate multivariate technique, has been used to identify

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    the groups of determinants. Factor analysis identifies common dimensions of factors from the

    observed variables that link together the seemingly unrelated variables and provides insight into

    the underlying structure of the data. Secondly, this study also suggests some measures to

    formulate marketing strategies to lure customers towards banks.

    Key Words:

    Mobile Banking:

    Mobile banking (also known as M-Banking, mbanking, SMS Banking etc.) is a term used for

    performing balance checks, account transactions, payments etc. via a mobile device such as a

    mobile phone. Mobile banking today (2007) is most often performed via SMS or the Mobile

    Internetbut can also use special programs called clients downloaded to the mobile device.

    Internet Banking:

    Online banking (or Internet banking) allows customers to conduct financial transactions on a

    secure website operated by their retail orvirtual bank, credit union orbuilding society.

    Core Banking System:

    Core Banking is a general term used to describe the services provided by a group of networked

    bank branches. Bank Customers may access their funds and other simple transactions from any

    of the member branch offices.

    Atm:

    An automated teller machine (ATM) is a computerized telecommunications device that provides

    the customers of a financial institution with access to financial transactions in a public spacewithout the need for a human clerkorbank teller. On most modern ATMs, the customer is

    identified by inserting a plastic ATM card with a magnetic stripe or a plastic smartcard with a

    chip, that contains a unique card number and some security information, such as an expiration

    date orCVC (CVV). Security is provided by the customer entering apersonal identification

    number(PIN).

    Using an ATM, customers can access their bankaccounts in order to make cash withdrawals (or

    credit card cash advances) and check their account balances as well as purchasing mobile cell

    phone prepaid credit. ATMs are known by various other names including automated banking

    machine, money machine, bank machine, cash machine, hole-in-the-wall, cash point, Bancomat(in various countries in Europe and Russia), Multibanco (after a registered trade mark, in

    Portugal), and Any Time Money (in India).

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    Research

    Methodology

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    Sampling Design:

    Target Population:

    The target population in this research refers to the bank customers who are having an account inSBI bank and ICICI bank due to the convenience in collecting the data. The respondents can be

    any gender, any income level, any occupation and any education level.

    Sampling Unit:

    The sampling units are customers of ICICI bank and SBI bank