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Its agent used to visit Udupi once a fortnight or so, to do banking. Money remittances had to be made only

through postal medium.

To overcome these drawbacks and also to provide banking facilities for Udupi in particular and the district

in general, a cosmopolitan group of philanthropists led by Haji Abdulla Saheb made a bold venture to start

this institution. What inspired the founding fathers was the fervour of Swadeshism. For promoting the Bank

, the Founder President made an appeal saying , " The primary object in forming the Corporation' is not

only to cultivate habits of thrift amongst all classes of people , without distinction of caste or creed, but alsohabits of co-operation amongst all classes. This is swadeshism', pure and simple and every lover of the

country is expected to come forward and co-operate in achieving the end in view." They rightly defined

Swadeshism as institution-building to aid economic activity through co-operation of all, shorn of

distinction of caste and creed

"The Canara Banking Corporation (Udupi) Ltd.", as the institution was called then, started functioning as a

Nidhi' with a humble beginning. The initial capital was Rs.5000/- and at the end of the first day, its

resources stood at 38 Rupees - 13 Annas and 2 Pies.

The setting up of the Canara Banking Corporation Ltd. seems to have given a fillip to co-operativeBanking and also to regular banking elsewhere in the district. Between 1909 and 1917, six co-operative

banks came into being and during the decade immediately after the First World War (1914-18) South

Kanara gave birth to as many as eight banks. It is to the credit of this Bank that despite two world wars,

economic depression and stiff competition, the Bank not only quite survived, but also made satisfactory

progress.

Having been started at Udupi, the Bank first branched out by opening a branch at Kundapur in 1923. The

second branch of the Bank was opened in Mangalore at Car Street in 1926. The Bank stepped into Kodagu

District in 1934 by opening its seventh branch in Madikeri. In 1937, the Bank was included in the second

schedule of Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. In 1939, the Bank's name changed from "Canara BankingCorporation (Udupi) Ltd." to "Canara Banking Corporation Ltd." The Bank graduated into a Regional Bank

in 1945 when the total number of its branches stood at 28. In the year 1961, it took over Bank of Citizens,

Belgaum.' In the same year, the Bank's Administration Office shifted from Udupi to Mangalore.

The second change in the name of the Bank occurred in 1972, from Canara Banking Corporation Ltd'. to

Corporation Bank Limited.' The Bank was nationalised in 1980 along with 5 other private sector banks.

After nationalisation, the pace of growth of the Bank accelerated and it made all-round progress. Started as

a common man's bank, it changed with the times to meet the aspirations of the people but never swerved

from its motto- "Sarve Janah Sukhino Bhavantu" meaning Prosperity for All . It endeavoured and

succeeded in striking a right balance between traditional values and innovative approach, personalisedservice and professional outlook and commercial considerations and public concern. One of the unique

achievements of the Bank is that it has been paying dividend continuously for the last 98 years since its

inception. Today, with the most modern technology-driven products and services and nationwide branches

& ATMs, Corporation Bank stands tall among the Public Sector Banks in the country and is hailed as one

among the well-managed Public Sector Banks with excellent track record in all the key parameters of

banking. The Bank has the second largest ATM network in the public sector.

Corporation Bank had the honour of playing host to many a distinguished personality. During the Bank's

Platinum Jubilee Celebrations in 1976, the new Administrative Office Building at Pandeshwar Mangalore

was opened by Shri B.D.Jatti, the then Vice-President of India. The bronze statue of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

installed by the Bank at the Traffic Island in front of its Corporate Office at Pandeshwar Mangalore, was
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unveiled by Mr. Justice E.S. Venkataramaiah, the then Chief Justice of India. In 1992, His Excellency Shri

R. Venkataraman, the then President of India, visited the Bank to inaugurate its 85th anniversary

celebrations and 60th anniversary of the Bank's commencement of operation in Tamil Nadu state. In the

year 1996, Mr. Justice A.M.Ahmadi, the then Chief Justice of India, visited the Bank to deliver the 90th

year commemorative lecture. Corporation Bank House', the new premises of the Bank's Car Street

Mangalore branch, was inaugurated by Dr. Manmohan Singh, who was then the Union Finance Minister.

Dr. C. Rangarajan, the then Governor of Reserve Bank of India, launched the prestigious deposit product

Corp Classic during his visit to the Bank's Corporate Office in 1997. The Bank's new Millennium Building

was inaugurated by the then Union Minister of State for Finance Shri Vikhe Patil in the year 2000. In the

same year, Shri Yashwant Sinha, who was the Hon'ble Union Finance Minister at that time, launched the

Bank's CorpFast product at the Corporate Office.

First Public Sector Bank(other than SBI Ascociates) to achieve 100% CBS developed and implemented by

Laser Soft Infosystems Limited,Chennai.[2]

Completes a 100yrs of banking

Corporation Bank completed 100 years of existence on 12 March 2006. The Centenary celebrations were

launched by Shri V. Leeladhar, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India with the Bank's Foundation Day

lecture on 12 March 2005.

As a part of the Bank's centenary celebrations, a number of programmes and projects were planned and

executed. As a first step, the Bank has launched the Corp Kissan Card - debit card tied up with VISA

international,, to enable the farmers make timely purchases for agricultural operations.at Yeshwantpur-

Malur in Kolar District on 13 March 2005. A modern public library was dedicated to the citizens of

Mangalore in DK District, the birth place of the Bank by Shri P. Chidambaram, Hon'ble Union Finance

Minister on 2 March 2006. The library building also houses a Numismatic Museum and a multi purposehall for intellectual activities. The Bank has also set up libraries in 25 villages and given away scholarship

to 100 meritorious students of such villages for the pursuit of their higher education. Such libraries will be

set up in 75 more villages in a phased manner. Corporation Bank - A Corporate Journey , the history of the

Bank and Haji Abdullah Saheb a biography of the Bank's Founder President have been published on the

occasion of the valedictory function of the Bank's Centenary Celebrations. [3]

Ratings

CRISIL has re-affirmed the following programmes of Corporation Bank:

Rs.2 billion Bond issue AAACertificate of Deposits Programme P1+

Fixed Deposit Programme FAAA[4]

Awards won

National Award for Assistance to Exporters from the President of India (1976-77)

Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council Award successively for 5 years from 1981 to 1985Shiromani Award 1992 for Banking from Union Minister for CommerceBest Bank Award for Excellence in Banking Technology from Institute for Development & Research
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in Banking Technology (IDRBT), Hyderabad (2001)Best Bank Award for Innovative Usage and Application on INFINET (Indian Financial Network)from Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT), Hyderabad (2002)Best Bank Award for Delivery Channels from Institute for Development and Research in BankingTechnology (IDRBT), Hyderabad (2003)Runner-up Awards in the Best Online and Multi-channel Banking Team and Outstandingachiever of the year-corporate categories in recognition of outstanding achievement in Banking

Technology for 2004, instituted under the aegis of Indian Banks Association and Trade Fairs &Conferences International.[5]

Major recognitions

One of the Best 200 companies worldover outside the US having a turnover under a billion US$ -Forbes Global, Hong Kong, issue dated 27 October 2003Indias Best Public Sector Bank - Business Today - KPMG Survey dated 7 December, 2003Indias Strongest and Asias Second Strongest - The Asian Banker, Singapore dated 15 December

2003Indias Best Public Sector Bank - OutlookMoney , 15 March 2004One among the Best 200/100 companies in Asia/Pacific and Europe having turnover under a billionUS $ - Forbes Global, Hong Kong dated 1 November 2004

One among Indias Best Public Sector Banks -Business Today, 26 February 2006[6]

External links

Corporation Bank website (http://www.corpbank.com)

References

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http://www.corpbank.com/asp/0100text.asp?presentID=84&headID=47. Retrieved 2006-08-14.3. ^ "100yrs" (http://www.corpbank.com/asp/0100text.asp?presentID=84&headID=47) .

http://www.corpbank.com/asp/0100text.asp?presentID=84&headID=47. Retrieved 2006-08-14.4. ^ "Ratings" (http://www.corpbank.com/asp/0100text.asp?presentID=238&headID=84) .

http://www.corpbank.com/asp/0100text.asp?presentID=238&headID=84. Retrieved 2006-08-14.5. ^ "Awards Won" (http://www.corpbank.com/asp/0100text.asp?presentID=238&headID=84) .

http://www.corpbank.com/asp/0100text.asp?presentID=238&headID=84. Retrieved 2006-08-14.6. ^ "Major Recognitions" (http://www.corpbank.com/asp/0100text.asp?presentID=238&headID=84) .

http://www.corpbank.com/asp/0100text.asp?presentID=238&headID=84. Retrieved 2006-08-14.

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