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Allahabad Bank was an Indian nationalised bank with its headquarters in Kolkata, India. [2] Founded in Allahabad in 1865 and nationalized by the government of India in 1969, the bank provided banking and financial services for 155 years until it was merged with Indian Bank in 2020. It was the oldest still running joint stock bank in India until ...
2020: - 1 April 2022, Indian Bank and Allahabad Bank merged. The oldest Joints Stock Bank in the country, Allahabad Bank, was founded on April 24 1865 by a group of Europeans at Allahabad, at a juncture when organized industries, trade and banking were taking shape in India. Thus, the history of the bank now spreads over three centuries.
Rank Name of the Bank Year of Founding Year of Closing Fate Headquartered in References [1]; 1: The Madras Bank (1683) 1683: 1843: Merged with the Carnatic Bank, The British Bank of Madras (1795), and the Asiatic Bank to form the Bank of Madras in 1843
On 30 August 2019, Finance Minister announced that Allahabad Bank would be merged with Indian Bank. The proposal would create the seventh largest PSB in the country with assets of ₹ 8.08 lakh crore (US$93 billion). [66] [54] The Union Cabinet approved the merger on 4 March 2020. Indian Bank assumed control of Allahabad Bank on 1 April 2020. [57]
The mergers took effect from 1 April 2020. [8] Allahabad Bank was merged into Indian Bank. Oriental Bank of Commerce and United Bank of India were merged into Punjab National Bank. Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank were merged into Union Bank of India. Syndicate Bank was merged into Canara Bank.
The proposed merger would make Union Bank of India the fifth largest public sector bank in the country with assets of ₹ 14.59 lakh crore (US$170 billion) and 9,609 branches. [6] [7] The Board of Directors of Andhra Bank approved the merger on 13 September. [8] [9] The Union Cabinet approved the merger on 4 March, and it was completed on 1 ...
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The Committee recommended for merger of large Indian banks to make them strong enough for supporting international trade. [11] It recommended a three tier banking structure in India through establishment of three large banks with international presence, eight to ten national banks and a large number of regional and local banks.