Geojit Securities was founded by Mr.C.J George in 1987 as a Proprietorship for doing Broking business in Cochin Stock Exchange. In 1994, the business was taken over by Geojit Securities Ltd, a Joint Venture between Mr.C.J George and the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. In the following year, the company came up with an IPO and the shares were listed in various Stock Exchanges in India in 1995.

Jammu and Kashmir Bank Limited was incorporated on 1st October, 1938 and commenced its business from 4th July, 1939 at in Kashmir (India). The Bank was the first in the country as a State owned bank. According to the extended Central laws of the state, Jammu & Kashmir Bank was defined as a govt. Company as per the provision of Indian companies' act 1956. In the year 1971, the Bank received the status of scheduled bank. It was declared as "A" Class Bank by RBI in 1976. Today the bank has more than 500 branches across the country and has recently become a billion Dollar Company.

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Incorporated in 1938 as a limited company.

Governed by the Companies Act and Banking Regulation Act of India.

Regulated by the Reserve Bank of India and SEBI.

Listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)

53 per cent owned by the Government of J&K.

Rated "P1+" by Standard and Poor- CRISIL connoting highest degree of safety.

Four decades of uninterrupted profitability and dividends.

Unique characteristics: One of a kind
Private sector Bank despite government holding 53 per cent of equity.

Sole banker and lender of last resort to the Government of J & K.

Plan and non -plan funds, taxes and non-tax revenues routed through the bank.

Salaries of Government officials disbursed by the Bank.

Only private sector bank designated as agent of RBI for banking.

Carries out banking business of the Central Government.

Collects taxes pertaining to Central Board of Direct Taxes in J & K.

Registered Office
M A Road
Srinagar 190 001
Jammu & Kashmir

Corporate Headquarters
M A Road
Srinagar 190 001
Jammu & Kashmir
To know more please visit the website at www.jkbank.net

Punjab National Bank

Since inception in 1895, PNB has always been a "People's bank" serving millions of people throughout the country and also had the proud distinction of serving great national leaders like Sarvshri Jawahar Lal Nehru, Gobind Ballabh Pant, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Rafi Ahmed Kidwai, Smt. Indira Gandhi etc. amongst other who banked with us.

PNB is a Banking giant with 100% brand equity and is one of the most credible banking brands with a network of 5600 branches all over the country. With over 60 million satisfied customers and more than 5100 offices including 5 overseas branches, PNB has continued to retain its leadership position amongst the nationalized banks. The bank enjoys strong fundamentals, large franchise value and good brand image. Besides being ranked as one of India's top service brands, PNB has remained fully committed to its guiding principles of sound and prudent banking. Apart from offering banking products, the bank has also entered the credit card, debit card; bullion business; life and non-life insurance; Gold coins & asset management business, etc. PNB has earned many awards and accolades during the year in appreciation of excellence in services, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices, transparent governance structure, best use of technology and good human resource management.

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Distinction of being the first Swadeshi Bank to have started with Indian Capital.
Achieved significant growth in business which at the end of March 2011 amounted to 5,55,005 crores.
Ranked 2nd largest bank in the country after SBI in terms of branch network, business and many other parameters.
Retained in its NUMBER ONE position among nationalized banks in terms of number of branches, Deposit, Advances, total Business, Assets, Operating and Net profit in the year 2010-2011.
Focus on customer based business with thrust on CASA deposits, Retail, SME & Agri Advances and with more inclusive approach to banking; better asset liability management; improved margin management, thrust on recovery and increased efficiency in core operations of the Bank.
Towards developing a cost effective alternative channels of delivery, the Bank with 5050 ATMs has the largest ATM network amongst Nationalized Banks.
The Bank has started several innovative initiatives for marginal groups like rickshaw pullers, vegetable vendors, dairy farmers, construction workers, etc. Bank has launched a welfare scheme of adoption of village viz., “PNB VIKAS”.
Bank has formed “PNB PRERNA”, an association of the wives of the Bank’s senior management.
Bank has opened one branch each at Kabul and Dubai, two branches at Hong Kong and an Off Shore Banking Unit at Mumbai. Bank has Representative offices at Almaty, Dubai, Shanghai and Oslo, a wholly owned subsidiary in UK with 7 branches and a subsidiary each in Kazakhstan & Bhutan, and joint venture with Everest Bank Ltd. Nepal. During the year, Bank acquired majority equity stake of 63.64% in Dana Bank of Kazakhstan.
Bank has its Corporate Office at New Delhi and supervises 65 Circle Offices under which the branches function.

Mangalore–headquartered Karnataka Bank, a leading private sector Bank having a network of 433 branches across 19 States and 2 Union Territories, is more than 84 years old. The Bank is a technology savvy, customer centric progressive bank with a national presence, driven by the highest standards of corporate governance and guided by sound ethical values. All the 433 branches of the Bank are under the umbrella of core banking solution.

The Bank has a host of customer friendly deposit and advances products meeting the varied needs and preferences of its customers. The Bank offers a plethora of technology driven products like Internet Banking facility, Demat services, Mutual Fund products of reputed companies, Life and General Insurance services, Visa enabled Debit Card with wide acceptability across the globe. The Bank has an ambitious business turnover target of Rs. 35000 crores for the year 2008-09 with a branch expansion plan to reach the tally of 460 branches and additional ATMs to take the total to 180 by end-March 2009.

In 1982, a group of Hyderabad-based practicing Chartered Accountants started Karvy Consultants Limited with a capital of Rs.1,50,000 offering auditing and taxation services initially. Later, it forayed into the Registrar and Share Transfer activities and subsequently into financial services. All along, Karvy's strong work ethic and professional background leveraged with Information Technology enabled it to deliver quality to the individual.

Established in 1921, Mini Muthoottu with an illustrious history of banking behind them today operates from 75 branches in Kerala and 5 in Bangalore. All business concerns of Mini Muthoottu function under the strict guidelines set by the Department of Company Law Affairs and Reserve Bank of India. They also have a certificate of compliance with the requirements regarding prudential norms from the Reserve Bank of India. Mini Muthoottu, under the able leadership of its Chairman, Mr. Roy M Mathew, offers both the resources and capabilities like any national player coupled with individualized attention to its customers.