Vijaya Bank

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Vijaya Bank

Company type| Public

Traded as

* BSE: 532401
* NSE: VIJAYABANK

ISIN| INE705A01016
Industry| Banking
Financial services
Founded| 23 October 1931; 93 years ago (1931-10-23)
Mangalore, Madras Presidency, British India
Founder| A. B. Shetty
Defunct| 1 April 2019; 5 years ago (2019-04-01)
Fate| Merged with Bank of Baroda
Successor| Bank of Baroda
Headquarters| No. 41/2, M G Road,

Bangalore, Karnataka

India

Number of locations

| 2,136 branches
2,155 ATMs[1] (2018)

Area served

| India
Services| Consumer banking, corporate banking, finance and insurance, investment banking, mortgage loans, private banking, wealth management
Revenue|  ₹14,190.45 crore (US$1.7 billion)[1] (2018)

Operating income

|  ₹3,098 crore (US$370 million)[1] (2018)

Net income

|  ₹727 crore (US$87 million)[1] (2018)
Total assets| ₹177,632.04 crore (US$21 billion)[1] (2018)
Total equity| ₹10,627.19 crore (US$1.3 billion)[1] (2018)

Number of employees

| 16,079[1] (2018)
Capital ratio| 13.90% (2018)[1]

Vijaya Bank[2][3][4] was a PSU bank which was merged with Bank of Baroda on 1 April 2019 with its head office in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. It was one of the nationalised banks in India. The bank offered a wide range of financial products and services to customers through its various delivery channels. As of March 2017, the bank had a network of 2031 branches throughout the country and over 4,000 customer touch points including 2001 ATMs.[5][6]

## History

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A. B. Shetty Vijaya Bank Founders Branch, Mangalore

Vijaya Bank was established by a group of farmers led by A. B. Shetty on 23 October 1931[7] in Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada district of Princely State of Mysore (present-day Karnataka). Since it was established on day of Vijayadashami, it was named "Vijaya Bank".[8]

During the economic chaos created out of the Great Depression of 1927–30, Shetty approached leading Bunt personalities to start a bank with the objective of extending credit facilities at a lower rate of interest to enable the farmers to cultivate their lands and prevent them from falling into the clutches of money lenders. Accordingly, Shetty involved 14 Bunts and established Vijaya Bank on 23 October 1931. In the beginning the bank had an authorised capital of ₹5 lakh and an issued capital of ₹2 lakh. The paid up capital was ₹8,670.[citation needed]

### Growth and nationalisation

[edit]

The bank grew steadily since its inception. The bank became a scheduled bank in 1958. Under the chairmanship of Shri. Mulki Sunder Ram Shetty, Vijaya Bank steadily grew into a large All India Bank with 9 smaller banks merging with it during 1963–1968. In 1965, the bank registered its own logo. The bank's head office was shifted to Bangalore on 11 November 1969. The bank was nationalised on 15 April 1980. At the time of nationalization, the bank had 571 branches, with a total business of ₹605.95 crore and a staff strength of 9059.[citation needed]

The present head office building of the Bank is at Mahatma Gandhi Road, Bangalore. It was inaugurated on 26 October 1984.[citation needed]

### Amalgamation

[edit]

Vijaya Bank head office in MG Road, Bangalore

On 17 September 2018, the Finance Ministry of the Government of India proposed to amalgamate 3 state run banks, viz. Vijaya Bank, Bank of Baroda and Dena Bank into a single bank as an effort to consolidate the country's banking system.[9][10][11] The amalgamated bank was set to become the third biggest bank in India with a total business of more than ₹1,482,000,000,000 (equivalent to ₹2.0 trillion or US$24 billion in 2023). The boards of the three banks are to meet to consider the proposal.[12] The agenda behind the amalgamation of the banks was to lower Non-performing assets.[citation needed] The Gross NPA OF the Bank of Baroda, Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank is 12.4%, 6.9% and 22% respectively.[citation needed]

The merger was approved by the Union Cabinet and the boards of the banks on 2 January 2019. Under the terms of the merger, Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank shareholders received 110 and 402 equity shares of the Bank of Baroda, respectively, of face value ₹2 for every 1,000 shares they held. The merger is effective from 1 April 2019.[13] Vijaya Bank that has merged with Bank of Baroda has built a museum that dedicated to its history.[14]

## Business operations

[edit]

The bank's total business is over ₹2,29,000 crore comprising deposits of ₹1,33,012 crore and advances of ₹96,821 crore as at 31 March 2017. Basically being a retail bank, its topline growth owes quite a lot to the retail segments. Retail advances of the bank constitute 30% of the gross credit.[15]

As on 31 March 2017, the bank had a wide branch network of 2031 branches. The bank has 2001 ATMs as on 31 March 2017. Vijaya Bank provides access to over 2.21 lakh ATMs connected under National Financial Switch across the country.[16][citation needed]

## Financial inclusion initiatives

[edit]

The Bank has been actively pursuing the agenda of financial inclusion. The bank's initiatives in this direction aim at financial empowerment and reaching banking services to the rural masses. The bank has been opening Basic Savings Bank Accounts under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana and providing all the account holders with Rupay debit cards. It participates in promoting social security schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana and Atal Pension Yojana. The bank is also implementing the modified Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) programme of the Government of India.[17] [citation needed]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Annual Report 2017-18" (PDF). Vijaya Bank. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
2. ^ Mehta, Sangita (23 July 2018). "Vijaya Bank reports 41% dip in profit, stock up 4%". The Economic Times. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
3. ^ Mehta, Sangita (26 July 2018). "Vijaya Bank's NPAs could fall below 3% by March: RA Sankara Narayanan". The Economic Times. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
4. ^ "Vijaya Bank registers Rs. 144 crore profit in Q1". The Hindu. 25 July 2018. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
5. ^ "About Us". Archived from the original on 29 March 2019.
6. ^ "Vijaya Bank to add more branches this year". The Hindu Business Line. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
7. ^ "A banker erased from memory". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
8. ^ Vijaya Bank - Inception Archived 8 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
9. ^ "Dena Bank, Vijaya Bank, Bank Of Baroda To Be Merged, Says Government". NDTV.com. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
10. ^ "Bank of Baroda, Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank to be amalgamated". The Economic Times. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
11. ^ "Bank of Baroda, Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank to be merged". The Economic Times. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
12. ^ Nair, Remya (17 September 2018). "Govt proposes merger of BoB, Dena, Vijaya Bank". www.livemint.com/. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
13. ^ "Vijaya Bank, Dena Bank merger with BoB to be effective from April 1; here's the share exchange plan". Business Today. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
14. ^ "Vijaya Bank Museum inaugurated". The Hindu. 23 October 2019.
15. ^ "Financial Statements / Position & Press Releases". www.vijayabank.com. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
16. ^ "Vijaya Bank - About Us". www.vijayabank.com. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
17. ^ "Financial Inclusion". Archived from the original on 6 January 2019.

## External links

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* Banks portal

* Media related to Vijaya Bank at Wikimedia Commons

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