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BANKING SECTOR
OF INDIA
WHAT IS 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.
An institution where one can place and
borrow money and take care of financial affairs;
A branch office of such an institution.
The first modern bank was founded in Italy
in Genoa in 1406, its name was (Bank of St.
George).
FUNCTIONS OF
BANKS
Accepting Deposits from public/others
(Deposits).
Lending money to public (Loans).
Transferring money from one place to
another (Remittances).
Acting as trustees.
Keeping valuables in safe custody.
Government business.
ACTING AS A TRUSTEES
Banks also act as trustees for various purposes. For example,
whenever a company wishes to issue secured DEBENTURES, it
has to appoint a financial intermediary as trustee who takes
charge of the security for the debenture and looks after the
interests of the debenture holders. Such entity necessarily have
to have expertise in financial matters and also be of sufficient
standing in the market/society to generate confidence in the
minds of potential subscribers to the debenture. While Banks are
the natural choice for the customers, Banks must possess the
following to be effective and retain that:
A track record of sufficient length.
Facilities for safe keeping.
Legal skills to take necessary steps for the trusteeship.
DEBENTURES
It is define as certicate of agreements of
loans which is given under the companies
stemps and ensure fixed returns on the
basis of interest rate and the principal
amount whenever debenture mature.
TYPES OF DEBENTURES-
1.NCD
2.PCD
3.OCD
4.FCD
TYPES OF BANKS
Public sector Banks
Co-operative Banks
• ABN-AMRO BANK
• STANDARD CHARTED BANK
Upcoming foreign bank in India
Non-scheduled bank
CO-OPERATIVE
BANKS
The Co operative banks in India started functioning almost 100
years ago. The Cooperative bank is an important constituent of the
Indian Financial System.They are setup to provide easy loans to
farmers or other persons to set up his buisness.
They are non profitable banks.
Cooperative banks in India finance rural areas under:
Farming
Cattle
Milk
Hatchery
Personal finance
History:-
Major objectives:-
Traditional functions
Promotional functions
Supervisory functions
Traditional functions
Monopoly of currency notes issue
Banker to the Government (both the central
and state)
Fight against economic crisis and ensures
stability of Indian economy.
Controller of ForEx and credit
Maintaining the external value of domestic
currency
Promotional functions
Extension of the facilities for the small
scale industries
Innovating the new banking business
transactions.
Extension of the facilities for the provision
of the agricultural credit through NABARD
Supervisory functions
REPO RATES(RR):7.5%
Phase-2
Nationalization of Indian Banks and up to 1991
prior to Indian banking sector Reforms
Phase-3
New phase of Indian Banking System with the
advent of Indian Financial & Banking Sector
Reforms after 1991
Phase-1
GENERAL BANK OF INDIA 1786(FIRST BANK)
Competition in market
Post office
Insurance
Financial Institution
Foreign Banks
Ways Ahead
Technological Advancement
Rural Banking