Information on Nationalised Banks

• The oldest Joint Stock Bank of India – Allahabad Bank
• The bank founded by Freedom Fighter Dr. Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya – Andhra Bank
• First bank to open a branch outside India – Bank of India, London,1946
• The first bank to be given an ISO 9002 certificate for one of its branches – Canara Bank
• The Postal Dept has issued a commemorative stamp in the name of this bank
• Celebrating 100 years in 2011 – Central Bank of India
• First Indian Bank to be wholly owned by Indians – Central Bank of India
• The bank formed on the efforts of Lala Lajpat Rai – Punjab National Bank
• The only merger of nationalised banks took place between – Punjab National Bank and New Bank of India in 1993
• The bank whose brand equity is “Pygmy Deposit Scheme” – Syndicate Bank
• The bank which was conceived by Shri GD Birla – UCO Bank
• The bank which was inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi in 1919 – Union Bank of India
• The largest among nationalised banks – Punjab National Bank
• The bank established in the year 1913 as Bank of Mysore Ltd. at the instance of the banking committee headed by the great Engineer-Statesman, Late Dr Sir M.Visvesvaraya. – State Bank of Mysore
• The State with the largest number of commercial bank offices – Uttar Pradesh (13167 as on 31.03.2013)

Also Read: Difference between State Bank of India and Nationalised Bank

List of Nationalised Banks in India and their Head Offices

1. Allahabad Bank – Kolkata
2. Andhra Bank – Hyderabad
3. Bank of Baroda – Baroda
4. Bank of India – Mumbai
5. Bank of Maharashtra – Pune
6. Canara Bank – Bengaluru
7. Central Bank of India – Mumbai
8. Corporation Bank – Mangalore
9. Dena Bank – Mumbai
10. Indian Bank – Chennai
11. Indian Overseas Bank – Chennai
12. Oriental Bank of Commerce – New Delhi
13. Punjab & Sind Bank – New Delhi
14. Punjab National Bank – New Delhi
15. Syndicate Bank – Manipal
16. UCO Bank – Kolkata
17. Union Bank of India – Mumbai
18. United Bank of India – Kolkata
19. Vijaya Bank – Bangalore