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| Company type | Government owned banks |
|---|---|
| Industry | Banking, financial services |
| Founded | 2 October 1975 |
Number of locations | 21871 [citation needed] |
| Products | Retail banking, corporate banking, investment banking, mortgage loans, wealth management, debit cards, UPI, internet banking, mobile banking, finance and insurance |
| Owner | Government of India (50%), nationalised banks (35%), state governments (15%) |
| Parent | Ministry of Finance, Government of India |
Regional rural banks (RRBs) are government owned scheduled commercial banks of India that operate at the regional level in different states of India. These banks are under the ownership of the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, Sponsored Bank and concerned State Government in the ratio of 50:35:15 respectively. They were created to serve rural areas with basic banking and financial services. However, RRBs also have urban branches.
The Government of India enacted the Regional Rural Banks Act in 1976, which led to the establishment of the first five RRBs on 2 October 1975. The first RRB was Prathama Bank, which was sponsored by Syndicate Bank and had its headquarters in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh.
The area of operation is limited to the area notified by the government of India covering, and it covers one or more districts in the State. RRBs perform various functions such as providing banking facilities to rural and semi-urban areas, carrying out government operations like disbursement of wages of MGNREGA workers and distribution of pensions, providing para-banking facilities like locker facilities, debit and credit cards, mobile banking, internet banking, and UPI services.[1]
- ^ "Govt provides Rs 670-cr support to Regional Rural Banks to meet regulatory capital". The Financial Express. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2021.