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A Study On Bharatiya Mahila Bank
A Study On Bharatiya Mahila Bank
A Project Submitted to
SEM- VI
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CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that Ms/Mr SANNIDHI SHIVRAM SHETTY has worked and duly
completed her/his Project Work for the degree of Bachelor in Commerce (Banking
& insurance) under the Faculty of Commerce entitled, “A STUDY ON BHARATIYA
MAHILA BANK ” under my supervision.
I further certify that the entire work has been done by the learner under my
guidance and that no part of it has been submitted previously for any Degree or
Diploma of any University.
It is his/her own work and facts reported by her/his personal findings and
investigation
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DECLARATION
Certified by
ASST.PROF.KISHOR CHAUHAN
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB; lit. 'Indian Women's Bank') was a fully
owned subsidiary of State Bank of India based in Mumbai, India. Former Indian
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inaugurated the system on 19 November 2013
on the occasion of the 96th birth anniversary of former Indian Prime
Minister Indira Gandhi.[1] As part of the Modi government's banking reforms and
to ensure greater banking outreach to women, the bank merged with State Bank
of India on 1 April 2017.[2]
While being run by women, and lending exclusively to women, the bank allowed
deposits to flow from everyone. India was the third country,
after Pakistan and Tanzania, to have a bank exclusively to benefit women.[3]
In India, only 26% of women have an account with a formal financial institution,
compared with 46% of men. This has changed after the initiation of Pradhan
Manthri Jan Dhan Yojana – accounts of women jumped radically to 60%. That
means an account in either a bank, a credit union, a co-operative, post office or
a microfinance institution, according to a study by the World Bank.[4] Also, for
women, per capita credit is 80 per cent lower than males.[5]
Furthermore, the results of a study using a global dataset covering
350 Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in 70 countries indicates that more women
clients is associated with lower portfolio-at-risk, lower write-offs, and lower credit-
loss provisions, ceteris paribus.[6] provision
The Bank's initial capital consisted of Rs 1,000 crores. The government planned
to have 25 branches of the said bank by the end of March 2014 and 500
branches by 4th year of operation (2017). As on date of merger it had 103
Branches.
US-based FIS Global, in partnership with Wipro was providing IT systems at the
country's first women-focussed bank. [