Vishweshwar Cooperative Bank gets Scheduled Bank Status
Pune, June 11 (UNI) City-headquartered Vishweshvar Cooperative Bank Ltd has got the Scheduled Bank Status from the Reserve Bank of India.
"This underlines the trustworthiness and functioning of the bank and we stand committed to keep doing our best. With this Vishweshwar Cooperative Bank has becomes the 50th cooperative bank from the country and the 3rd Bank from the city of Pune to get this status of a Scheduled Bank from the RBI," informed Anil Gadve, Chairman of the Bank during a Press Conference today.
Rajendra Mirje, Vice Chairman, and Shriram Apte, CEO of the Bank, were present on the occasion.
The Bank has been giving 10 percent dividend to its members since the past many years. The Vishweshwar Bank has been consistently following the RBI guidelines of "Financially Sound and Well Managed" (FSWM), he said.
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