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Nainital Bank

The Nainital Bank Limited (NTB) (known as Nainital Bank)[2] is a scheduled commercial bank founded in 1922. The bank is a subsidiary of Bank of Baroda which is under the ownership of Ministry of Finance of the Government of India. The bank has expanded to Uttar Pradesh,Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Delhi and Haryana and has 173 branches.[3]

Overview

Nainital Bank was founded by Govind Ballabh Pant.[4] In 1922, the government-owned Bank of Baroda (BOB), the second largest bank in India, acquired a 98.6% (around 99%) stake in the bank and made it a subsidiary.[5][4]

The bank had a net worth of around Rs 8.37 billion on as on 31 March 2025.[6] It bank launched its rights issue in September 2009, to expand its capital adequacy ratio (CAR) to 14 per cent, this came after it previously withdrew its plans for an IPO due to adverse market conditions in 2007; by April 2010, the right issue had raised inr 300000000.[7][8]

Nainital bank is associated with Bank of Baroda, Currently, NBL has 173 branches in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana and Rajasthan.[4] It also provide online facilities, apart from Personal Banking, Business Banking, Rural and Agricultural Banking. The Nainital Bank Limited is registered as scheduled commercial bank with Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the central bank of India.[9][10]

In December 2024, Nainital Bank upgraded its RTGS, NEFT, and net-banking systems to comply with RBI and IFTAS guidelines, aiming to provide customers with faster, more secure, and seamless online fund transfer services using advanced encryption technologies.[11]

Branch Locations

The Nainital Bank Limited has 173 branches presently in the following Indian states.[12]

  • Uttarakhand
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Delhi
  • Rajasthan
  • Haryana

See also

References

  1. "Balance Sheet 31.03.2017". nainitalbank.bank.in (15 March 2018).^
  2. Nainital Bank^
  3. Growth potential for Bank of Baroda is pretty high: Arihant Capital Markets The Economic Times, 28 May 2010, retrieved 20 August 2010^
  4. BoB to merge its associate bank The Financial Express, 25 July 2006^
  5. Domestic: Subsidiary Bank of Baroda^
  6. Banks struggle with RBI norms The Times of India, 1 October 2006^
  7. Nainital Bank drops plan for public issue The Economic Times, 21 June 2007^
  8. Nainital Bank raises Rs 30 cr. Business Standard, 1 April 2010^
  9. . RBI Private Bank-Indian Bank Reserve Bank of India^
  10. Chip Dickson. The Great Deleveraging: Economic Growth and Investing Strategies for the Future FT Press, 2009^
  11. Nainital Bank's fund transfer technologies updated - Pioneer Edge www.pioneeredge.in, 2024-12-14, retrieved 2025-07-22^
  12. Branches NBL^