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State Bank of Sikkim

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Industry
  
Banking

Founded
  
1968

Area served
  
Sikkim


Headquarters
  
Registered Office : Gangtok Sikkim, India

Key people
  
Mr. K.B. Chamling, Chairman Mr. Hem Kr. Chettri, Managing Director Mr. Phurba Wangdi Bhutia, Chief General Manager

Products
  
Personal Loans, Home Loans, Pensioners Loan, Treasury to the Government of Sikkim

Owner
  
Autonomous body wholly owned by Government of Sikkim

Type of business
  
Public Sector Undertakings

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State Bank of Sikkim (SBS) is a state owned banking institution headquartered at Gangtok, Sikkim, India. The Bank operates within the jurisdiction of the State of Sikkim and in addition to banking services, State Bank of Sikkim handles treasury functions of State Government of Sikkim. The State Bank of Sikkim has completed 48 years (2015-2016) of existence during which it has continually worked in partnership with development projects in the state.

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An autonomous body under the Government of Sikkim, it is not regulated by Reserve Bank of India unlike other banks in India. However, the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March 2012 has recorded that the performance of State Bank of Sikkim generated 86 percent of the total profit earned by the state owned PSUs during the year.

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History

State Bank of Sikkim was constituted and established in the year 1968 under the State Bank of Sikkim Proclamation, 1968. State Bank of Sikkim was initially headquartered at MG Marg, Gangtok and was later moved to the present location, where the Bank houses its Head Office as well as Main branch. Initially started with just one branch, today SBS has expanded to 40 branches (as of 2016-2017) in Sikkim.

References

State Bank of Sikkim Wikipedia