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Evolution of the State Bank of India : the roots, 1806-1876., part I : the early years, 1806-1860 / Amiya Kumar Bagchi.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Calcutta : Oxford University Press, 1987.Description: xxii, 535 p.-[22] p. de pl. : ill. photogr., cartes, tabl. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0195620429
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 B144 332.12240954
Contents:
Part I: 1. Introduction-- 2. The political and social setting, 1806-1848-- 3. Origins of state-backed banking in British India-- 4. The precursor: the bank of Calcutta, 1806-1808-- 5. Managing a giant in infancy: the bank of Bengal 1809-1828-- 6. The bank and the agency house crisis-- 7. The bank of Bengal, 1835-1855-- 8. The rivals: the Bank of Bengal and the Union Bank-- 9. The organizational setup, 1809-1859-- 10. The charter and the capital stock of the bank of Bengal, 1822-1861-- 11. India's first war of independence and the bank-- 12. The birth of the bank of Bombay: vested interests and challenges-- 13. The sedate days of the Bank of Bombay-- 14. The Bank of Bombay and its rivals-- 15. The foundation of the bank of Madras-- 16. Early days of the bank of Madras: staggering from crisis to crisis-- 17. The bank of Madras, 1853-1860: profits, notes and stagnation-- 18. Of frauds, forgeries and other disturbances-- 19. The presidency bank and exchange banking-- 20. Commodities, borrowers and rules-- Part II: 21. The monetary and currency policy of the Government of India-- 22. The economic environment, 1861-1876-- 23. The bank of Bengal: expansion and consolidation-- 24. The bank of Bengal in northern and eastern India-- 25. The collapse of the bank of Bombay: mining the foundations-- 26. The collapse of the bank of Bombay: the explosion and the aftermath-- 27. The emergence of the new bank of Bombay-- 28. The bank of Bengal in central and western India-- 29. The lusty infant: the new bank of Bombay, 1868-1876-- 30. Rivalry between the bank of Bengal and the new bank of Bombay-- 31. The new bank of Bombay: cotton, constituents and native states-- 32. The bank of Madras: profits and losses-- 33. The branches of the bank of Madras: problems of control-- 34. The bank of Madras in Ceylon-- 35. The passing of the presidency banks'act, 1876-- 36. Epilogue: delimitation of apex banking in India-- List of Directors-- Bibliography--
Summary: The book contains the history of the State Bank of India. the roots of the State Bank of India go back to 1806 when its first predecessor, the Bank of Calcutta was set up in Calcutta under the authority of the East India Company's Government in India. The bank which combined deposit banking with the right of note issue, was an unique institution at a time when joint-stock banking with limited liability had not emerged in India.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I:
1. Introduction--
2. The political and social setting, 1806-1848--
3. Origins of state-backed banking in British India--
4. The precursor: the bank of Calcutta, 1806-1808--
5. Managing a giant in infancy: the bank of Bengal 1809-1828--
6. The bank and the agency house crisis--
7. The bank of Bengal, 1835-1855--
8. The rivals: the Bank of Bengal and the Union Bank--
9. The organizational setup, 1809-1859--
10. The charter and the capital stock of the bank of Bengal, 1822-1861--
11. India's first war of independence and the bank--
12. The birth of the bank of Bombay: vested interests and challenges--
13. The sedate days of the Bank of Bombay--
14. The Bank of Bombay and its rivals--
15. The foundation of the bank of Madras--
16. Early days of the bank of Madras: staggering from crisis to crisis--
17. The bank of Madras, 1853-1860: profits, notes and stagnation--
18. Of frauds, forgeries and other disturbances--
19. The presidency bank and exchange banking--
20. Commodities, borrowers and rules--

Part II:
21. The monetary and currency policy of the Government of India--
22. The economic environment, 1861-1876--
23. The bank of Bengal: expansion and consolidation--
24. The bank of Bengal in northern and eastern India--
25. The collapse of the bank of Bombay: mining the foundations--
26. The collapse of the bank of Bombay: the explosion and the aftermath--
27. The emergence of the new bank of Bombay--
28. The bank of Bengal in central and western India--
29. The lusty infant: the new bank of Bombay, 1868-1876--
30. Rivalry between the bank of Bengal and the new bank of Bombay--
31. The new bank of Bombay: cotton, constituents and native states--
32. The bank of Madras: profits and losses--
33. The branches of the bank of Madras: problems of control--
34. The bank of Madras in Ceylon--
35. The passing of the presidency banks'act, 1876--
36. Epilogue: delimitation of apex banking in India--
List of Directors--
Bibliography--


The book contains the history of the State Bank of India. the roots of the State Bank of India go back to 1806 when its first predecessor, the Bank of Calcutta was set up in Calcutta under the authority of the East India Company's Government in India. The bank which combined deposit banking with the right of note issue, was an unique institution at a time when joint-stock banking with limited liability had not emerged in India.

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