Repco Bank (Repatriates Cooperative and Finance and Development Bank) is a cooperative bank established by the Government of India in 1969 to improve financial needs of repatriates from neighbouring countries mainly from Sri Lanka and Burma.[1] It has been controlled by the Ministry of Home Affairs and operated only in the South Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.[1][2] As of 2014, the shares of the bank are Government of India has 73.33%, repatriates has 21.28% and state governments Tamil Nadu has 2.91%, Andhra Pradesh has 1.73%, Kerala has 0.59% and Karanataka has 0.17%.[3]

Repco Bank
Founded19 November 1969; 55 years ago (1969-11-19) in Mylapore, India
HeadquartersT. Nagar,
Chennai
,
India
Area served
South India
Websitewww.repcobank.com

Subsidiaries

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  • Repco Home Finance limited (RHFL)
  • Repco Micro Finance Limited (RMFL)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Repco Bank looks at RBI policy to operate as commercial bank". Business Standard. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Repco bank in expansion mode in State". The Hindu. 25 December 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Rs 15.26 crore dividend cheque from REPCO Bank". Economic Times. 15 September 2014. Archived from the original on 18 September 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.