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{{Short description|Defuncted Indian regional bank}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox company
| name =
| native_name =
| logo =
| type = [[Bank]]
| predecessor = Cauvery grameena bank, Cauvery Kalpatharu Grameena Bank, Chikmagalur Kodagu Grameena Bank and Vishvesvaraya Grameena Bank
| successor = [[Karnataka Gramin Bank]]
| defunct = {{End date|df=yes|2019|03|31}} merged with newly formed [[Karnataka Gramin Bank]]
| fate =
| area_served = [[Karnataka]]
| key_people = * Chairman: Mr Bhuvanendra Takoor
* General Manager (Administration): Bhaskar Rao P
| industry = [[Banking]], [[Insurance]], [[Capital Markets]] and allied industries
| genre = 
| products = [[Deposit (finance)|Deposits]], [[Personal banking|Personal Banking Schemes]], C & I Banking Schemes, Agri Banking Schemes, [[Small and medium enterprises|SME Banking Schemes]]
| production =
| services = Loans, Deposits, [[Automated teller machine|ATM Services]], [[National Electronic Fund Transfer|National Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT)]], Internet Banking, [[Mobile Banking]], [[Aadhaar Enabled Payment System]], Debit Card<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kaverigrameenabank.com/index.php/about-us/performance-highlights |title=Performance Highlights |access-date=3 November 2015 |archive-date=1 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801064940/http://www.kaverigrameenabank.com/index.php/about-us/performance-highlights |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| revenue =
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| assets = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kaverigrameenabank.com/index.php/about |title=About |access-date=3 November 2015 |archive-date=27 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127103455/http://kaverigrameenabank.com/index.php/about |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| owner =
| num_employees = 1797 (as of 31 March 2016)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kaverigrameenabank.com/?page_id=2340 |title=BANK TECHNOLOGY – kaverigrameenabank |access-date=27 April 2017 |archive-date=28 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428142321/http://www.kaverigrameenabank.com/?page_id=2340 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| parent = [[State Bank of India]] (35%)
| divisions =
| subsid =
| footnotes =
| foundation = {{Start date and age|2012|11|01|df=yes|br=yes}}
| location_city =
| location_country = [[Mysore]]
| locations = 502 Branches in 10 Districts of South Karnataka<br />'''Head Office: [[Mysore]]'''
| turnover =
| homepage = {{URL|karnatakagraminbank.com}}
}}

'''Kaveri Grameena Bank''' was a Regional Rural Bank established under Regional Rural Banks' Act 1976, was a Scheduled Bank jointly owned by Government of India, State Bank of India (formerly by State Bank of Mysore) and Government of Karnataka (share capital contributed in the ratio of 50 :35:15 respectively), permitted to carry all kinds of banking business. The Bank was operating in 22 Districts of South Karnataka, having its Head Office at Bellary City with Nine Regional Offices at Mysuru, Mandya, Bengaluru, Tumakuru, Hassan, Chamarajanagar, Madikeri, Chikmagulur and Ramanagara etc.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-03-18|title=Wipro to tech-ready 1,167 branches of Karnataka Gramin Bank|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/wipro-to-tech-ready-1167-branches-of-karnataka-gramin-bank/article31093899.ece|access-date=2021-10-10|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

The Bank was started as Cauvery Grameena bank and served [[Mysore district|Mysore]], [[Hassan district|Hassan]] and [[Chamarajanagar district|Chamarajanagar]] districts. The bank was renamed as Kaveri Grameena Bank on 1 November 2012 (Sponsored by State Bank of Mysore) by Amalgamation of Cauvery Kalpatharu Grameena Bank, Chikmagalur Kodagu Grameena Bank and Vishvesvaraya Grameena Bank, Sponsored by State Bank of Mysore, Corporation Bank and Vijaya Bank respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Google News|url=https://news.google.com/|access-date=2021-10-10|website=Google News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title=Scope of application | url=https://sbi.co.in/documents/17826/34475/1364204943265_BASE_II_DISCLOSURE_311212_ENGLISH.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221053911/https://sbi.co.in/documents/17826/34475/1364204943265_BASE_II_DISCLOSURE_311212_ENGLISH.pdf | archive-date=2021-12-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title=Notification | date=2010-07-13 | url=https://financialservices.gov.in/sites/default/files/rrbrulesforappointmentsandpromotions2010_1.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417170600/http://financialservices.gov.in:80/sites/default/files/rrbrulesforappointmentsandpromotions2010_1.pdf | archive-date=2018-04-17}}</ref>

The Headquarters of Kaveri Grameena Bank was located at [[Vijayanagar, Mysore|Vijayanagar Second Stage]], [[Mysore]], which is now converted as IT Centre of [[Karnataka Gramin Bank]], post merger.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Annual day of Kaveri Grameena Bank today – Mysuru Today|url=https://citytoday.news/annual-day-of-kaveri-grameena-bank-today/|access-date=2021-10-10|language=en-US|archive-date=10 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010112944/https://citytoday.news/annual-day-of-kaveri-grameena-bank-today/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==

Year - event
*2012 - The Bank was established as 'Kaveri Grameena Bank', on 1 November in South Karnataka (Headquartered at [[Mysuru]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/banks-merge/article4060968.ece |title=Bank merge |work=Thehindu|date=3 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=Digital Sansad | url=https://rajyasabha.nic.in/Documents/session_journals/sessionno/227/13122012.pdf | access-date=2025-11-16 | website=rajyasabha.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title=The second schedule to the reserve Bank of India act, 1934 - Scheduled banks | url=https://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/publications/pdfs/84656.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131152319/http://rbidocs.rbi.org.in:80/rdocs/Publications/PDFs/84656.pdf | archive-date=2012-01-31}}</ref>
*2014 - Bank has recorded a growth rate of 36.52 per cent during 13–14.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/kaveri-grameena-bank-records-growth-rate-of-3652-pc/article5984271.ece |title=Kaveri Grameena Bank records growth rate of 36.52 p.c. |work=Thehindu|date=7 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/kaveri-grameena-bank-net-up-36-5-in-fy14-114050601039_1.html |title=Kaveri Grameena Bank net up 36.5% in FY14 |work=Business Standard|date=6 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Reporter|first=B. S.|date=2014-05-06|title=Kaveri Grameena Bank net up 36.5% in FY14|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/kaveri-grameena-bank-net-up-36-5-in-fy14-114050601039_1.html|access-date=2021-10-10}}</ref>
*2014 - Bank launches financial inclusion scheme.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/kgb-launches-financial-inclusion-scheme/article6315286.ece |title=KGB launches financial inclusion scheme |work=Thehindu|date=14 August 2014}}</ref>
*2014 - Bank opens four branches in Mandya district.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/kgb-opens-four-branches-in-mandya-district/article6549340.ece |title=KGB opens four branches in Mandya district |work=Thehindu|date=31 October 2014}}</ref>
*2015 - The Kaveri Grameena Bank has enrolled over 48,000 subscribers for the PMSBY in Mysore.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/196-lakh-enrol-for-centres-two-insurance-schemes-in-mysuru-district/article7266683.ece |title=1.96 lakh enrol for Centre's two insurance schemes in Mysuru district |work=Thehindu|date=31 May 2015}}</ref>
*2015 - Kaveri Grameena Bank has enrolled 1,01,104 subscribers to the insurance schemes underlining the popularity of the social security schemes in rural areas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/special-drive-to-popularise-social-security-schemes/article7432660.ece |title=Special drive to popularise social security schemes |work=Thehindu|date=17 July 2015}}</ref>
*2015 - The Kaveri Grameena Bank plans to extend internet and mobile banking services to its customers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/kaveri-grameena-bank-to-introduce-internet-services/article8052965.ece |title=Kaveri Grameena Bank to introduce internet services |work=Thehindu|date=1 January 2016}}</ref>
*2019 - The Kaveri Grameena bank amalgamated with Pragathi Krishna Gramin Bank to form Karnataka Gramin bank.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Vinayak|first=A. J.|title=2 RRBs in Karnataka to be amalgamated|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/money-and-banking/2-rrbs-in-karnataka-to-be-amalgamated/article26206397.ece|access-date=2021-10-10|website=@businessline|date=7 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Indian banking]]
*[[List of banks in India]]
*[[Pragathi Gramin Bank]]
*[[Karnataka Gramin Bank]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.kaverigrameenabank.com/ Official Website]
* [http://www.cedgeinb.in/OnlineCKGB Internet Banking] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310061619/https://www.cedgeinb.in/OnlineCKGB |date=10 March 2016 }}

{{Banking in India}}{{SBI}}

[[Category:Regional rural banks of India]]
[[Category:Banks based in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Companies based in Mysore]]
[[Category:Banks established in 2012]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 2012]]
[[Category:2012 establishments in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Banks disestablished in 2019]]
[[Category:Indian companies disestablished in 2019]]
[[Category:2019 disestablishments in Karnataka]]

Kaveri Grameena Bank - Revision history

MarcyEdmond490 at 13:26, 1 December 2025