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{{short description|Indian bank based in Kerala}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2022}}<br />
{{Infobox company<br />
| name = Kerala Bank<br />
| logo = KERALA STATE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD (KERALA BANK) Logo.svg<br />
| type = [[Cooperative bank]]<br />
| industry = [[Banking]]<br />[[Financial service]]s<br />
| foundation = {{start date and age |1915 }} Travancore<br />
| founder = <br />
| location_city = [[Thiruvananthapuram]]<br />
| location_country = [[India]]<br />
| parent = [[Government of Kerala]]<br />
| website = {{URL|https://www.kerala.bank.in}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Kerala State Co-operative Bank Limited''', branded as '''Kerala Bank''', is an Indian [[Cooperative banking|co-operative bank]] set up by the [[Government of Kerala]], India.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-12-08 |title=Kerala Bank set up: Amalgamation of state, district co-operatives |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/business/banking-and-finance/kerala-bank-set-up-amalgamation-of-state-district-co-operatives-6155873/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
Among the 14 District Co-operative Banks functioning in Kerala at the time of the formation of Kerala State Co-operative Bank, only the [https://malappurambank.com/ Malappuram District Co-operative Bank Ltd] had opposed merger with the Kerala State Co-operative Bank. Also, the [[Kerala High Court|High Court of Kerala]] has issued a stay order on the Kerala State Government's move to merge the Malappuram District Co-operative Bank with the Kerala State Co-operative Bank.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mahir Haneef |title=Kerala bank merger: HC stays government's move |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/kerala-bank-merger-hc-stays-governments-move/articleshow/74516350.cms |access-date=1 November 2020 |agency=TNN |publisher=The Time of India |date=6 March 2020}}</ref> In addition to the 14 district co-operative banks, Kerala has a network of 1,692 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS's) and 16 licensed Urban Co-operative Banks all of which have become members/shareholders of the current bank. <br />
==Structure==<br />
The headquarters of the Kerala Bank is in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] and the corporate office is based in [[Kochi]]. The Bank has seven regional offices created by merging two District Co-operative Banks to handle businesses of two districts each.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What you must know about the newly formed kerala bank |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/what-you-must-know-about-the-newly-formed-kerala-bank/articleshow/72486385.cms |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Business Insider |archive-date=8 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108115106/https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/what-you-must-know-about-the-newly-formed-kerala-bank/articleshow/72486385.cms |url-status=dead }}</ref> The regional offices are in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] (along with [[Kollam]]), [[Alappuzha]] (along with [[Pathanamthitta]]), [[Kottayam]] (along with [[Idukki district|Idukki]]), [[Thrissur]] (along with [[Ernakulam]]), [[Palakkad]] (along with [[Malappuram]]), [[Kozhikode]] (along with [[Wayanad district|Wayanad]]) and [[Kannur]] (along with [[Kasaragod]]).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rajesh Abraham |title=Kerala Bank now gets new structure |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2020/jun/27/kerala-bank-gets-new-structure-2161930.html |access-date=1 November 2020 |agency=Express News Service |publisher=The New Indian Express |date=27 June 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Controversy==<br />
In September 2022, a college student from Sooranad committed suicide after the Kerala Bank pasted attachment notice indicating defaulting on loan repayment in front of her house.<ref>{{Cite web |title=19-year-old's suicide: Minister blames Sarfaesi Act for Kerala Bank's action |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2022/sep/22/19-year-olds-suicide-minister-blames-sarfaesi-act-for-kerala-banks-action-2500599.html |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Banks based in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:2019 establishments in Kerala]]<br />
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