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revenue 26.4270 billion net income 2.3376 billion website www.southindianbank.com south indian bank limited sib bse 532218 nse southbank is a private sector bank headquartered at thrissur city in kerala india . south indian bank has 839 branches 4 service branches 42 ext.counters and 20 regional offices spread across more than 27 states and 3 union territories in india . it has set up 1293 atms and 4 bulk note acceptor cash deposit machines all over india . contents 1 milestones 2 history 3 new look 4 financial inclusion & financial literacy centres 5 board of directors 6 references 7 external links milestones edit first among the private sector banks in kerala to become a scheduled bank in 1946 . first bank in the private sector in india to open a currency chest in april 1992 . first private sector bank to open a nri branch in jhumritalaiya november 2011 . first bank in the private sector to start an industrial finance branch in march 1993 . first among the private sector banks in kerala to open an overseas branch in june 1993 . bank in kerala to develop an in house fully integrated branch automation software . first kerala based bank to implement core banking system . 8th largest branch network among private sector banks in india . 1 history edit south indian bank was registered as a private limited company under the companies act of 1913 and commenced business on 29 01 1929 at round south thrissur . the south indian bank ltd. was formed by a group of 44 enterprising men of thrissur who contributed rs .500 each to the initial paid up capital of rs .22 000 . their main objective was to serve the merchant community of thrissur by freeing them from the clutches of the money lenders who charged exorbitant rates of interest.the bank received very good support from the public at large . initially the growth was slow but steady . the number of branches opened each year testified its stability and popularity . it was included in the second schedule of the reserve bank of india and became a scheduled bank on 07 08 1946 . sib was the first scheduled bank in the private sector in kerala to get the license under section 22 of the banking regulation act 1949 from rbi on 17 06 1957 . new look edit old logo south indian bank unveiled the new corporate logo . mammootty the global brand ambassador of the bank unveiled the new corporate brand logo . mammootty is the brand ambassador of south indian bank . the bank as part of a global brand building exercise has signed south indian actor mammootty as its brand ambassador banking on the film star s pan india appeal clean image and popularity among the nri community . the initial contract between the bank and actor was for three years which was later extended for five more years . 2 currently sib is the only bank in south india that has a brand ambassador . 3 financial inclusion & financial literacy centres edit till date the bank has covered more than 100 villages and 15 urban centres under financial inclusion and opened more than 10 exclusive flc centres in the bank premises which spreads across the states of kerala tamil nadu andhra pradesh and chhattisgarh . south indian bank has appointed direct business correspondents in the allotted villages and are supervised by a dedicated team of officers in the fip cell head office . recently south indian bank has introduced kiosk banking model as financial inclusion initiative in association with akshaya e centres in the state of kerala through the software service provider m s tata consultancy services . . kiosk is a kind of banking model where people living in unbanked or under banked areas can avail basic banking facilities from a nearby common service centre bc office without visiting a regular bank branch . basic banking needs of the public like opening of account deposit and withdrawal of cash etc. is possible from these common service centre bc office . 4 board of directors edit sri.amitabha guha non executive chairman mr. v.g mathew managing director & ceo mr.mohan e. alapatt director mr.k . thomas jacob director dr.john joseph director mr.francis alapatt director mr. salim gangadharan director mr. cheryan varkey director smt . ranjana salgaocar director 5 references edit about us . south indian bank ltd. retrieved 2010 02 23 . our ambassador mammootty quite young south indian bank . thiruvananthapuram ndtv.com . 23 march 2010 . retrieved 1 april 2010 . http www.ndtv.com news india our ambassador mammootty quite young south indian bank 18297.php financial inclusion smart card account . south indian bank ltd. retrieved 2012 09 17 . http www.southindianbank.com content viewcontentlvl1.aspx linkidlvl2 854 & linkid 855 external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to south indian bank . official web site interview of dr. v.a joseph former managing director & ceo south indian bank v t e thrissur history of thrissur chera dynasty kingdom of kochi history of kerala sakthan thampuran kodungalloor cochin royal family history of thrissur administration of thrissur central prison viyyur thrissur city police thrissur public library thrissur metropolitan area ollur assembly constituency thrissur municipal corporation thrissur lok sabha constituency thrissur assembly constituency sakthan thampuran bio waste treatment plant thrissur urban development authority thrissur corporation electricity department geography of thrissur thekkinkadu maidan vadakkechira vanchikulam padinjarechira vilangan hills puzhakkal river thrissur kole wetlands education universities university of calicut kerala university of health sciences kerala agricultural university kerala institute of local administration kila engineering colleges maharaja s technological institute government engineering college thrissur vidya academy of science and technology medical colleges government medical college thrissur jubilee mission medical college and research institute amala institute of medical sciences colleges vimala college college of horticulture st. thomas college thrissur st. mary s college thrissur sree kerala varma college st. aloysius college thrissur sri c. achutha menon government college college of fine arts thrissur kerala veterinary college mannuthy government law college thrissur vadakke madham brahmaswam vedic research centre academy of climate change education and research institutes kerala police academy kerala lalita kala akademi police dog training centre kerala police football academy civil defence training institute excise academy and research centre kerala forest research institute kerala fire and rescue services academy kerala sahitya academy kerala sangeetha nadaka academy centre of science and technology for rural development ayurveda colleges vaidyaratnam ayurveda college national research institute for panchakarma economy ayurveda oushadhi kp namboodiris thrissur ayurveda cluster vaidyaratnam oushadhasala sitaram ayurvedic pharmacy ltd viadyaratnam treatment centre franchise finance chit fund lord krishna bank south indian bank catholic syrian bank kerala state financial enterprise dhanalakshmi bank manappuram general finance and leasing ltd retail manjilas kaja beedi rajah motors kalyan silks kalyan group kalyan jewellers infopark thrissur jos alukka & sons kerala solvent extractions ltd steel industries kerala limited steel and industrial forgings ltd sitaram spinning and weaving mills lulu convention centre thiruvambady convention centre thrissur gold business in thrissur central business district kokkalai puzhakkal swaraj round sakthan thampuran nagar transport railway stations mulankunnathukavu ollur punkunnam koratty chalakudi irinjalakuda pudukad wadakkanchery divine nagar thrissur lines shoranur cochin harbour section guruvayur thrissur spur line road shaktan thampuran private bus stand thrissur thrissur ksrtc bus station national highway 47 india national highway 17 india kuttanellur heliport kerala state road transport corporation culture puli kali aanayoottu thrissur pooram naduvil madhom vadakke madhom vibgyor film festival edakkunni uthram vilakku feast of saint raphael ollur g.sankara pillai cultural complex thrissur international film festival international theatre festival of kerala thrissur pooram exhibition temples paramekkavu chembukkavu bhagavathy temple kanimangalam sastha temple vadakkumnathan temple thiruvambadi sri krishna temple panamukkumpally sastha temple poonkunnam shiva temple poonkunnam seetha ramaswamy temple kuttankulangara sri krishna temple church euphrasia eluvathingal mart mariam big church st. anthony s forane church basilica of our lady of dolours our lady of lourdes metropolitan cathedral syro malabar catholic archdiocese of thrissur healthcare trichur heart hospital westfort hospital elite mission hospital mother hospital aswini hospital residential areas ayyanthole aranattukara chiyyaram kannamkulangara koorkenchery kottappuram kuriachira kuttumukku laloor mannuthy mission quarters nadathara olarikara ollur 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