Puduvai Bharathiar Grama Bank | |
Type: | Regional Rural Bank |
Foundation: | 26 March 2008 |
Location: | Pondicherry, India |
Area Served: | Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam |
Industry: | Banking, Financial services |
Owner: | Government of India (50%)Government of Puducherry (15%)Indian Bank (35%) |
Parent: | Ministry of Finance, Government of India |
Puduvai Bharathiar Grama Bank (PBGB) (Tamil: புதுவை பாரதியார் கிராம வங்கி) is a regional rural bank headquartered at Puducherry in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. The bank is jointly owned by Central and Union territory Governments & sponsored by Indian Bank. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Finance, Government of India. It is named after the great poet Subramania Bharati to honor him.[1] It has 47 branches in Puducherry union territory.