State Bank of India, Head Office (Mumbai)

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The Mumbai Main Branch of State Bank of India is one of the most magnificent landmarks in the Fort area of South Mumbai. Today the building of 1924 is a listed Grade II-A Heritage structure of Mumbai. The Mumbai Main Branch traces its origins to the Bank of Bombay which set up its main office at the same place, in 1863. The foundation stone of the said office of the Bank of Bombay was laid by Sir Bartle Frere, the then Governor of Bombay Presidency, with military ceremony. Interestingly, the Bank of Bombay building was the first amongst various buildings to be built around the then Elphinstone Circle which has now come to be known as the Horniman Circle, renamed after Benjamin Horniman, a pro-freedom editor of the Bombay Chronicle.

On 1st July, 1955 the Imperial Bank of India was converted into the State Bank of India by an act of Parliament. The local head office of SBI's immediate predecessor, the Imperial Bank of India, became the Mumbai Main Branch of the State Bank in 1972.

Today the Mumbai Main Branch is the only Banking Super Market in India having 8 SBI's Specialised Banking Branches as under:
1. Mumbai Main Branch
2. Commercial Branch
3. Specialised Personal Banking Branch, Mumbai
4. Securities Services Branch
5. Centralised Clearing Processing Centre, Mumbai
6. Cash Administration Cell
7. Mid Corporate Regional Office, Mumbai
8. Special Currency Administration Branch

The premises of this complex is having an admeasuring carpet area of about 175000 sq. ft., the largest Branch Banking Complex in India.

Mumbai Main Branch:
. One of the highest Profit Earning Branchs of National Banking Group of SBI
. Having 200 ATM's duly Branch Networked: the highest for any Branch of any Bank in India
. Only Branch extending the financial services to Foreign / Pvt. Sector Banks by way of "Payable At Par" instuments.
. One of the largest Gift Card issuing branch
. Sole Banker for Haj Pilgrms.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Bank_of_India
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Coordinates:   18°55'52"N   72°50'3"E

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