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Daijiworld Media Network – Mumbai (EP)

Mumbai, June 8: “Bharath bank gives priority to the security of customer's funds. Bharath Bank has secured A grade Audit classification this time also. Being an efficient bank, it has earned the trust of its customers. It is progressing in the footsteps of success and has declared a dividend of 15% this year also”, said Jaya C Suvarna, Executive President of Bharath Cooperative Bank, Mumbai Limited.

Suvarna was speaking after presiding in the 39th general body meeting of Bharath Bank convened by Billavara Association. Nithyananda Kotian, general manager of the bank and Billavara Association president lighted the traditional lamp and set in motion the proceedings of the general body meeting.

Speaking on the performance of the bank, Suvarna said that the bank is functioning as per the directions and stipulations of the Reserve Bank of India and achieved excellent progress in the last year. “It has opened new branches in Maharastra and Karnataka during the present financial year. We hope that the bank may continue to achieve all round progress in the future. The contribution of the board of directors and the staff is invaluable and praiseworthy in this respect”, he said.

Bank's Managing director and CEO C R Mulki welcomed and explained the achievements of the bank in detail. He said that the bank earned a net profit of Rs 112.66 crores with a working capital of Rs 8,864.82 crores.

Bank's Vice president, advocate Rohini J Salian, directors M B Kukyan,Vasudeva R Kotian, advocate S B Ameen, Chandrashekar S Poojary, Jyothi K Suvarna, C T Salian, Rohith M Suvarna, K N Suvarna, J A Kotian, U S Poojary, Harischandra G Mulki, Damodar C Kunder, R D Poojary, K B Poojary, Ashok M Kotian, Bhaskar M Salian, Gangadhar J Poojary and Suryakanth J Suvarna were present on the dais.

The programme started with prayers by bank official Yashodhara D Poojary. Hundreds of bank's share holders, customers and well wishers were present. CA Ramesh Shetty,
N M Sanil, S Agarwal, Sanjay Joshi, K Nagendra, Keerthi J Shah, B G Nayak, Kanchan R Govinda, S Krishnamoorthi, Uday Chitthale, Krishnaraj Kotian, Dr Prabhakar
Shetty, M D Pai and Padmanabha Poojary expressed their opinions and gave suggestions for prosperity of the bank.

Bank's senior officials Shobha Dayanand, Vivek S Shanbhag, Raghu Poojary, Suresh S Salian, Prabhakar G Suvarna, Mohandas Hejmadi,Vijayanand S Karkera, Vishwanath G Suvarna, Dinesh B Sanil, Nithyananda S Kirodian, Navinchandra S Bangera, Ramesh H Poojary,Pravin Kumar S Suvarna, Vasudev M Salian, Jagadish Narayan, Mahesh B Kotian, Janardhan M Poojary, Sathish M Bangera, Prabhakar G Poojary, U Dhananjay Kumar and others were present.

Bank's Chief General Manager Anil Kumar R Ameen proposed Vote of thanks.