News & Pics: Rons Bantwal
Daijiworld Media Network – Mumbai (RD/SB) 

Mumbai, Aug 23: The 33rd annual general body meeting (AGM) of Bharath Co-operative Bank (Mumbai) Limited was held at Brijavasi Palace banquet hall, Sonavane Road, Goregaon (East), here on Saturday August 22 evening. Metro’s Billava Association president and bank’s former chairman Jaya Suvarna brought to motion the meeting by lighting the lamp.
 
Bank chairman V R Kotian, in his presidential address, said that although entrepreneurs are investing in stocks, common folks are depending on co-operative banks for their banking needs. The ordinary bank customers are trusting co-operative banks since the latter understands their needs better than other financial institutions, he said.
 

Meanwhile, Bharath Bank has the goal of achieving the status of top bank among all the co-operative banks in the country, through efficient customer service and responding to the financial needs of small investors of banks, he emphasized.     
 
Jaya Suvarna said that Bharath Bank has well-integrated itself into the society, although it was promoted by Billava community of undivided Dakshina Kannada in the metro. Bank lays special emphasis on customers’ satisfaction. It’s the responsibility of all those beneficiaries who availed bank services and reaped profits, to extend a portion for the betterment of society, he suggested.
 
Bank directors M B Kukyan, Pushpalata S Salian, L V Amin, Raja V Salian, Jyoti K Suvarna, M B Sanil, Y Nagesh, Mohan G Poojary, Chandrashekar S Poojary, Shanker D Poojary, Jagannath V Kotian, S K Kotian, N Nityanand, Bhaskar M Salian, Ratan Umesh Sanil, Rohit M Suvarna, chief managers B K Amin, C R Mulky, V S Shanbagh, Raghu Poojary, Suresh S Salian, Shobha Dayanand, Nityanand D Kotian and Anilkumar R Amin and deputy chief manager Professor Shekar Poojary were present.
 
Bank chief executive officer J C Poojary welcomed the gathering and presented annual accounts. Chief general manager B K Amin proposed the vote of thanks.