Board Of Directors

Management Team

The Bank trusted by thousands since 1963

The Bank has a very humble inspiring beginning. On 7th, November 1963, “The Goa State Co-operative Bank Ltd” was founded as Apex financing agency in the co-operative sectors in the then Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu with Mr.Shantilal K.Gosalia as its first Chairman.

The first Chairman and the Board were the people with deep and abiding ideals, faith, vision, optimism and entrepreneurial skills. These dedicated men in-charge of the Society had a commendable sense of service and duty imbibed in them. Even today, our honorable founders inspire a sense of awe and respect in the Bank and amongst the shareholders.

The Bank was initially set up to help the members in distress. Its objective was to provide finance to the needy members in the then Union territory of Goa, Daman & Diu and bring up their financial standards. The Bank provides more interest on deposits and loans to agriculture and allied activities. The Bank also provides all types of loan schemes like Urban loans, Consumer loans, loan against gold, loan against NSC, Loan against Pigmy, Non-agricultural loan, Weddings of dependent members of the family, loan for Repayment of debt and to meet expenses of medical treatment etc. to suit the dreams and desire of the members.

During this cataclysmic cavalcade of history, the Bank as a financial institution and its members could not of course remain unaffected by the economic consequences of the major events. The Founder Members and the later-day managements of the Bank continued to demonstrate their unwavering faith in the destiny of the common man and the co-operative movement and they encouraged the shareholders to save despite all odds.

Milestones:
Thanks to these sustained and assiduous efforts over 40 years after its inception, the Bank had gained strong foundation in terms of its membership, resources, assets and profits. By 1970, the Bank was fulfilling all the banking needs of its customers.

During the late seventies, the Bank grew from strength to strength. The Bank had established the branches not only in Goa, but also in Daman & Diu. The Bank chose a motif to symbolise the Bank’s emblem – a fitting and appropriate characteristics of a Bank that believed in hard work, a search for all that is good, a team spirit to achieve its objectives and a selfless service to its members and customers.

The Bank has grown in stature, progressed in its social and economic objectives and produced an image of what an ideal bank should be. Resultantly, in the year 2002-03, the Bank’s gross income crossed the Rs. 21.38 lakhs mark. Last two decades the bank has witnessed a steady growth in the business. The bank has a network of 63 branches

The Bank has its 63 branches and are fully Computerised and are connected at Central Location on CBS. At present Bank is making progress under the leadership of Chairman Shri Ulhas Phaldessai, Vice-Chairman Shri Pandurang Kurtikar, other board of Directors and Shri. Anant M Chodankar, Managing Director-I/C. In 1994, Reserve Bank of India conferred the bank with “Scheduled” status.

The Bank has shifted in its own premises on a plot of land admeasuring 1,090 sq.mts. at prime location in EDC Complex at Patto Plaza, Panaji – Goa. The Building consists of basement, ground floor and upper seven floors with total super built-up area of the building of 3,536 sq.mts.