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The main object of the project was to learn about the contemporary issues in banking sector such as Bank@Home, Retail business development, Money laundering, Cheque truncation and equator principle.
A
PROJECT REPORT
ON
Contemporary Issues in Banking Sectors
In partial fulfillment for the requirement of the project study course
in two year fulltime masters of business administration programme
of Gujarat University
Submitted To:
NRInstitute o! business management
Submitted By: Pro"ect #uide:
Te"as T$akker %&'((() PRO* +r Sne$a S$uk,a
-ars$a, Parik$ %&'&.()
Batc$: /&&'0/&(&
N.R Institute of Business
Management
Tab,e o! content
C-APTER
No
PARTIC12ARS PA#E
No
Pre!ace
Ackno3,edgement
E4ecuti5e Summary
Researc$ 6et$odo,ogy (
Ob"ecti5e /
( Introduction to t$e banking industry 7
/ Industry ana,ysis
0 S8OT Ana,ysis /(
0 *i5e *orce Ana,ysis /.
0 Pest Ana,ysis 7&
7
About State Bank o! India
79
: Contemporary issues in banking sector
( 4.1 ! Bank;$ome :.
(4." ! Retai, business de5e,opment 9<
(4.# ! 6oney ,aundering .'
(4.4 ! C$e=ue truncation <&
(4.$ ! E=uator princip,e
(&.
9 Ana,ysis ((<
> Suggestions (7(
. Bib,iograp$y
&
%.& I%'(I(U() *+ ,U'I%)'' -.%.G)-)%( (G/'!-,.
Certi!icate
(his is to certify that -r. (ejas (ha00er &oll no 1111 and -r.2arshal 3ari0h
roll no.1451 students of NR INSTIT1TE O* B1SINESS
6ANA#E6ENT ?#2S06BA@ has successfully completed their project
study on contemporary issues in ban0ing sector in partial fulfillment of
-,. 3rogramme of Gujarat university. (his is their original wor0 and wor0
has not been submitted elsewhere.
+r -ites$ Rupare, Pro! +r Sne$a S$uk,a
+irector in c$arge core !acu,tyAnribmB
Pro"ect guide
PRE*ACE
(oday ban0ing industry plays a crucial role in development of Indian
economy. (oday with the growth of private sector ban0s public sector ban0s
are also facing intense competition. It is time when ban0s need to redefine
their role. 6e have ta0en this project to study contemporary issues in
ban0ing sector. 6e have ta0en five most recent happening issues in ban0ing
sector. ,an0 at home is an issue where ban0s will try to reach to our home
and will provide personali7ed service. Under retail business development
government ban0s will try to cross sell products with traditional ban0ing
products to generate more revenues. (oday with the fear of terrorism money
of underworld and money obtained through unauthori7ed sources can be
converted in legal money which is a danger to economy. In cheque
truncation &,I Is aiming at fast clearance of cheques with the use of
technology.equator principle is a new concept and essential when global
warming and such other environmental issues occur. we have studied ban0 at
home model of ',I and proposed &,8 plan for ',I and analy7ed remaining
topics .our study will be helpful to other students 9',I 9other ban0s and to
every person who is associated with ban0s. 6e hope our analysis suggestion
will be very useful to above mention entities.
ACCNO82E+#E6ENT
*n the successful completion of this project I would li0e to e
ress
gratitude to all the people who have helped us in completion of this project. I
wish to e:tend my deep and sincere gratitude to -r.dinesh tha00er of state
ban0 of India who ta0e out time from their busy schedules to provide us with
their valuable guidance at the time of need and who also helped us whole
heartedly to achieve the ultimate goal of the study. I would also li0e than0
him for providing us guidance for understanding the operations of the ,an0.
+inally would li0e to e
ress my gratitude to9 3rof 8r 'neha 'hu0la of
%. &. Institute of business management who gave us constant guidance
through out our grand project.
EDEC1TIEE S166ARF
(he main object of the project was to learn about the
contemporary issues in ban0ing sector such as Bank;-omeA Retai,
business de5e,opmentA 6oney ,aunderingA C$e=ue truncation and
e=uator princip,e
In order to understand and analy7e the feasibility and response of
BANC;-O6E service9 we focus on the wal0 inns at the branch that
already are customers of the ban0 and meet them while they were in queue
waiting for their turn through informal communication. *btained
information revealed that many of the e:isting customers who live even far
off from the branch have high frequency of visits to the branch. (he ,an0
will have to promote the service in order to reach out to the customers and
ma0e its presence felt. *bservation also indicated that the foot falls at the
branch actually come from various parts of the city irrespective of the
relationship the customers have with the branches through out the city9
which will ma0e the tas0 even more difficult to put up drop bo:es
throughout the city strategically +or awareness of the service we gave
awareness strategies9 3romotional strategies9 3amphlet to educate customers
&egarding the service9 places where the drop bo:es should be placed9 and
some suggestions to overcome the problem which may arise.
&etail business development -odel that is basically a new
dimension of selling product to customers for nationali7ed ban0s9 9 in order
to grow in the present scenario ban0s have to ma0e sure that they attract new
clients not only by providing them new service but also by ma0ing them
aware and wining their trust. &bd helps ban0s in achieving their goals. we
have made the attempt that how rbd can become revenue generation model
for the ban0.
-oney /aundering refers to the conversion or ;/aundering; of
money which is illegally obtained9 so as to ma0e it appear to originate from
a legitimate source. 2ere we have studied the role of ban0s in money
laundering concept.
(runcation is the process of stopping the flow of the physical
cheque issued by drawers the drawee branch. (he physical instrument will
be truncated at some point en!route to the drawee branch and an electronic
image of the cheque would be sent to the drawee branch along with the
relevant information li0e the -I<& fields9 date of presentation9 presenting
ban0s etc. 2ere we have studied how this concept will be helpful to ban0s as
well as customers.
)quator 3rinciples are voluntary set of guidelines developed for
managing social and environmental issues related to the financing
development projects. ,an0s adopting the )quator 3rinciples underta0e to
provide loans only to projects whose sponsors can demonstrate their ability
and willingness to comply with comprehensive processes aimed at ensuring
that projects are developed in a socially responsible manner and according to
sound environmental management practices. 2ere the purpose of study is to
understand the role of ban0s in equator principles.
doc_110300318.doc
The main object of the project was to learn about the contemporary issues in banking sector such as Bank@Home, Retail business development, Money laundering, Cheque truncation and equator principle.
A
PROJECT REPORT
ON
Contemporary Issues in Banking Sectors
In partial fulfillment for the requirement of the project study course
in two year fulltime masters of business administration programme
of Gujarat University
Submitted To:
NRInstitute o! business management
Submitted By: Pro"ect #uide:
Te"as T$akker %&'((() PRO* +r Sne$a S$uk,a
-ars$a, Parik$ %&'&.()
Batc$: /&&'0/&(&
N.R Institute of Business
Management
Tab,e o! content
C-APTER
No
PARTIC12ARS PA#E
No
Pre!ace
Ackno3,edgement
E4ecuti5e Summary
Researc$ 6et$odo,ogy (
Ob"ecti5e /
( Introduction to t$e banking industry 7
/ Industry ana,ysis
0 S8OT Ana,ysis /(
0 *i5e *orce Ana,ysis /.
0 Pest Ana,ysis 7&
7
About State Bank o! India
79
: Contemporary issues in banking sector
( 4.1 ! Bank;$ome :.
(4." ! Retai, business de5e,opment 9<
(4.# ! 6oney ,aundering .'
(4.4 ! C$e=ue truncation <&
(4.$ ! E=uator princip,e
(&.
9 Ana,ysis ((<
> Suggestions (7(
. Bib,iograp$y

%.& I%'(I(U() *+ ,U'I%)'' -.%.G)-)%( (G/'!-,.
Certi!icate
(his is to certify that -r. (ejas (ha00er &oll no 1111 and -r.2arshal 3ari0h
roll no.1451 students of NR INSTIT1TE O* B1SINESS
6ANA#E6ENT ?#2S06BA@ has successfully completed their project
study on contemporary issues in ban0ing sector in partial fulfillment of
-,. 3rogramme of Gujarat university. (his is their original wor0 and wor0
has not been submitted elsewhere.
+r -ites$ Rupare, Pro! +r Sne$a S$uk,a
+irector in c$arge core !acu,tyAnribmB
Pro"ect guide
PRE*ACE
(oday ban0ing industry plays a crucial role in development of Indian
economy. (oday with the growth of private sector ban0s public sector ban0s
are also facing intense competition. It is time when ban0s need to redefine
their role. 6e have ta0en this project to study contemporary issues in
ban0ing sector. 6e have ta0en five most recent happening issues in ban0ing
sector. ,an0 at home is an issue where ban0s will try to reach to our home
and will provide personali7ed service. Under retail business development
government ban0s will try to cross sell products with traditional ban0ing
products to generate more revenues. (oday with the fear of terrorism money
of underworld and money obtained through unauthori7ed sources can be
converted in legal money which is a danger to economy. In cheque
truncation &,I Is aiming at fast clearance of cheques with the use of
technology.equator principle is a new concept and essential when global
warming and such other environmental issues occur. we have studied ban0 at
home model of ',I and proposed &,8 plan for ',I and analy7ed remaining
topics .our study will be helpful to other students 9',I 9other ban0s and to
every person who is associated with ban0s. 6e hope our analysis suggestion
will be very useful to above mention entities.
ACCNO82E+#E6ENT
*n the successful completion of this project I would li0e to e

gratitude to all the people who have helped us in completion of this project. I
wish to e:tend my deep and sincere gratitude to -r.dinesh tha00er of state
ban0 of India who ta0e out time from their busy schedules to provide us with
their valuable guidance at the time of need and who also helped us whole
heartedly to achieve the ultimate goal of the study. I would also li0e than0
him for providing us guidance for understanding the operations of the ,an0.
+inally would li0e to e

%. &. Institute of business management who gave us constant guidance
through out our grand project.
EDEC1TIEE S166ARF
(he main object of the project was to learn about the
contemporary issues in ban0ing sector such as Bank;-omeA Retai,
business de5e,opmentA 6oney ,aunderingA C$e=ue truncation and
e=uator princip,e
In order to understand and analy7e the feasibility and response of
BANC;-O6E service9 we focus on the wal0 inns at the branch that
already are customers of the ban0 and meet them while they were in queue
waiting for their turn through informal communication. *btained
information revealed that many of the e:isting customers who live even far
off from the branch have high frequency of visits to the branch. (he ,an0
will have to promote the service in order to reach out to the customers and
ma0e its presence felt. *bservation also indicated that the foot falls at the
branch actually come from various parts of the city irrespective of the
relationship the customers have with the branches through out the city9
which will ma0e the tas0 even more difficult to put up drop bo:es
throughout the city strategically +or awareness of the service we gave
awareness strategies9 3romotional strategies9 3amphlet to educate customers
&egarding the service9 places where the drop bo:es should be placed9 and
some suggestions to overcome the problem which may arise.
&etail business development -odel that is basically a new
dimension of selling product to customers for nationali7ed ban0s9 9 in order
to grow in the present scenario ban0s have to ma0e sure that they attract new
clients not only by providing them new service but also by ma0ing them
aware and wining their trust. &bd helps ban0s in achieving their goals. we
have made the attempt that how rbd can become revenue generation model
for the ban0.
-oney /aundering refers to the conversion or ;/aundering; of
money which is illegally obtained9 so as to ma0e it appear to originate from
a legitimate source. 2ere we have studied the role of ban0s in money
laundering concept.
(runcation is the process of stopping the flow of the physical
cheque issued by drawers the drawee branch. (he physical instrument will
be truncated at some point en!route to the drawee branch and an electronic
image of the cheque would be sent to the drawee branch along with the
relevant information li0e the -I<& fields9 date of presentation9 presenting
ban0s etc. 2ere we have studied how this concept will be helpful to ban0s as
well as customers.
)quator 3rinciples are voluntary set of guidelines developed for
managing social and environmental issues related to the financing
development projects. ,an0s adopting the )quator 3rinciples underta0e to
provide loans only to projects whose sponsors can demonstrate their ability
and willingness to comply with comprehensive processes aimed at ensuring
that projects are developed in a socially responsible manner and according to
sound environmental management practices. 2ere the purpose of study is to
understand the role of ban0s in equator principles.
doc_110300318.doc