Established 1950 · Serving Keonjhar
Rooted in cooperation.
Committed to progress.
For more than seven decades, Keonjhar Central Cooperative Bank has connected local communities, cooperative societies and rural enterprise with dependable banking services.
Established1950Registration No. 69BL
RBI licence1982Under Section 22
Branch network19Across Keonjhar district
Affiliated societies194Cooperative institutions
75+years of
community banking
Our foundation
A trusted cooperative banking institution
The Keonjhar Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Keonjhar is one of the 17 Central Cooperative Banks in Odisha and covers the Revenue District of Keonjhar. The Bank was established under Registration No. 69BL dated 18 April 1950 and commenced operations on 9 May 1950.
The Reserve Bank of India granted the Bank its licence on 20 April 1982 under Section 22 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (AACS). Its original focus was to meet the credit requirements of affiliated cooperative societies.
1950A lasting purposeSupporting the financial needs and progress of Keonjhar’s people and cooperative institutions.
Growth & diversification
Expanding access beyond traditional agricultural credit
The Bank gradually diversified its activities by opening branches in potential centres and mobilising deposits. Its Bye-laws were amended in 1991 to enable the enrolment of individuals and corporate bodies as nominal members and to extend non-agricultural finance.
Today, the Bank operates through 19 branches and serves a network of 194 affiliated societies, including 17 LAMPCS and 44 Service Cooperative Societies.
01District-wide presence
Branches in key centres make banking and credit services more accessible across Keonjhar.
02Cooperative strength
Affiliated LAMPCS, PACS and service societies connect the Bank directly with rural communities.
03Diversified banking
Agricultural finance is complemented by deposit services and eligible non-agricultural lending.