HIMACHAL PRADESH GRAMIN BANK

HIMACHAL PRADESH GRAMIN BANK

Himachal Pradesh Gramin Bank (HPGB), sponsored by Punjab National Bank came into existence with the amalgamation of two RRBs, viz. Himachal Gramin Bank, Mandi (sponsored by Punjab National Bank) and Parvatiya Gramin Bank, Chamba (sponsored by State Bank of India) vide Government of India Notification dated February 15, 2013. The emblem of the bank has a motif of three leaf like designs in yellow inscribed with ‘HP’, ‘G’ and ‘B’ - the bank's acronym on the leaves. This is supported by a pair of crowns of wheat in yellow colour with their stem crossed. All these are supported by a green oval background. Its motto is written in Devanagari ‘ग्रामीण विकास हमारी प्रतिबद्धता’ on top and in English ‘Committed To Rural Development’ at the bottom surrounding the emblem in red. Green denotes hope, freedom, agriculture, nature and fertility and yellow denotes happiness, energy, vitality, focus and creativity. The colours, the motifs and the motto are in consonance with the bank's operations and its vision.