SBI and associate banks, along with Bharatiya Mahila Bank merge; now among the top 50 banks in the world

State bank of India (SBI) and its five associate banks, along with Bharatiya Mahila Bank merged on Saturday which propelled the largest bank in the country to one of the top 50 banks in the world. The government had approved the merger of SBI and associate banks in February and in March the cabinet had also given the green light to merging BMB as well.

In a statement released, the bank said that State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur (SBBJ), State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH), State Bank of Mysore (SBM), State Bank of Patiala (SBP) and State Bank of Travancore (SBT), besides Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB), has merged with SBI w.e.f 1 April.




With a branch network of about 24,000, nearly 59,000 ATMs and a joint customer base of 37 crores – in terms of assets – the merger brings the bank in the league of top 50 banks across the globe. This will give the entity a deposit base of Rs. 26 lakh crore and above with advances level of Rs. 18.50 lakh crore.

Arundhati Bhattacharya, SBI Chairman, welcomed all the stakeholders of the merged entity and said that within the quarter the transition process should be complete.




She said, “The combined entity will enhance the productivity, mitigate geographical risks, increase operational efficiency and drive synergies across multiple dimensions while ensuring increased levels of customer delight.”

She further added that by rationalising its branch network and relocating some to maximize reach will help the entity improve profitability and optimise operations.

Integrating SBI’s treasury with the treasury of the associate banks will bring synergized treasury operations and bring cost savings.




According to reports, the merger with SBBJ had received the nod from the board under the plan where SBBJ shareholders are to get 28 shares of SBI (Re 1 each) for every 10 shares (Rs. 10 each) held. Likewise, for every 10 shares SBM and SBT shareholders will get 22 shares of SBI.

Since State Bank of Patiala and State Bank of Hyderabad are wholly-owned by SBI, a separate scheme of acquisition was approved wherein there were no share swaps or cash outgo.