The Kurmanchal Nagar Sahkari Bank Ltd., situated in Nainital in Uttarakhand State started banking operations with effect from 1st January 1983, after receiving RBI license No DBOD (UBD)/UP 318-P dated 06th October 1982 Over the years the bank has acquired the status of a leading Urban Cooperative Bank not only in the State of Uttarakhand but in the whole of Northern India as well. This has become possible due to customer friendly approach, product innovation, delivery system and technology up gradation of its retail-banking network spread over 21 centres. This has been the core strength of the bank. The financials of the bank are strong and the bank has registered remarkable growth with the financial sector reforms introduced in the country in the nineties.