The Goa Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd

History This Institution namely THE GOA URBAN COOPERATIVE BANK LTD.,Panaji - Goa was converted from the earlier Institution namely CAIXA DE PREVEDENCIA DE GOA. A brief past history of this Institution which goes back to 26.1.1889 is given on page 74 of the Book entitled An Economic Review of Goa by Shri Prabhakar S. Angle and published by The Goa Hindu Association Kala Vibhag in 1983. It will thus be seen that in effect The Goa Urban Cooperative Bank Ltd. is the oldest Cooperative Institution in India. The original bye-laws of the Institution were published in the Gazette on 18th December ,1890, the bank has a copy of the Gazette in its records obtained from the Central Library. The bye-laws consist of different chapters with 47 Articles and mention about the act of 1853 under which the bye-laws have been registered. The Bank also is having a book of proceedings of the earlier institution right from 1895. The continuity of this institution right from 1889 is established by referen...