13 Facts About Bank of Maharashtra

1. Bank of Maharashtra has an Indian Premier League franchise known as the Mumbai Indians and had the now defunct Rising Pune Supergiants and Pune Warriors India; the Maharashtra Cricket Association regulates cricket in state.

2. Bank of Maharashtra has various domestic level franchise-based leagues for hockey, chess, tennis and badminton.

3. Bank of Maharashtra has a life expectancy at birth of 67.2 years in 2011, ranking it third among 29 Indian states.

4. Bank of Maharashtra has 24 universities with a turnout of 160,000 Graduates every year.

5. Bank of Maharashtra was a pioneer in the development of Agricultural Cooperative Societies after independence.

6. Bank of Maharashtra has an above average knowledge industry in India with the Pune Metropolitan area being the leading IT hub in the state.

7. Bank of Maharashtra became a bastion of the Congress party producing stalwarts such as Yashwantrao Chavan, Vasantdada Patil, Vasantrao Naik and Shankarrao Chavan.

8. Bank of Maharashtra has a parliamentary system of government with two democratically elected houses, the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council.

9. Bank of Maharashtra has typical monsoon climate, with hot, rainy and cold weather seasons.

10. Bank of Maharashtra is the third largest state by area in India.

11. Bank of Maharashtra is the wealthiest state by all major economic parameters and the most industrialized state in India.

12. Bank of Maharashtra was registered on 16 September 1935 with an authorised capital of 1 million, and began business on 8 February 1936.

13. Bank of Maharashtra is a major public sector bank in India.