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Faridkot City is a historical town of north India situated 40 Kilometers from Indo-Pak Border on main Railway Line from Ferozpur to Delhi. It was known earlier as Mohkalhar, Faridkot was named from the name of Great Sufi Saint Baba Sheikh Faridkot. District Faridkot came into existence on 07.08.1972.
The Faridkot Central Cooperative Bank Ltd. Faridkot is registered under The Punjab State Cooperative Societies Act. Main objective of this bank is to facilitate the Share holder Societies in the area operation of the bank as a Central Agency in three tier system of Cooperative Credit Structure with the Punjab State Cooperative Bank Ltd. Chandigarh at the Apex Bank Level. Area of Operation of the bank consists of two blocks i. e. Faridkot and Kotkapura. Reserve Bank of India has granted License No. RPCD. CHG – 73- C, dated 21st September 1995 to this bank to carry on Banking Business in India.
Registration of the Bank: The Faridkot Central Cooperative Bank Ltd. Faridkot was registered on 22.08.1922
Membership: Total Membership of societies affiliated with this bank is 510 as on 31.03.2014, out of which 79 are the Multipurpose Co-operative Societies.
Other Achievements
The Bank has been honoured by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Punjab on 32nd ceremony of NABARD foundation day i.e. on 12.07.2013 for being the First District Central Coop. Bank in the state of Punjab to making live all its branches as well as Head Office on CBS Platform.
Bank was classified as “B” Class up to 31.03.2023 by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, Regional Office, Chandigarh.