Customer Perception About Private Banks
Customer Perception About Private Banks
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The MBA curriculum is designed in such a way that student can grasp maximum
knowledge and can get practical exposure to the corporate world in minimum possible time.
Business schools of today realize the importance of practical knowledge over the theoretical
base.
The research report is necessary for the partial fulfillment of MBA curriculum and it
provides an opportunity to the researcher in understanding the industry with special emphasis
on the development of skills in analyzing and interpreting practical problems through the
practical experience, which incorporates survey and comparative analysis. It gives the learner
an opportunity to relate the theory with the practice, to test the validity and applicability of
The researcher has conducted a research on “Customer perception about private banks”
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The research work requires co-operation of many people and this work is no
exception. It is difficult to thank individually all the persons who patronized this work. The
researcher had asked for favors, borrowed ideas, expressions and facts from so many that it
would require one volume to give credit to all. So, the researcher wants to thank all the
First and foremost, we would like to express our sincere and profound gratitude to
Mrs. Babita Jha (Faculty member of Centurion Institute of Professional Studies, Jaipur),
whose guidance has given a proper shape to this project. This is because of her attitude
towards excellence, and helping nature has been source of constant inspiration. Her
unhitching support during our work is very admirable. She is the true driving force behind
this work throughout, constantly encouraging us to do our best and inspiring us to aim higher.
We will be failing in our duty, if we do not express our thanks to our Parents and
family members for generating Confidence in us right from the commencement of this task to
its accomplishment.
We want to thank our friends who extended their cooperation and were patient at all
Last but not the least, we are thankful to all respondents, who gave us their precious time and
support to fulfill this task, without their co-operation the study would not have seen the light
of the day.
Chapter 6 Conclusion 34
Chapter 7 RECOMMENDATIONS 35
Chapter 8 Limitations 36
Chapter 9 Bibliography 37
Amalgamations
In 2002, HDFC Bank witnessed its merger with Times Bank Limited (a private sector
bank promoted by Bennett, Coleman & Co. / Times Group). With this, HDFC and
Times became the first two private banks in the New Generation Private Sector
Banks to have gone through a merger. In 2008, RBI approved the amalgamation of
Centurion Bank of Punjab with HDFC Bank. With this, the Deposits of the merged
entity became Rs. 1,22,000 crore, while the Advances were Rs. 89,000 crore and
Balance Sheet size was Rs. 1,63,000 crore.
Tech-Savvy
HDFC Bank has always prided itself on a highly automated environment, be it in
terms of information technology or communication systems. All the braches of the
bank boast of online connectivity with the other, ensuring speedy funds transfer for
the clients. At the same time, the bank's branch network and Automated Teller
Machines (ATMs) allow multi-branch access to retail clients. The bank makes use of
its up-to-date technology, along with market position and expertise, to create a
competitive advantage and build market share.
Capital Structure
At present, HDFC Bank boasts of an authorized capital of Rs 550 crore (Rs5.5
billion), of this the paid-up amount is Rs 424.6 crore (Rs.4.2 billion). In terms of
equity share, the HDFC Group holds 19.4%. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs)
have around 28% of the equity and about 17.6% is held by the ADS Depository (in
respect of the bank's American Depository Shares (ADS) Issue). The bank has about
570,000 shareholders. Its shares find a listing on the Stock Exchange, Mumbai and
National Stock Exchange, while its American Depository Shares are listed on the
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), under the symbol 'HDB'.
Personal Banking
Savings Accounts
Salary Accounts
Current Accounts
Fixed Deposits
Demat Account
Safe Deposit Lockers
Loans
Credit Cards
Debit Cards
Prepaid Cards
Investments & Insurance
Forex Services
Payment Services
Net Banking
Insta Alerts
Mobile Banking
Insta Query
ATM
Phone Banking
NRI Banking
Business Description
Business focus
HDFC Bank's mission is to be a World-Class Indian Bank. The objective is to build
sound customer franchises across distinct businesses so as to be the preferred
provider of banking services for target retail and wholesale customer segments, and
to achieve healthy growth in profitability, consistent with the bank's risk appetite. The
bank is committed to maintain the highest level of ethical standards, professional
integrity, corporate governance and regulatory compliance. HDFC Bank's business
philosophy is based on four core values - Operational Excellence, Customer Focus,
Product Leadership and People.
Capital Structure
As on 31st March, 2009 the authorised share capital of HDFC Bank is Rs. 550 crore.
The paid-up capital as on the said date is Rs. 425,38,41,090/- ( 42,53,84,109 equity
shares of Rs 10/- each). The HDFC Group holds 19.38% of the Bank's equity and
about 17.70 % of the equity is held by the ADS Depository (in respect of the bank's
American Depository Shares (ADS) Issue). 27.69 % of the equity is held by Foreign
Institutional Investors (FIIs) and the Bank has about 5,48,774 shareholders.
The shares are listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange Limited and The National
Stock Exchange of India Limited. The Bank's American Depository Shares ( ADS )
are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol 'HDB' and the
Bank's Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) are listed on Luxembourg Stock
Exchange under ISIN No US40415F2002.
Mr. Jagdish Capoor took over as the bank's Chairman in July 2001. Prior to this, Mr.
Capoor was a Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.
The Managing Director, Mr. Aditya Puri, has been a professional banker for over 25
years, and before joining HDFC Bank in 1994 was heading Citibank's operations in
Malaysia.
The Bank's Board of Directors is composed of eminent individuals with a wealth of
experience in public policy, administration, industry and commercial banking. Senior
executives representing HDFC are also on the Board.
Senior banking professionals with substantial experience in India and abroad head
various businesses and functions and report to the Managing Director. Given the
professional expertise of the management team and the overall focus on recruiting
and retaining the best talent in the industry, the bank believes that its people are a
significant competitive strength.
Rating
Credit Rating
The Bank has its deposit programs rated by two rating agencies - Credit Analysis &
Research Limited (CARE) and Fitch Ratings India Private Limited. The Bank's Fixed
Deposit programme has been rated 'CARE AAA (FD)' [Triple A] by CARE, which
represents instruments considered to be "of the best quality, carrying negligible
investment risk". CARE has also rated the bank's Certificate of Deposit (CD)
programme "PR 1+" which represents "superior capacity for repayment of short term
promissory obligations". Fitch Ratings India Pvt. Ltd. (100% subsidiary of Fitch Inc.)
has assigned the "AAA ( ind )" rating to the Bank's deposit programme, with the
outlook on the rating as "stable". This rating indicates "highest credit quality" where
"protection factors are very high"
The Bank also has its long term unsecured, subordinated (Tier II) Bonds rated by
CARE and Fitch Ratings India Private Limited and its Tier I perpetual Bonds and
Upper Tier II Bonds rated by CARE and CRISIL Ltd. CARE has assigned the rating
of "CARE AAA" for the subordinated Tier II Bonds while Fitch Ratings India Pvt. Ltd.
has assigned the rating "AAA (ind)" with the outlook on the rating as "stable". CARE
has also assigned "CARE AAA [Triple A]" for the Banks Perpetual bond and Upper
Tier II bond issues. CRISIL has assigned the rating "AAA / Stable" for the Bank's
Perpetual Debt programme and Upper Tier II Bond issue. In each of the cases
referred to above, the ratings awarded were the highest assigned by the rating
agency for those instruments.
2009
'Best Bank and Best Cash Management Bank'
HDFC Bank began operations in 1995 with a simple mission: to be a "World-class
Indian Bank". We realised that only a single-minded focus on product quality and
service excellence would help us get there. Today, we are proud to say that we are
well on our way towards that goal.
2008
Finance Asia
Country Awards
for Achievement
2008
CNN-IBN 'Indian of the Year (Business)'
Nasscom IT User 'Best IT Adoption in the Banking Sector'
Award 2008
Business India 'Best Bank 2008'
Forbes Asia Fab 50 companies in Asia Pacific
Asian Banker Best Retail Bank 2008
Excellence in
Retail Financial
Services
Asiamoney Best local Cash Management Bank Award voted by
Corporates
Microsoft & Indian Security Strategist Award 2008
Express Group
World Trade For outstanding contribution to international trade
Center Award of services.
honour
Business Today- One of India's "Most Innovative Companies"
Monitor Group
survey
Financial Best Bank Award in the Private Sector category
Express-Ernst &
Young Award
Global HR 'Employer Brand of the Year 2007 -2008' Award - First
Excellence Runner up, & many more
Awards - Asia
Pacific HRM
Congress:
ward 2007
The Audit and Compliance Committee of the Bank is chaired by Mr. Arvind Pande.
The other members of the Committee are Mr. Ashim Samanta, Mr. C. M. Vasudev,
Mr. Gautam Divan and Dr. Pandit Palande. Dr. Pandit Palande was inducted as
member of the Committee w.e.f. May 17, 2007. All the members of the Committee
are independent directors and Mr. Gautam Divan is a financial expert.
The terms of reference of the Audit Committee are in accordance with Clause 49 of
the Listing Agreement entered into with the Stock Exchanges in India, and inter alia
include the following:
Overseeing the Bank's financial reporting process and ensuring correct, adequate
and credible disclosure of financial information.
Recommending appointment and removal of external auditors and fixing of their
fees.
Reviewing with management the annual financial statements before submission
to the Board with special emphasis on accounting policies and practices,
compliance with accounting standards and other legal requirements concerning
financial statements.
Reviewing the adequacy of the Audit and Compliance functions, including their
policies, procedures, techniques and other regulatory requirements, and
Any other terms of reference as may be included from time to time in clause 49 of
the listing agreement.
The Board has also adopted a charter for the audit committee in connection with
certain United States regulatory standards as the Bank's securities are also listed
on New York Stock Exchange.
Compensation Committee
The Bank's compensation policy is to provide a fair and consistent basis for
motivating and rewarding employees appropriately according to their job / role size,
performance, contribution, skill and competence.
Mr. Jagdish Capoor, Mr. Ashim Samanta, Mr. Gautam Divan and Dr. Pandit Palande
are the members of the Committee. Dr. Pandit Palande was inducted as member of
the Committee w.e.f. May 17, 2007. The Committee is chaired by Mr. Jagdish
Capoor. All members of the Committee other than Mr. Capoor are independent
directors.
The Committee met 3 (three) times during the year.
The Committee consists of Mr. Jagdish Capoor, Mr. Aditya Puri and Mr. Gautam
Divan. The Committee is chaired by Mr. Capoor. The Committee met 11 times during
the year. The powers to approve share transfers and dematerialisation requests
have been delegated to executives of the Bank to avoid delays that may arise due to
non-availability of the members of the Committee.
The committee has been formed as per the guidelines of Reserve Bank of India on
the Asset Liability Management / Risk Management Systems. The Committee
develops Bank's credit and market risk policies and procedures, verify adherence to
various risk parameters and prudential limits for treasury operations and reviews its
risk monitoring system. The committee also ensures that the Bank's credit exposure
to any one group or industry does not exceed the internally set limits and that the risk
is prudentially diversified.
The Committee consists of Mrs. Renu Karnad, Mr. Aditya Puri and Mr. C. M.
Vasudev and is chaired by Mrs. Renu Karnad.
The Credit Approval Committee approves credit exposures, which are beyond the
powers delegated to executives of the Bank. This facilitates quick response to the
needs of the customers and speedy disbursement of loans.
The Committee consists of Mr. Jagdish Capoor, Mr. Aditya Puri, Mr. Keki Mistry and
Mr. Gautam Divan. The Committee is chaired by Mr. Capoor.
The Premises Committee approves purchases and leasing of premises for the use of
Bank's branches, back offices, ATMs and residence of executives in accordance with
the guidelines laid down by the Board. The committee consists of Mr. Aditya Puri,
Mr. Ashim Samanta, Mrs. Renu Karnad and Dr. Pandit Palande. Dr. Pandit Palande
was inducted as member of the Committee w.e.f. May 17, 2007. The Committee is
chaired by Mrs. Renu Karnad.
Nomination Committee
Pursuant to the directions of the Reserve Bank of India, the Bank has constituted a
Fraud Monitoring Committee, exclusively dedicated to the monitoring and following
up of cases of fraud amounting to Rs.1 crore and above. The objective of this
Committee is the effective detection of frauds and immediate reporting thereof to
regulatory and enforcement agencies and actions taken against the perpetrators of
frauds.
Identify the systemic lacunae, if any, that facilitated perpetration of the fraud and
put in place measures to plug the same.
Identify the reasons for delay in detection, if any, reporting to top management of
the Bank and RBI.
Monitor progress of CBI / police investigation and recovery position.
Ensure that staff accountability is examined at all levels in all the cases of frauds
and staff side action, if required, is completed quickly without loss of time.
Review the efficacy of the remedial action taken to prevent recurrence of frauds,
such as strengthening of internal controls.
Put in place other measures as may be considered relevant to strengthen
preventive measures against frauds.
The members of the Committee are Mr. Jagdish Capoor, Mr. Aditya Puri, Mr. Keki
Mistry and Mr. Arvind Pande. The Committee is chaired by Mr. Jagdish Capoor. The
Committee met 4 (four) times during the year.
The Committee monitors the quality of services rendered to the customers and also
ensures implementation of directives received from RBI in this regard. The terms of
reference of the Committee are to formulate comprehensive deposit policy
incorporating the issues arising out of death of a depositor for operations of his
account, the product approval process, the annual survey of depositor satisfaction
and the triennial audit of such services. The members of the Committee are Mr. Keki
Mistry, Mr. Arvind Pande and Dr. Pandit Palande. Dr. Pandit Palande was inducted
as member of the Committee w.e.f. May 17, 2007.
The Committee met 4 (four) times during the year.
The Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (HDFC) was amongst the
first to receive an 'in principle' approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to set
up a bank in the private sector, as part of the RBI's liberalisation of the Indian
Banking Industry in 1994. The bank was incorporated in August 1994 in the name of
'HDFC Bank Limited', with its registered office in Mumbai, India. HDFC Bank
commenced operations as a Scheduled Commercial Bank in January 1995.
Chapter - 4
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research Problem- Identify and analyze the factors which affects the private
sector banks .
Variables
Interest Rates
New Scheme
Lowest account limit
Available Loan types
Availability of insurance policies
Customer Services
Credit Card Facility
Research Design
Sample Design
Sample Size
o 100
Questionnaire
Chapter – 5
DATA TABULATION, ANALYSIS
By the responses of different respondents, now we have to tabulate all the required
information which is helpful for our research study. By this table we will conclude the
findings.
Gender
A. Male 80
B. Female 20
Gender
female
20%
male
80%
.
Age
.
S.no. Options No. Of Respondents
A. Below 20 None
B. 20-30 28
C. 30- 40 42
D. Above 40 30
None
20-30
above 40 28%
30%
30-40
42%
A. Below 2 lac 39
B. 4-6 lac 15
C. 2-4 lac 21
D. Above 6 25
Annual Income
Above 6
25% Below 2 lac
39%
2-4 lac
21%
4-6 lac
15%
A. Yes 75
B. No 25
25%
75%
There are 75% of respondents who comes under the category of yes
There are 25% of respondents who come under the category of no.
Are this account is beneficial?
A. Yes 85
B. No 15
Yes
85%
85% respondents are there who come under the category of yes.
!5% respondents are there who come under the category of no.
If yes then what are the reasons?
B. Customer service 72
C. New schemes 12
D. Others 16
none
Others
16%
New
schems
12% Customer
72%
A. ICICI 15
B. HDFC 45
C SBI 10
D. Other 30
SBI HDFC
10% 45%
RATE THE PRIVATE SECTOR BANKS ON THE SCALE OF 1-5 AGAINST FACTORS
MOST VERY INFLUEN LEAST NOT
INFLUENTI INFLUENTI TIAL INFLUENTI INFLUENTI
AL AL AL AL
INTE 7 8 15 12 3
RST
RATE
INTERST RATE
7%
16%
MOST INFLUENTIAL
VERY INFLUENTIAL
27% INFLUENTIAL
LEAST INFLUENTIAL
18%
NOT INFLUENTIAL
33%
Interpretation:-
15% of the respondents say that interest rate is most influential.
18% of the respondents say that interest rate is very influential.
33% of the respondents say that interest rate is influential.
27% of the respondents say that interest rate is least influential.
7% of the respondents say that interest rate is not influential.
New schemes
MOST VERY INFLUENTI LEAST NOT
INFLUENTIA INFLUENTIA AL INFLUENTIA INFLUENTIA
L L L L
NEW 12 7 10 11 5
SCHEME
S
NEW SCHEMES
11%
16%
22%
Interpretation:-
27% of respondents say that new schemes is most influential.
16% of the respondents say that new schemes is very influential.
Most of the people say that still it is not good as well as influential.
MOST VERY INFLUENTI LEAST NOT
INFLUENTIA INFLUENTIA AL INFLUENTIA INFLUENTIA
L L L L
LOWES 13 6 11 10 5
T
ACCOUN
T LIMIT
13%
24%
Interpretation:-
29% respondents say that this facility is mostly satisfying.
13% respondents say that this facility is very satisfying.
But the others respondents say that it influential but not so much
Influential ,it may be lesser than others.
MOST VERY INFLUENTI LEAST NOT
INFLUENTIA INFLUENTIA AL INFLUENTIA INFLUENTIA
L L L L
AVAILAB 7 5 9 11 13
LE LOAN
TYPE
16%
20%
24%
Interpretation:-
16% of the respondents say that available loan type is mostly influential.
Mostly other respondents say that it is not so much influential as other compared to other
variables, but other also is least n influential.
MOST VERY INFLUENTI LEAST
INFLUENTIA INFLUENTIA AL INFLUENTIAL
L L
AVAILABILITY OF 5 7 9 11
INSURANCE POLICIES
20%
24%
Interpretation:-
11% of the respondents say that availability of insurance policies is most influential.
16% of the respondents say that availability of insurance policies is very influential.
20% of the respondents say that availability of insurance policies is influential.
24% of the respondents say that availability of insurance policies is least influential.
29% of the respondents say that availability of insurance policies is not influential.
Customer Services
CUSTOMER SERVICES
11%
20%
MOST INFLUENTIAL
VERY INFLUENTIAL
16%
INFLUENTIAL
LEAST INFLUENTIAL
NOT INFLUENTIAL
24%
29%
Interpretation:-
20% of the respondents feels that customer services is most influential.
But the 29% of the respondents says that customer services is influential but it is low in case
of not influential.
MOST VERY INFLUENTI LEAST NOT
INFLUENTIA INFLUENTIA AL INFLUENTIA INFLUENTIA
L L L L
CREDI 7 9 5 11 13
T CARD
FACILIT
Y
16%
29% MOST INFLUENTIAL
VERY INFLUENTIAL
INFLUENTIAL
20% LEAST INFLUENTIAL
NOT INFLUENTIAL
24% 11%
Interpretation
16% of the respondents say that credit card facility is most influential.
20% of the respondents say that credit card facility is very influential.
11%of the respondents say that credit card facility is influential.
24% of the respondents say that credit card facility is least influential.
29% of the respondents say that credit card facility is not influential.
Chapter-6
CONCLUSION
Finally the conclusion which is generalized after the data analysis is that variety of variables
like interest rate, new schemes ,lowest account limit, customer service, availability of loan
The data analysis reveals the fact that the factor which most influential the customers to take
loan from the HDFC bank is lowest account limit, people closely examine this facility after
The second most influential factor is new schemes that the reason people prefer to go to
HDFC bank .
Customer service is treated as third most influential ,as good customer service attract
Credit card facility also get good response from customer towards private banks.
Interest rate and availability of insurance policies have got low response from the customers,
this factor can be improved to increase the number of customers to HDFC bank in alwar.
Chapter 7
RECOMMENDATIONS
The data reveals that interest rate n availability of loan should be improved so as to
attract customers.
LIMITATIONS
Due to time constrains more time could not be devoted to individual respondent.
interpretation errors.
The research was based on primary collection of data through Structured Schedule, so
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ANNEXURE-1
“ Analyze consumer perception towards private bank in Alwar.”
QUESTIONNAIRE
Date ……………………………
Name of Respondent………………………..
Gender…………………………………
a. Male……. b. Female…..
Age
a. Below 20 b. 20-30
c. 30-40 d. above 40
Qualification
a. Graduate b. post –graduate
c. Under- graduate d. Other
o Occupation
a. Student b. Professional
b. Businessman d. Other
o Annual Income
a. Below 2 lac b. 4-6 lac
c. 2-4 lac d. above 6
1. Do you have an account in a bank?
a. Yes……… b. no…….
a. ICICI b. HDFC
c. SBI d. other
a. Yes….. b. no……..
INTERST RATE
NEW
SCHEMES
LOWEST
ACCOUNT
LIMIT
AVAILABLE
LOAN TYPE
AVAILABILITY
OF
INSURANCE
POLICIES
CUSTOMER
SERVICES
CREDIT CARD
FACILITY