IDBI Bank Ltd
NSE: IDBI BSE: 500116
₹110.75
(0.58%)
Fri, 13 Feb 2026, 03:16 pm
Market Cap1184.16B
PE Ratio12.82
Dividend1.91
Company History
1964
- Incorporated on 1 July in Mumbai as wholly owned subsidiary of Reserve Bank of India under IDBI Act.
1965
- Introduced rediscount scheme for usance bills/promissory notes effective 1 April.
- Decided to introduce participation scheme effective 1 April 1966.
- Established Development Assistance Fund on 27 March.
1972
- Established Kerala Industrial and Technical Consultancy Organisation in February with 51% contribution to Rs 2 lakh capital.
1973
- Sponsored NEITCO in May; set up BITCO.
- Provided refinance for medium-term export credits.
- Vested with responsibility to strengthen term financing institutions.
- Received lines of credit from IDA/World Bank in US Dollars.
1976
- Government established Technical Development Fund in March.
- Introduced two Seed Capital Assistance Schemes.
1977
- Introduced rupee assistance scheme in January for TDF import licence units.
- Supported establishment of IFCI, UTI, SFCs, SCICI, SHCIL, SEBI, DFHI, TFCI, OTCEI, Biotech Consortium, IIMCO.
1982
- Issued 55,00,000 shares.
1983
- Issued 130,00,000 shares.
1984
- Introduced equipment finance scheme in September.
- Issued 30,00,000 shares.
1985
- Introduced Equipment Refinance Scheme effective 1 July.
- Introduced Foreign Currency Refinance Scheme for SIDCs/SIICs.
- Introduced scheme for in-house quality testing facilities under SIDF.
- Issued 30,00,000 shares.
1986
- Set up Small Industries Development Fund in May.
- Issued 30,00,000 shares.
1987
- Introduced National Equity Fund Scheme in August for tiny/small SSI units and sick rehabilitation.
- Issued 20,00,000 shares.
1988
- Issued 45,00,000 shares.
1989
- Issued 97,00,000 shares.
1991
- Merged DAF with General Fund effective 1 April.
- Augmented resources through bonds and debentures.
- Introduced 3-year 9% capital gains bonds for public.
- Issued 66,00,000 shares.
1992
- Issued unsecured bonds aggregating Rs 300 crore: Deep Discount, Double Option, Regular Return.
- Entered merchant banking for capital market services, leasing, mergers.
- Set up foreign exchange dealing room and Investor Services of India Ltd.
- Introduced Asset Credit, Equipment Finance, and equipment leasing.
- Issued 50,00,000 shares.
1993
- Reclassified authorised capital; sub-divided equity shares.
- Issued 2,530,00,000 preference shares; Government converted equity to preference shares.
1994
- Obtained National Stock Exchange membership.
- Promoted and incorporated IDBI Bank Ltd with Rs 500 crore authorised capital.
- Set up Mutual Fund as trust.
- Allotted 17,30,93,300 shares to public.
1995
- Sanctioned 17 new ventures in electronics, automation, machinery, software.
- Entered Umbrella Grant Agreement with World Bank for $50 million ozone phase-out.
- Approved World Bank loan for financial sector development.
- Offered 16.8 crore equity shares to public at premium, plus government offer.
1997
- Accepted 68 debenture trusteeships aggregating Rs 2,743 crore.
- First financial institution to apply NSDL as DP.
- Signed agreement with NSDL for equity dematerialisation.
- Signed $50 million bilateral loan with Asahi Bank.
- RBI rejected private placement of IDBI Bank shares.
- Merged foreign exchange and domestic treasury operations.
- Tied up financing for 500 MW Pench thermal power project.
- Signed $150 million line of credit with EXIM Japan.
- Set to float capital gains bonds.
1998
- Commissioned study on debt market.
- Tied up $150 million line of credit with Export-Import Bank of Japan.
- Planned Flexibond 4 issue of Rs 1,000-1,500 crore.
- Entered strategic alliance with American Express Bank.
- Public issue of 4 crore shares with face value Rs 40 crore.
- Tied up with Principal Financial Group for provident and pension funds.
- Tied up 8 commercial banks for Flexibonds V loans.
1999
- IDBI Bank made maiden public offering of 4 crore equity shares aggregating Rs 72 crore.
- Launched sixth Flexibonds issue for Rs 1,500 crore.
- Entered strategic alliance with American Express Bank for personal financial services.
- Appointed operating agency for ATV Projects by BIFR.
- Achieved one-time settlements for 77 cases.
- Planned Flexibond-VII issue for Rs 1,500 crore.
- Signed MoU with Principal Financial Group.
2000
- Forfeited 3,03,100 equity shares for non-payment.
- Nodal agency for $80 million Montreal Protocol compensation.
- Formed JV working group with CIDC for construction lending.
- Proposed capital restructuring to reduce Government stake to 51% via ADS issue.
- IDBI Principal AMC made top management changes.
- Launched IDBI Suvidha deposit scheme for Rs 2,200 crore.
- Received Crisil AAA rating for bond issues.
- Qualified for ISO 9002 certification for treasury operations.
- Signed MoU with US Ex-Im Bank for $300 million financing.
- Tied up Rs 250 crore loan with Hughes Tele.com.
- Sold 36,500 Pan Foods shares to promoters.
- Launched Future Goals asset allocation with Principal Financial Group.
- Appointed I-Flex Solutions for integrated banking solutions.
- Set up task forces for insurance entry and IT subsidiary IDBI Intech.
- Considered hiving off venture capital scheme.
- Forfeited 18,074,300 partly paid equity shares.
- Re-entered retail market with Flexibonds-9.
- Exercised call option to redeem Easy Exit and Regular Income Bonds.
- Issued bonus equity shares in 3:5 ratio.
2001
- India Post partnered with IDBI Principal AMC for investments via post offices.
- Entered rupee interest rate swap with Morgan Guaranty Trust.
- Launched IDBI Trusteeship Services Ltd.
- Sold 1,40,845 Pennar Profiles shares.
- Launched Rs 500 crore non-convertible debentures issue.
- Re-appointed S.K. Chakraborty as acting CMD for three months.
- Crisil downgraded bond issues and CD programme.
- Acquired 30% stake in MUV Technologies for Rs 2.7 crore.
- Crisil assigned AA+ rating to Rs 2,500 crore Flexibonds and Rs 6,343 crore Omni bonds.
- IDBI Bank planned over 200 ATMs.
- Finance Ministry appointed S.K. Kapur as temporary head.
- Raised Rs 55 crore via private placement of 90-day commercial paper.
2002
- Appointed T M Nagarajan as Whole Time Director.
- Government appointed D C Gupta as director.
- Shareholders elected Ravi Veera Gupta, Manohar Gopal Bhide, Jamshed J Irani as directors.
- Appointed lead manager for 1000 MW Maithon Power Company.
- Board approved entry into non-life/reinsurance broking.
- Received $100 million line of credit from Asian Development Bank.
- Slashed Flexibonds interest rates by 25 basis points.
- Provided revamping package for Natco Pharma.
- Issued Omni bonds worth Rs 250 crore.
- Set up Rs 100 crore fund for film industry support.
- Visaka Industries promoters bought back 4,63,858 shares.
- ICRA assigned downward rating to long-term programmes.
- Issued Flexibonds-14 worth Rs 200 crore.
- Refused GE-Bechtel offer for Dabhol Power Company.
- Mopped up Rs 337 crore by securitising loans to three firms.
- Bought back $250 million Float Rate Notes.
- Issued 9.4% five-year retail bonds.
- Reported NPAs drop to Rs 1,300 crore.
- Raised Rs 415 crore through Flexibonds-15.
- Government approved restructuring by repealing IDBI Act for bank conversion.
- Endorsed DPC power purchase at Rs 2.80/unit.
- Reduced Flexibonds rates by 25-85 basis points.
- Sold 2,98,174 Infotech Enterprises shares, reducing holding to 4.51%.
2003
- Refunded $100,000 deposit to DPC bidders.
- Board approved sale of 50% AMC stake to Principal Financial Group.
- Offloaded 25 lakh DFHI shares to SBI.
- Seized Ganesh Benzoplast salt refinery under Securitisation Act.
- Permitted to reissue SLR bonds.
- Divested 50% stake in AMC and trustee company to Principal Financial Group for Rs 94 crore.
- Took possession of Suman Motels second resort under Securitisation Act.
- Modified film financing by removing profit-sharing and completion bond guarantee.
- Acquired Tata Finance stake in Tata Homefinance for Rs 49.98 crore, entering housing finance.
- Offloaded stake in Gujarat Borosil to Vulcan Exports.
- Sold 7.56 crore MRPL shares to ONGC.
- Acquired 10% stake in Nepal Development Bank.
- Acquired Suditi Industries knit processing unit under Securitisation Act.
- Sued Spectrum Power Generation for Rs 23.25 crore shares.
- Received 26,53,500 shares from J K Corp via loan conversion.
- Inked SLR bonds deal with IFCI.
- Lok Sabha introduced IDBI Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal Bill.
- Acquired CMM Studios under Securitisation Act.
- Appointed P P Vora as chairman of housing finance arm.
- IDBI Homefinance raised $20 million via ECB.
- Cleared restructuring package for Stone India.
- IDBI Homefinance reduced home loan rates by up to 150 basis points.
- Tied up with Andhra Bank to sell GOI saving bonds.
- Acquired 5.51% stake in Recron Synthetics.
- M. Damodaran appointed CMD holding concurrent UTI charge.
- P P Vora withdrew from IDBI Bank board; M. Damodaran nominated.
- Lok Sabha cleared IDBI Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal Bill.
2004
- Rejigged debt borrowing program.
- Benefited from IFCI-PNB amalgamation.
- M. Damodaran given additional CMD charge from October 2003 to May 2004.
- S&P assigned BB rating to proposed $300 million senior unsecured notes.
- Acquired 12.11% stake in Soma Textiles Limited.
- Eastern Threads promoters bought back 4 lakh shares.
- Acquired 46 lakh shares of Mysore Cements.
- M. Damodaran appointed CMD from June 2004 to May 2007.
- Launched sixth tranche of IDBI Omni bonds.
2005
- Closed public issue of IDBI Flexibonds-23 on March 29.
- Entered co-financing tie-up with SIDBI.
2006
- Signed MoU with Fortis.
- Bagged IT Team of the Year Award 2005.
- Set up new branch in Andheri.
- Signed tripartite MoU with Federal Bank and Fortis Insurance International.
- Bagged Asiamoney Best India Deal of the Year Award 2005.
- Launched No Frills Sabka Savings Bank Account.
2007
- Shareholders re-appointed Hira Lal Zutshi and A. Sakthivel as directors.
- Won three awards at ABCI.
- Signed MOU with IFC for CDM projects cooperation.
- Signed JV agreement with Federal Bank and Fortis for life insurance company.
- Launched 600 days Suvidha Plus FD Scheme.
2008
- Passed resolution to change name to IDBI Bank Limited.
- Changed name from Industrial Development Bank of India Ltd to IDBI Bank Ltd.
- Bagged two Special IT Awards from IBA.
- Tied up with Motilal Oswal Securities for online trading.
2009
- Slashed BPLR by 25 basis points to 12.75%.
- Bagged IBA Banking Technology award.
- Signed MoU with Tata Motors for vehicle loan financing.
2010
- Opened first overseas branch at Dubai International Financial Centre.
2011
- IDBI Federal Life launched new plan for senior citizens.
- Adopted Mystery Shopping for customer feedback.
- Government considered capital infusion via preferential equity allotment.
- Appointed Pawan Agrawal as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer.
- Won mandate for NBCC IPO.
2012
- Launched IDBI Gold Fund open-ended fund of funds scheme.
- Cut interest rates on home loans and deposits.
- Appointed B K Batra as whole time director.
- Launched online portal IDBI Samriddhi for selling Certificates of Deposits.
2013
- Inked MoU with EXIM Bank for co-financing export-oriented companies.
- Introduced online PPF Subscription Facility.
- Won Finnoviti 2013 Award for IDBI Samriddhi Portal.
2014
- First PSU bank to launch eIA facility.
- Inaugurated Zonal Office in Chandigarh.
- Received Rajbhasha Shield Award.
- Won Golden Peacock CSR Award.
2017
- RBI placed 4 public sector banks under watch on NPA concerns.
2021
- Launched special products for Healthcare Sector, differently-abled people, and EMI-based Gold Loans.
2022
- Received Award for excellence under Mobile App category at 5th India BFSI Awards.
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