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An Indian multinational financial services company headquartered in Vadodara, Gujarat, ICICI (Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India) Bank Limited is the largest private sector bank in the country. It has a presence in over 17 nations worldwide.

It has a network of 5,275 branches and more than 15,500 ATMs in India. It offers a huge range of financial services and banking products for retail and corporate customers through various channels.

The most prominent areas it serves include personal and business banking, insurance solutions, venture capital, investment banking, securities, and asset management for SMEs, high-net-worth investors, and retail customers. The company offers many products, including deposit accounts, commercial and customer cards, investment products, and resident foreign currency accounts. 

ICICI was established in 1955 as a joint venture of public sector insurance companies, banks, and the World Bank to provide medium- and long-term project financing to businesses in India. ICICI Bank was founded in 1994 as a wholly-owned subsidiary that later merged with the company.

In the 1990s, ICICI started offering diversified financial services through its subsidiaries and introduced a broader range of banking and financial products to a bigger spectrum of clients. In 1999, it became the first Indian company and the first financial institution from Asia to get listed on the NYSE.

A reverse merger tool took place in 2002 wherein the bank, subsidiaries, and other group companies merged to integrate the banking and financial operations of the company into a single entity. In 2020, the company invested INR 10 billion in YES Bank to take a 5% ownership in the bank.

Over the years, ICICI has won several awards and recognitions in the industry and has continued to introduce innovative products and technologies. It also helped set up the CIBIL (Credit Information Bureau of India Limited) in 2000. 

Shareholding Pattern

Out of the remaining stake, the general public holds 11.22%, DII holds 44.81%, and others hold 0.02%.

Corporate Social Responsibility Information

ICICI Bank Ltd. has a long-standing commitment to CSR and contributes to socio-economic development through industry-leading interventions. The area's activities are implemented directly or through the ICICI Foundation, which focuses on inclusive growth.

Here are the prominent programmes approved by the company under its corporate social responsibility plan.

ICICI Academy for Skills

This national-level initiative was created to meet the demand for skilled labour and create opportunities for underprivileged youth.

The academy offers job-oriented, industry-relevant training in ten technical and three office skill courses. There are 28 academies across 20 states providing free training, maintaining a record of 100% placement.

Financial Inclusion

The foundation has initiated a financial literacy programme to increase awareness about financial products and strengthen the decision-making capability of the beneficiaries.

The programme reaches out from schools and colleges to people belonging to economically backward classes like workers.

Rural Self Employment Training Institutes

Under the national programme run by the MoRD, the bank has set up RSETIs to provide vocational training to rural youth. Under this initiative, satellite centres are being set up in different blocks within districts to provide training at the doorstep through flexible training courses to the youth.

ICICI Bank Ltd also undertakes several other programmes for inclusive growth, benefitting a large number of people throughout the country every year. For example, 'Kaushal Utsav' exhibitions display the talent of trainees from rural areas. 'Daan Utsav' is an annual event conducted at banks and companies whereby employees and customers can contribute to social development causes.