Mangaluru : President of the South Canara District Central Cooperative (SCDCC) Bank M.N. Rajendra Kumar has been chosen for the Best Chairman National Award of Frontiers in Cooperative Banking Award, 2017.

The award, instituted by Global Frontiers magazine, Mumbai, is in recognition of Mr. Kumar’s efforts in turning SCDCC Bank on a par with nationalised banks by deploying several innovative technologies. For 23 years now Mr. Kumar has taken the bank to the masses. It has been receiving the best DCC Bank award and the NABARD Award for the last 18 years.

The branch network has increased from 25 to 102 while total deposits rose from ₹64 crore to ₹32,016 crore. The award will be presented to Mr. Kumar at the national convention of cooperative banks in Jaipur on September 8.