The Jammu & Kashmir Bank is today one of the fastest growing banks in India with a network of more than 500 branches/offices spread across the country offering world class banking products/services to its customers. Today, the Bank has a status of value driven organization and is always working towards building trust with Shareholders, Employees, Customers, Borrowers, Regulators and other diverse Stakeholders, for which it has adopted a strategy directed to developing a sound foundation of relationship and trust aimed at achieving excellence, which of course, comes from the womb of good Corporate Governance. Good Governance is a source of competitive advantage and a critical input for achieving excellence in all pursuits. J&K Bank considers good Corporate Governance as the sine qua non of a good banking system and has adopted a policy based on all the four pillars of good governance ! transparency, disclosures, accountability and value, enabling it to practice trusteeship, transparency, fairness and control, leading to stakeholders delight, enhanced shareholder value and ethical corporate citizenship. It also ensures that bank is managed by an independent and highly qualified Board following best globally accepted practices, transparent disclosures and empowerment of shareholders, besides ensuring to meet shareholders aspirations and societal expectations following the principles of management's executive freedom to drive the bank forward without undue restraints but within the framework of effective accountability. The excellence achieved by the bank in its operations stemming from the roots of voluntary good Governance has not gone unrecognized and Bank has recently bagged three very prestigious awards for following fair business practices and commitment to social obligations.
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