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Anjan Talukdar appointed as Part-time Non-Official Director on Uco Bank Board

The Central Government has Anjan Talukdar has been nominated Anjan Talukdar as Part-time Non-official Director on the Board of UCO Bank

PSU Watch Bureau

New Delhi: The Central Government has nominated Anjan Talukdar as a part-time non-official Director on the Board of UCO Bank. According to an official notification from the Department of Financial Services, the Ministry of Finance, Talukdar has been nominated for the post for a period of three years from December 21, 2021, or until further orders, whichever is earlier. This information has been shared by the bank in a regulatory filing to the stock exchanges on Wednesday.

Talukdar is a fellow member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) and holds a bachelor degree in Commerce and Law. He is having experience of 27 years in the areas of Corporate Affairs, Legal and Secretarial matters.

UCO Bank

UCO Bank is a public sector bank, formerly known as United Commercial Bank, established in 1943 in Kolkata. Based on 2014 data, it is ranked 1860 on the Forbes Global 2000 List. UCO Bank was ranked 294th among India's most trusted brands according to the Brand Trust Report 2014, a study conducted by Trust Research Advisory. It was a rise of 796 ranks considering it was listed at the 1090th position among India's most trusted brands in the Brand Trust Report 2013. 

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