Dena Bank was a government-owned bank that in 2019 merged with Bank of Baroda. It was headquartered in Mumbai and had 1,874 branches. The bank was founded in 1938 as a privately owned Bank. In 1969 the Government of India nationalized Dena Bank.
History
Dena Bank[2][3][4][5] was founded on 26 May 1938 by the sons of Devkaran Nanjee - Choonilal Devkaran Nanjee, Pranlal Devkaran Nanjee & other family members under the name Devkaran Nanjee Banking Company. It adopted its new name, Dena (Devkaran Nanjee) Bank, when it was incorporated as a public company in December 1939.
In July 1969, the government of India nationalized Dena Bank, along with thirteen other major banks. Dena Bank thereby became a Public Sector bank constituted under the Banking Companies (Acquisition & Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970.