Azad Hind Bank was established on 5 April 1944, at Rangoon, the then headquarters of the Provisional Azad Hind Indian government supported by Imperial Japan.

Azad Hind Bank
Indian National Bank
National Bank of Azad Hind
Company typePublic
IndustryBanking, financial services
Founded5 April 1944
HeadquartersRangoon
Area served
Burma, Singapore and India
Key people
Debnath Das
(Chairperson)
OwnerAzad Hind

Establishment

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On 21 October 1943 Subhash Chandra Bose formed provisional government of Azad Hind and early after it Bose declared war against British Raj and its allies on 23 October 1943.

Bose established the Azad Hind bank to manage funds donated by the Indian community from across the world for the liberation of India from the British Raj, while utilizing the bank's services for the operations of the Azad Hind Fauj. The bank maintained its branches throughout Japan occupied countries. The currency notes were issued in the form of Promissory note, and these notes were usually printed on one side. The money collected by the Azad Hind government was kept in the Bank. Initially the bank had an authorized capital of 5 million and paid-up capital of 2.5 million.[1][2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Turnell, Sean (2009). Fiery Dragons: Banks, Moneylenders and Microfinance in Burma. NIAS Press. p. 133. ISBN 9788776940409. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  2. ^ Basu, Kanailal (2010). Netaji: Rediscovered. Author House. p. 77. ISBN 9781449055691. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  3. ^ Singh, Mahim Pratap (26 January 2010). "Netaji currency made public". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  4. ^ khan, Saeed (14 July 2014). "Mystery of Netaji's missing treasure". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 January 2016.

See also

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