▁City ▁For ward ▁Bank ▁Limited " ▁and ▁" The ▁Union ▁Bank ▁Limited " ▁were ▁am alg am ated ▁with ▁the ▁bank ▁under ▁a ▁scheme ▁of ▁am alg am ation ▁with ▁the ▁result ant ▁addition ▁of ▁six ▁more ▁branches ▁viz ., ▁K umb ak on am - T own , ▁N ann il am , ▁Kor ad acher ry , ▁Tir uv ida imar ud ur , ▁Tir up an andal ▁and ▁K utt al am . ▁Con sequently , ▁the ▁bank ' s ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁' K umb ak on am ▁City ▁Union ▁Bank ▁Limited '. ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁the ▁bank ' s ▁first ▁branch ▁at ▁Mad ras ▁was ▁opened ▁at ▁Th iy agar aya ▁Nag ar . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁the ▁bank ▁secured ▁the ▁services ▁of ▁Sh ri . ▁O . R . ▁S rin ivas an , ▁a ▁former ▁Officer ▁of ▁Reserve ▁Bank ▁of ▁India ▁to ▁be ▁at ▁the ▁hel m ▁of ▁affairs ▁as ▁Chair man ▁and ▁Chief ▁Executive ▁Officer ▁which ▁event ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁turning ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁ann als ▁of ▁the ▁bank . ▁The ▁first ▁branch ▁outside ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁was ▁opened ▁at ▁Sultan pet , ▁Bang al ore ▁in ▁K arn ata ka ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁Branch es ▁were ▁also ▁opened ▁in ▁the ▁tw in ▁cities ▁of ▁Hy der abad ▁and ▁Sec under abad ▁in ▁erst while ▁And h ra ▁Pr adesh . ▁In ▁t une