▁in ▁the ▁beginning , ▁preferred ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁a ▁regional ▁bank ▁and ▁slowly ▁but ▁stead ily ▁built ▁for ▁itself ▁a ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁delta ▁district ▁of ▁Th an jav ur . ▁The ▁first ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁bank ▁was ▁opened ▁at ▁Mann arg udi ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁There after , ▁branches ▁were ▁opened ▁at ▁Nag ap att in am , ▁S ann an all ur , ▁A yy amp et , ▁Th ir uk att up al li , ▁Th ir u var ur , ▁Man app ar ai , ▁May ur am ▁and ▁Por ay ar ▁within ▁a ▁span ▁of ▁twenty - five ▁years . ▁The ▁bank ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁Sch edule ▁of ▁Reserve ▁Bank ▁of ▁India ▁Act , ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁It ▁celebrated ▁its ▁Golden ▁J ub ile e ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁the ▁bank ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁assets ▁and ▁li abilities ▁of ▁the ▁Common ▁We alth ▁Bank ▁Limited ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁an nex ed ▁to ▁it ▁the ▁five ▁Branch es ▁of ▁Common ▁We alth ▁Bank ▁Limited ▁at ▁Ad uth ur ai , ▁K od avas al , ▁Val anga iman , ▁Jay am k ond ach ol ap ur am ▁and ▁Ari yal ur . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁two ▁other ▁local ▁banks , ▁viz . ▁" The