(1) Prathama Bank, the firstRegional Rural Bank of India,is sponsored by SyndicateBank. It was established on2nd October, 1975, with itsHead Office at Moradabad. Itis a scheduled Bank and isplaced under the IInd scheduleof Reserve bank of India.The Bank is operating in 4 districtsnamely Moradabad,Rampur, Amroha and Sambhaldistricts.