Established in 1985, the Kotak Mahindra Group is one of India¢¢s leading financial services conglomerates. In February 2003, Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd. (KMFL), the Group¢¢s flagship company, received a banking license from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). With this, KMFL became the first non-banking finance company in India to become a bank ¢" Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited. The consolidated balance sheet of Kotak Mahindra Group is over 1 lakh crore and the consolidated net worth of the Group stands at 13,943 crore (approx US$ 2.6 billion) as on September 30, 2012. The Group offers a wide range of financial services that encompass every sphere of life.