A subsidiary of State Bank of India, State Bank of Hyderabad was established as Hyderabad State Bank on 8 August 1941. The Bank started its operations with the distinction of being the central bank of the princely state of Hyderabad, covering the present-day Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad-Karnataka of Karnataka and Marathwada of Maharashtra, when it was established. Apart from functioning as a commercial bank, it managed Osmania Sikka (the currency of Hyderabad in those days) and managed public debt as well. The first branch of the Bank was established at Gunfoundry, Hyderabad on 5 April 1942.