In
addition to the explanation provided in the Introduction to this Volume, in respect
of the basic difference underlying the two separate publications namely ‘Statistical
Tables Relating to Banks in India’ and this Volume, a brief note on the contents
of the publication is given below with a view to facilitate the readers.
The
book on ‘Statistical Tables Relating to Banks in India’ presents comprehensive
data in regard to various aspects in Indian banking, based on data collected through
various statutory returns and other statistical returns. The source of data include
fortnightly ‘Form-A’ returns submitted by the Scheduled Commercial Banks under
Section 42 (2) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 as on last reporting Friday
of every month; ‘Form-X’ returns under Section 27 of the Banking Regulation Act,
1949 as on the last Friday of every month; the liabilities and assets of Scheduled
Commercial Banks in India based on their published annual accounts for the reference
period; returns on advances to priority sectors as on last reporting Friday of
March, other returns collected by various departments of the Bank as well as summary
information based on various Basic Statistical Returns. The book contains tables
on Offices, Business, Liabilities & Assets, Deposits, Advances, Priority Sector
Advances, NPAs, Investments, Earnings & Expenses, Employees, etc.
2. Report
on Trend and Progress of Banking in India
This annual publication is
brought out by the Reserve Bank of India in terms of Section 36 (2) of the Banking
Regulation Act, 1949. The Report for the year 2005-2006 contains seven chapters.
The
first chapter Overview, sets out in a nutshell the banking developments and policy
perspectives during 2005-06 and 2006-07. The other chapters are Policy Developments
in Commercial Banking, Operations and Performance of Commercial Banks, Developments
in Co-operative Banking, Non-Banking Financial Institutions, Financial Stability
and the final seventh chapter is Perspectives.
3. Quarterly
Statistics on Deposits and Credit of Scheduled Commercial Banks
This
publication presents data on deposits and credit of scheduled commercial banks
based on BSR-7 Quarterly Returns received from their head offices giving branch-wise
figures of aggregate deposits and gross bank credit as on the last Friday of the
quarter/ as on last day of March.
4. Information on other BSR
Surveys
Articles based on data collected through the
two annual surveys viz. Survey of Ownership of deposits (BSR-4) and Survey
of Investments of scheduled commercial banks (BSR-5), and also the quinquennial
Survey on Debits to deposit accounts (BSR-6) are published regularly in the RBI
Bulletin.
5. Banking Statistics: Basic Statistical Returns
1 & 2, Volume 1 to 31: 1972 to 2002
This publication on CD-ROM,
presents the data in PDF format, published in BSR Volumes 1 to 31, collected through
Basic Statistical Returns 1 & 2.
6. Branch Banking Statistics
This
publication, brought out biennially based on latest updated Master Office File
(MOF), provides summary information on branch banking of commercial bank offices
in India.
7. Directory of Commercial Bank Offices in India
This
publication is brought out biennially on CD-ROM as well as through web. It gives
locational details of branch/offices of all scheduled commercial banks in India
and is based on latest updated Master Office File (MOF).