INFORMATION ON OTHER PUBLICATIONS OF THE BANK ON BANKING STATISTICS
1. Statistical Tables Relating to Banks in India
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 2007-2008 contains eight chapters.
The first chapter Overview, sets out in a nutshell the developments in the global and Indian economy
during 2007 and 2008. The other chapters are Policy Developments in Commercial Banking,
Operations and Performance of Commercial Banks, Developments in Co-operative Banking, Micro
Finance, Non-Banking Financial Institutions, Financial Stability and the final eighth 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).
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