Publications

Number of offices

Bank Group

As on 31st March 1998

Opened during 1st April 1997 to 31st March 1998

Rural

Semi-

Urban

Metro-

Total

Rural

Semi-

Urban

Metro-

Total

urban

politan

urban

politan

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

State Bank of India

4119

2424

1425

991

8959

--

4

18

13

35

Associates of State Bank of India

1389

1508

791

685

4373

6

16

23

22

67

Nationalised Banks

13916

6726

6675

5830

33147

26

119

165

123

433

Foreign Banks

--

3

17

176

196

--

--

1

10

11

Regional Rural Banks

12319

1933

393

9

14654

13

37

7

2

59

Other Scheduled Commercial Banks

1149

1637

1183

945

4914

11

41

69

91

212

Non-Scheduled Commercial Banks

3

2

1

3

9

--

--

--

1

1

Total

32895

14233

10485

8639

66252

56

217

283

262

818

Closed during 1st April 1997 to 31st March 1998

Net increase (+) or decrease (-)

State Bank of India

7

--

--

--

7

-7

4

18

13

28

Associates of State Bank of India

1

--

--

--

1

5

16

23

22

66

Nationalised Banks

3

--

1

2

6

23

119

164

121

427

Foreign Banks

--

--

--

--

-

-

-

1

10

11

Regional Rural Banks

82

--

--

--

82

-69

37

7

2

-23

Other Scheduled Commercial Banks

2

1

4

5

12

9

40

65

86

200

Non-scheduled Commercial Banks

--

--

1

--

1

-

-

-1

1

-

Total

95

1

6

7

109

-39

216

277

255

709

Notes

:

1.

Population group classification is based on 1991 census.

2.

The number of closure of offices under any population group includes conversion/merger of offices.

3.

No. of offices includes Administrative offices also.

4.

Data are provisional.

-

:

Nil.

Source

:

Master Office File (latest updated version) on commercial bank branches.