Sr.

Name of the Country

As on March 31

No.

1998

1999

2000

1.

Bahama

2

2

2

2.

Bahrain

1

1

1

3.

Bangladesh

1

1

1

4.

Belgium

2

2

2

5.

Cayman Island

1

1

1

6.

Channel Island

1

1

1

7.

Fiji

9 +

9 +

9 +

8.

France

2

2

2

9.

Guyana

1

1

1

10.

Hongkong

7

7

7

11.

Japan

4

4

4

12.

Kenya

2

2

2

13.

Maldive Island

1

1

1

14.

Mauritius

7 @

7 @

8 @

15.

Oman

3

3

3

16.

Pakistan

-$

-$

$

17.

Panama

—

—

—

18.

Seychelles

1

1

1

19.

Singapore

6

6

6

20.

South Africa

2

2

2

21.

South Korea

1

1

1

22.

Sri Lanka

6

6

6

23.

Thailand

1

1

1

24.

United Arab Emirates

6

6

6

25.

United Kingdom

21

19

18

26.

United States of America

8

8

8

27.

West Germany

1

1

1

Total

97

95

95

Notes

1. +: includ es two mobile offices.

2. @: Includes one mobile office

3. The table does not include representative office opened by Indian Banks outside India.

4. The table gives the position of branches of Indian Banks as on March 31 and excludes the following:

(a) 22 Offices in former East Pakistan before the formation of Bangladesh.

The status of the properties of these offices, which were formerly vested with Custodian of Enemy Property, Pakistan, remains unchanged.

$(b)17 offices which were in Pakistan were taken over by that Government as enemy property in September, 1965.

5. Non-Scheduled banks have no office outside the Indian Union.

6. During 1999-2000,one branch of Bank of Baroda in Mauritius was opened and its one branch in the United Kingdom was closed.

Source: Department of Banking Operations and Development.