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

2420

1428

993

8960

--

4

18

14

36

Associates of State Bank of India

1390

1504

793

686

4373

6

16

23

22

67

Nationalised Banks

13917

6706

6724

5843

33190

26

129

176

129

460

Foreign Banks

--

3

17

176

196

--

--

1

10

11

Regional Rural Banks

12312

1943

404

9

14668

14

40

11

2

67

Other Scheduled Commercial Banks

1149

1631

1188

943

4911

11

41

69

91

212

Non-Scheduled Commercial Banks

3

1

1

3

8

--

--

--

1

1

Total

32890

14208

10555

8653

66306

57

230

298

269

854

Closed during 1st April 1997 to 31st March 1998

Net increase (+) or decrease (-)

State Bank of India

7

--

--

--

7

-7

4

18

14

29

Associates of State Bank of India

1

--

--

--

1

5

16

23

22

66

Nationalised Banks

3

--

1

2

6

23

129

175

127

454

Foreign Banks

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

1

10

11

Regional Rural Banks

83

--

--

--

83

-69

40

11

2

-16

Other Scheduled Commercial Banks

2

1

4

5

12

9

40

65

86

200

Non-Scheduled Commercial Banks

--

--

1

--

1

--

--

-1

1

--

Total

96

1

6

7

110

-39

229

292

262

744

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 for 1998 have been revised.

-

:

Nil.

Source

:

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