TABLE 1.2 : POPULATION GROUP-WISE DISTRIBUTION OF OFFICES OPENED OR

CLOSED BY COMMERCIAL BANKS - 2007 AND 2008

Number of Offices

As on March 31, 2007

Opened during April 1,2006 to March 31,2007

Bank Group

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 & its Associates

5114

4195

2846

2456

14611

25

57

157

119

358

Nationalised Banks $

13014

7707

8231

8275

37227

112

348

509

344

1313

Regional Rural Banks

11453

2603

677

69

14802

20

24

24

4

72

Foreign Banks

-

2

44

226

272

-

1

6

6

13

Other Scheduled Commercial Banks

988

2099

2238

2076

7401

54

326

261

188

829

Non-Scheduled Commercial Banks

6

14

13

-

33

2

2

1

-

5

All Commercial Banks

30575

16620

14049

13102

74346

213

758

958

661

2590

Number of Offices

Closed/merged/converted during

Net increase(+) or decrease (-)

Bank Group

April 1,2006 to March 31,2007

Rural

Semi-

Urban

Metro

Total

Rural

Semi-

Urban

Metro

Total

Urban

politan

Urban

politan

(11)

(12)

(13)

(14)

(15)

(16)

(17)

(18)

(19)

(20)

State Bank of India & its Associates

2

-

1

1

4

23

57

156

118

354

Nationalised Banks $

5

5

15

41

66

107

343

494

303

1247

Regional Rural Banks

30

8

9

-

47

-10

16

15

4

25

Foreign Banks

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

6

6

13

Other Scheduled Commercial Banks

-

-

2

-

2

54

326

259

188

827

Non-Scheduled Commercial Banks

-

-

-

-

-

2

2

1

-

5

All Commercial Banks

37

13

27

42

119

176

745

931

619

2471

Notes : $ Includes IDBI Bank Ltd.
1. Population group classification is based on 2001 census.
2. The number of closure of offices under any population group includes conversion/merger of offices.
3. No. of offices includes administrative offices.
4. Data for 2007 are revised.
Source :Master Office File ( latest updated version) on commercial banks, Department of Statistics and InformationManagement, RBI.

TABLE 1.2 : POPULATION GROUP-WISE DISTRIBUTION OF OFFICES OPENED OR

CLOSED BY COMMERCIAL BANKS - 2007 AND 2008 (Concld.)

Number of Offices

As on March 31, 2008

Opened during April 1,2007 to March 31,2008

Bank Group

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 & its Associates

5288

4477

3098

2649

15512

182

282

255

194

913

Nationalised Banks $

13164

8101

8823

8638

38726

153

402

598

390

1543

Regional Rural Banks

11489

2670

727

71

14957

52

74

48

2

176

Foreign Banks

-

2

51

227

280

-

-

7

9

16

Other Scheduled Commercial Banks

1030

2392

2533

2310

8265

51

308

342

282

983

Non-Scheduled Commercial Banks

6

14

13

-

33

-

-

-

-

-

All Commercial Banks

30977

17656

15245

13895

77773

438

1066

1250

877

3631

Number of Offices

Closed/merged/converted during

Bank Group

April 1,2007 to March 31,2008

Net increase(+) or decrease (-)

Rural

Semi-

Urban

Metro

Total

Rural

Semi-

Urban

Metro

Total

Urban

politan

Urban

politan

(11)

(12)

(13)

(14)

(15)

(16)

(17)

(18)

(19)

(20)

State Bank of India & its Associates

8

-

1

1

10

174

282

254

193

903

Nationalised Banks $

2

3

4

26

35

151

399

594

364

1508

Regional Rural Banks

14

8

2

-

24

38

66

46

2

152

Foreign Banks

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7

9

16

Other Scheduled Commercial Banks

4

3

2

3

12

47

305

340

279

971

Non-Scheduled Commercial Banks

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

All Commercial Banks

28

14

9

30

81

410

1052

1241

847

3550

Notes : $ Includes IDBI Bank Ltd.
1. Population group classification is based on 2001 census.
2. The number of closure of offices under any population group includes conversion/merger of offices.
3. No. of offices includes administrative offices.
4. Data for 2008 are provisional.
Source : Master Office File ( latest updated version) on commercial banks, Department of Statistics and Information Management, RBI.