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.

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 occasionally 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 occasionally 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).