Number of offices

As on March 31, 2000

Opened during 1st April 1999 to

31st March 2000

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

4115

2428

1456

1018

9017

2

6

15

11

34

Associates of State Bank of India

1400

1529

845

724

4498

2

12

18

8

40

Nationalised Banks

13921

6858

6931

6064

33774

13

41

64

62

180

Foreign Banks

—

2

14

175

191

—

—

1

9

10

Regional Rural Banks

12224

2028

444

15

14711

13

27

16

—

56

Other Scheduled Commercial Banks

1138

1691

1242

1077

5148

6

31

26

50

113

Non-scheduled Commercial Banks

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Total

32798

14536

10932

9073

67339

36

117

140

140

433

Closed during 1st April 1999 to

Net increase (+) or decrease (-)

31st March 2000

State Bank of India

6

—

1

—

7

-4

6

14

11

27

Associates of State Bank of India

—

—

—

—

0

2

12

18

8

40

Nationalised Banks

25

17

34

16

92

-12

24

30

46

88

Foreign Banks

—

1

3

7

11

—

-1

-2

2

-1

Regional Rural Banks

49

1

—

—

50

-36

26

16

0

6

Other Scheduled Commercial Banks

14

23

38

36

111

-8

8

-12

14

2

Non-scheduled Commercial Banks

3

1

1

3

8

-3

-1

-1

-3

-8

Total

97

43

77

62

279

-61

74

63

78

154

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.

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