Number of offices

As on March 31, 1999

Opened during 1st April 1998 to 31st

March 1999

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

4119

2422

1442

1007

8990

3

3

14

15

35

Associates of State Bank of India

1398

1517

827

716

4458

8

12

35

30

85

Nationalised Banks

13933

6834

6901

6018

33686

22

97

154

170

443

Foreign Banks

—

3

16

173

192

—

—

1

12

13

Regional Rural Banks

12260

2002

428

15

14705

35

42

21

6

104

Other Scheduled Commercial Banks

1146

1683

1254

1063

5146

9

49

60

104

222

Non-scheduled Commercial Banks

3

1

1

3

8

—

—

—

—

—

Total

32859

14462

10869

8995

67185

77

203

285

337

902

Closed during 1st April 1998 to 31st

March 1999

Net increase (+) or decrease (-)

State Bank of India

5

—

—

—

5

-2

3

14

15

30

Associates of State Bank of India

—

—

—

1

1

8

12

35

29

84

Nationalised Banks

5

2

2

11

20

17

95

152

159

423

Foreign Banks

—

—

2

15

17

—

—

-1

-3

-4

Regional Rural Banks

65

—

—

—

65

-30

42

21

6

39

Other Scheduled Commercial Banks

12

2

—

3

17

-3

47

60

101

205

Non-scheduled Commercial Banks

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Total

87

4

4

30

125

-10

199

281

307

777

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 1999 have been revised.

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