Number of offices

As on 31stMarch 1997

Opened during 1st April 1996 to
31st March 1997

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

4126

2420

1407

978

8931

-

4

6

7

17

Associates of State Bank of India

1383

1493

768

663

4307

13

37

38

27

115

Nationalised Banks

13895

6606

6510

5709

32720

16

78

129

87

310

Foreign Banks

-

3

17

166

186

-

-

1

13

14

Regional Rural Banks

12390

1895

385

7

14677

3

19

2

-

24

Other Scheduled Commercial Banks

1141

1596

1118

859

4714

2

47

70

91

210

Non-scheduled Commercial Banks

3

2

2

2

9

-

-

-

1

1

Total

32938

14015

10207

8384

65544

34

185

246

226

691

Closed during 1st April 1996 to
31st March 1997

Net increase (+) or decrease (-)

State Bank of India

15

-

-

-

15

-15

4

6

7

2

Associates of State Bank of India

-

-

1

-

1

13

37

37

27

114

Nationalised Banks

11

1

2

-

14

5

77

127

87

296

Foreign Banks

-

-

-

1

1

-

-

1

12

13

Regional Rural Banks

51

-

-

-

51

-48

19

2

-

-27

Other Scheduled Commercial Banks

1

1

-

1

3

1

46

70

90

207

Non-scheduled Commercial Banks

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

Total

78

2

3

2

85

-44

183

243

224

606

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.

-

:

Nil.

Source

:

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