Number of offices

Bank Group

As on 31st March 1999

Opened during 1st April 1998 to 31st

March 1999

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

4116

2423

1439

1003

8981

--

3

11

10

24

Associates of State Bank of India

1398

1516

828

715

4457

8

12

35

30

85

Nationalised Banks

13932

6797

6868

5997

33594

18

93

146

162

419

Foreign Banks

--

3

17

172

192

--

--

1

11

12

Regional Rural Banks

12299

1976

417

14

14706

29

33

13

5

80

Other Scheduled Commercial Banks

1146

1674

1246

1037

5103

9

45

58

97

209

Non-Scheduled Commercial Banks

3

1

1

3

8

--

--

--

--

--

Total

32894

14390

10816

8941

67041

64

186

264

315

829

Closed during 1st April 1998 to 31st

Net increase (+) or decrease (-)

March 1999

State Bank of India

3

--

--

--

3

-3

3

11

10

21

Associates of State Bank of India

--

--

--

1

1

8

12

35

29

84

Nationalised Banks

3

2

2

8

15

15

91

144

154

404

Foreign Banks

--

--

1

15

16

--

--

--

4 -

-4

Regional Rural Banks

42

--

--

--

42

-13

33

13

5

38

Other Scheduled Commercial Banks

12

2

--

3

17

-3

43

58

94

192

Non-scheduled Commercial Banks

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

Total

60

4

3

27

94

4

182

261

288

735

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.

-

:

Nil.

Source

:

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