Sr.No.

Name of the Country

As on 31st March

1997

1998

1999

1

Bahama

2

2

2

2

Bahrain

1

1

1

3

Bangladesh

1

1

1

4

Belgium

2

2

2

5

Cayman Island

1

1

1

6

Channel Island

1

1

1

7

Fiji

9+

9+

9+

8

France

2

2

2

9

Guyana

1

1

1

10

Hongkong

7

7

7

11

Japan

4

4

4

12

Kenya

2

2

2

13

Maldive Island

1

1

1

14

Mauritius

7@

7@

7@

15

Oman

3

3

3

16

Pakistan

-$

-$

-$

17

Panama

1

-

-

18

Seychelles

1

1

1

19

Singapore

7

6

6

20

South Africa

-

2

2

21

South Korea

1

1

1

22

Sri Lanka

6

6

6

23

Thailand

1

1

1

24

United Arab Emirates

6

6

6

25

United Kingdom

21

21

19

26

United States of America

8

8

8

27

West Germany

1

1

1

Total

97

97

95

+

includes two mobile offices.

@

Includes one mobile office.

Notes

:

1.

The table does not include representative office opened by Indian Banks outside India.

2.

The table gives the position of branches of Indian Banks as on 31 March and excludes the following :

(a)

22 Offices in former East Pakistan before the formation of Bangladesh.

The status of the properties of these offices, which were formerly vested with Custodian of Enemy Property, Pakistan, remains unchanged.

$

(b)

17 offices which were in Pakistan were taken over by that Government as enemy property in September, 1965.

3.

Non- Scheduled banks have no office outside the Indian Union.

4.

During 1998-99, one branch each of SBI and UCO in the United Kingdom were closed.

Source

:

Department of Banking Operations and Development.