Branch Banking Statistics’, 4Th in the Series, Presents Detailed Information on 82,485 Branches/Offices of 171 Commercial Banks (Cbs) in India As on March 31, 2009
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Introduction This publication on ‘Branch Banking Statistics’, 4th in the series, presents detailed information on 82,485 branches/offices of 171 commercial banks (CBs) in India as on March 31, 2009. The detailed information on bank branches/offices is regularly collected by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) from the banks in Proformae I and II for allotting uniform code numbers to them. Details of new branches/offices opened in banked/unbanked centres such as date of opening of branch/office, name and address of branch/ office, other locational details, population of centre, nature of business activities pursued and also some auxiliary information covering AD category, currency chest details, status of computerisation, etc., are also reported through Proforma-I. The information of relocation/closure/merger/conversion of a bank branch/change of branch name/AD category/change of any auxiliary information is collected through Proforma-II.These data on branches/offices alongwith Part-I and Part-II of Uniform Code Number of 7 digits each, are updated in the computerised system and maintained in the form of ‘Master Office File’ (MOF) for CBs in the Department of Statistics and Information Management (DSIM) of the RBI. As the opening of new bank branches,closure/relocation, etc., of existing branches, formation/reorganisation of new/existing districts, etc., is ongoing process, updation in MOF is carried out accordingly. MOF updation also takes into account decennial population census and gazette notification on merger / reorganisation of centres, districts, etc. Comprehensive and updated list of branches of banks available from the MOF constitutes the frame of various Basic Statistical Return (BSR) surveys, other bank related surveys and various foreign exchange related returns received in DSIM. MOF based data are regularly published in Statistical Tables Relating to Banks in India, Report on Currency and Finance, Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India, etc. Besides, data from MOF are also supplied to other users from time to time. MOF forms official source of bank branch details in India. The 25th table of the publication provides information about the country-wise number of branches of Indian banks at overseas centres. A list of tables based on MOF on commercial banks available in various publications of the Bank and elsewhere is given in Annex at the end of the publication. To facilitate comprehension of data, explanatory notes on tables presented in this volume are given separately.Presumably, the volume will be of immense use for all concerned in the areas of banking, management,economics and statistics. The publication is also available in CD-ROM and through RBI website. Reserve Bank of India Department of Statistics and Information Management C-9, 6th floor, Bandra-Kurla Complex Post Box No. 8128 Bandra (East) Mumbai 400 051. Explanatory Notes 1. Reference Period of data on all bank offices/branches prescribed in this volume relate to 31st March 2009, unless otherwise specified. 2. Population Group Classification of centres is based on 2001 population census data obtained from the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Government of India. 3. The state-wise data on Average Population Per Bank Office (APPBO) and Average Population per Bank Branch (APPBB) presented in Table nos. 2 and 3 respectively are worked out based on estimated population as on 1st March 2009 received from the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Government of India. 4. Bank Offices comprise of branches doing banking business (i.e., either accepting deposit and/or offering credit to their customers) as well as administrative offices. 5. Branches of Banks refer to those offices which are engaged in either; 0. banking business (i.e., either accepting deposit and/or offering credit to their customer); or 1. banking and foreign exchange business; or 2. administration, banking and foreign exchange; or 3. administration and banking; or 4. administration and foreign exchange; or 5. only foreign exchange business; or 6. non-scheduled banks doing banking business. 6. Administrative Offices relate to those offices which offer exclusive administrative support to their branches. These include Head Office, Zonal Office, Regional Office, Local Head Office, Training Centre, Clearing Cell, Service Branch, Asset Recovery Branch, Divisional Office, etc. 7. Population groups of the banked centres presented in this Volume are based on the 2001 census.The population groups are defined as under: a) ‘Rural’ group includes all centres with population of less than 10,000. b) ‘Semi-urban’ group includes centres with population of 10,000 and above but less than 1 lakh. c) ‘Urban’ group includes centres with population of 1 lakh and above but less than 10 lakh. d) ‘Metropolitan’ group includes centres with population of 10 lakh and more. 8. Commercial Banks refer to both scheduled and non-scheduled commercial banks which are regulated by Banking Regulation Act, 1949. I. Scheduled Commercial Banks are grouped under following categories: i) Public Sector Banks a. SBI ant its 6 Associates . 19 Nationalised Banks . Other Public Sector Banks (IDBI Ltd.) ii) Regional Rural Banks iii) Foreign Banks iv) Other Scheduled Commercial Banks (Private Banks) a. Old Private Sector Banks b. New Private Sector Banks II. Non-scheduled Commercial Banks (Local Area Banks) 9. Banked Centre is a center having at least a branch/office of a commercial or co-operative bank or a temporary office, such as an extension counter or a satellite office or an off-site ATM of a commercial or co-operative bank is functioning. 10. Unbanked Centre is a centre in which no branch/office of any commercial/co-operative bank is functioning. 11. Lead Bank: Under Lead Bank Scheme formulated in 1969, every public sector bank and Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd., is allotted a district in which it functions as a lead bank of the district. In that role, the bank assists in the overall development of that particular area by collecting certain data and formulating district credit plan, etc. 12. Throughout this book, the symbol ‘—’ indicates nil or negligible. 13. District-wise data presented in Table nos. 10 and 11 are based on the latest available information on districts, inclusive of all details on formation/re-organisation of districts and as such some of the districts formed/re-organised in the recent past may not have found place in the publication for want of details. 14. Following banks in existence/operation as on 31st March 2005 have merged/ renamed/closed thereafter: Sr.No. Name of the bank Branches Remarks Merged with Centurion Bank Ltd and named as Centurion Bank of Punjab Ltd w.e.f. October 17, 1 Bank of Punjab Ltd 125 2005 Merged with Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd. and named as Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd 2 UFJ Bank Ltd 1 w.e.f.January 1, 2006 Bank Name Changed to Shinhan Bank w.e.f. July 3 Cho Hung Bank 2 26, 2006 4 Sangli Bank Ltd 198 Merged with ICICI Bank Ltd. w.e.f. April 19, 2007 Bank name changed to AXIS Bank Ltd w.e.f. 5 UTI Bank Ltd. 872 August 2, 2007 Merged with Indian Overseas Bank w.e.f. April 01, 6 Bharat Overseas Bank Ltd 106 2007 Merged with Centurion Bank of Punjab Ltd. w.e.f. 7 Lord Krishna Bank Ltd 31 August 29, 2007 Centurion Bank of Punjab 8 Ltd. 419 Merged with HDFC Bank Ltd. w.e.f. May 23, 2008 American Express Bank Merged with Standard Chartered Bank w.e.f. 9 Ltd 8 March 05, 2008 15. Following foreign banks started functioning from January 2008: Started functioning Sr.No. Name of the bank w.e.f. 1 JSC VTB Bank 10-Jan-08 2 UBS AG 27-Feb-08 American Express Banking 3 Corp. 1-Mar-08 4 First Rand Bank Ltd 18-Feb-09 16. In Table Nos. 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 closed, merged and converted branches/offices of banks have been treated as “closed” branches/offices only. TABLE NO.1 : BANK-GROUP WISE NUMBER OF COMMERCIAL BANKS FUNCTIONING IN VARIOUS STATES-MARCH 2009 STATE/UNION TERRITORY SBI & ITS NATIO- FOREIGN REGIONAL OTHER NON- ALL ASSOCI- NALISED BANKS RURAL SCHEDU- SCHEDUL- COMME- ATES BANKS BANKS LED COM. ED COM. RCIAL BANKS BANKS BANKS Andaman & Nicobar Islands 1 10 — — 1 — 12 Andhra Pradesh 7 20 8 5 19 2 61 Arunachal Pradesh 1 10 — 12 — 14 Assam 2 20 1 2 11 — 36 Bihar 3 20 2 4 10 — 39 Chandigarh 6 20 3 — 15 — 44 Chhattisgarh 3 20 1 3 12 — 39 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 1 6 ——9 — 16 Daman & Diu 1 7 ——4 — 12 Delhi 7 20 19 — 21 — 67 Goa 4 20 ——15 — 39 Gujarat 7 20 8 3 20 — 58 Haryana 7 20 6 2 17 — 52 Himachal Pradesh 2 19 — 28 — 31 Jammu & Kashmir 2 20 — 38 — 33 Jharkhand 3 20 — 213 — 38 Karnataka 7 20 12 6 20 2 67 Kerala 6 20 4 2 18 — 50 Lakshadweep 1 1 ————2 Madhya Pradesh 7 20 3 8 14 — 52 Maharashtra 7 20 26 4 21 1 79 Manipur 1 9 — 12 — 13 Meghalaya 1 17 — 14 — 23 Mizoram 1 8 — 13 — 13 Nagaland 1 11 — 13 — 16 Orissa 5 20 2 5 15 — 47 Puducherry 4 19 1 1 13 — 38 Punjab 5 20 3 3 15 1 47 Rajasthan 7 20 4 6 18 — 55 Sikkim 1 17 ——4 — 22 Tamil Nadu 7 20 14 2 19 — 62 Tripura 1 15 — 14 — 21 Uttar Pradesh 7 20 6 12 18 — 63 Uttarakhand 3 20 — 313 — 39 West Bengal 7 20 9 3 19 — 58 All-india 7 20 32 86 22 4 171 1 TABLE NO.