Lok Sabha Question No. 968 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-21
Subject: Security to Banks/ATMs
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: ASHWINI KUMAR, SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 968

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE JULY,2017 (FRIDAYY ASHADHA 30, 1939 (SAKA) 21ST

## Security to BanksIATMs

## 968. Shri Ashwini Kumar: Shri Sushil Kumar Singh:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there has been a sudden spurt in the incidents of robbery and attack on customers in banks, cash vans and Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) in the recent past;

(b) if so, the number of such incidents reported along with the amount lootedlinvolved and persons arrestedl acquitted during the last one year and current year, Bank and State/Union Territory-wise including Delhi and Srinagar;

- (c) whether the publiclprivate sector bank ATMs are provided adequate safety and security, including guards and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to strengthen the security of the bankslcash vansIATMs in the country and the outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a) & (b): Information provided by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for the year 2016-17, bank-wise and state-wise , of the number of incidents of fraud, robbery, theft; dacoity & burglary etc. in ATMs and branches etc. is at Annexure and Annexure Il respectively:
- (c) & (d): RBI has advised Banks from time to time to enhance security arrangements at their branches and ATMs including coverage of ATM sites by CCTVs and ensuring adequate training of security staff posted at ATMs. Banks have also been advised by RBI to review and strengthen the security arrangements in their branches ATMs to deal with instance of robberies etc. and to deal with risk perceptions emerging from such incidents.

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## Incidence of robbery theft,\_dacoity & burgalary reported by Banks (Bankwise)

| Bank Name                                              | 2016-17      | 2016-17              |
|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------|----------------------|
|                                                        | No: of Cases | Amt involved in Lakh |
|                                                        | 18           | 63.17                |
| American Express Banking Corp Andhra Bank              | 0            |                      |
| Axis Bank Ltd.                                         | 15           | 30.26                |
|                                                        | 33           | 827.56               |
| Bandhan Bank Ltd_ Bank of America,National Association | 283          | 62.39                |
| Bank of Baroda                                         | 0 39         | 178.43               |
| Bank of India                                          | 22           | 204.19               |
| Bank of Maharashtra                                    | 18           | 14.64                |
| Bharatiya Mahila Bank Ltd.                             | 2            | 0                    |
| Canara Bank                                            | 12           | 307.62               |
| Catholic Syrian Bank Ltd.                              | 1            | 0                    |
| Central Bank of India                                  |              | 60.26                |
| Citibank NA                                            |              |                      |
| Corporation Bank                                       |              | 18.92                |
| Dena Bank                                              | 8            | 3.31                 |
| Deutsche Bank Asia                                     | 4            | 0                    |
| Dhanlaxmi Bank Limited                                 |              | 3.83                 |
| Equitas Small Finance Bank Limited                     | 2            | 0.77                 |
| HDFC Bank Ltd.                                         | 22           | 456.09               |
| ICICI Bank Ltd.                                        | 35           | 1117.35              |
| IDBI Bank Limited                                      | 7            | 17.5                 |
| Indian Bank                                            | 13           | 3.1                  |
| Indian Overseas Bank                                   | 24           | 54.56 18.07          |
| Induslnd Bank Ltd;                                     | 4            |                      |
| ING Vysya Bank Ltd;                                    | 0            |                      |
| Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd,                              | 29           | 130.8                |
| Karnataka Bank Ltd, Karur Vysya Bank Ltd,              | 4 4          | 21.73                |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.                               | 19           | 49.26                |
| Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd                                 | 0            |                      |
| Nainital Bank Ltd.                                     | 0            |                      |
| Oriental Bank of Commerce                              | 43           | 191.81               |
| Punjab & Sind Bank                                     | 20           | 6.76                 |
| Punjab National Bank                                   | 30           | 377.2                |
| South Indian Bank Ltd,                                 | 17           | 2                    |
| Standard Chartered Bank                                |              | 11.54                |
| State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur                         | 27           | 30.71                |
| State Bank of Hyderabad                                | 5            | 55                   |
| State Bank of India                                    | 105          | 1583.16              |
| State Bank of Mysore                                   | 6            | 15.29                |
| State Bank of Patiala                                  | 30           | 25.36                |
| State Bank of Travancore                               | 10           | 0.19                 |
| Syndicate Bank                                         | 14           | 13.7                 |
| Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Ltd.                          | 3            | 0.5                  |
| UCO Bank                                               | 10           | 316.36               |
| Union Bank of India United Bank of India               | 29           | 124.35 125.73        |
| Vijaya Bank                                            | 9            | 6                    |
| Yes Bank Ltd                                           |              | 0.62                 |
| Grand Total                                            | 1012         | 6530.09              |

## Incidence of robbery, theft; dacoity & burgalary reported by Banks (Statewise)

|                   | 2016-17      | 2016-17              |
|-------------------|--------------|----------------------|
| State Name        | No. of Cases | Amt involved in Lakh |
| Overseas          | 16           | 0.54                 |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 38           | 1158.71              |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 0            | 0                    |
| Assam             | 50           | 163.97               |
| Bihar             | 117          | 308.87               |
| Chandigarh        | 1            | 0                    |
| Chhattisgarh      | 13           | 69.45                |
| Delhi             | 31           | 608.89               |
| Goa               | 1            | 0                    |
| Gujarat           | 46           | 175.15               |
| Haryana           | 70           | 402.98               |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 13           | 118.05               |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | 38           | 200.39               |
| Jharkhand         | 31           | 158.76               |
| Karnataka         | 25           | 98.85                |
| Kerala            | 14           | 29.19                |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 35           | 51.34                |
| Maharashtra       | 61           | 1017.75              |
| Manipur           | 2            | 265.24               |
| Meghalaya         |              | 12.75                |
| Nagaland          | 2            | 0                    |
| Orissa            | 61           | 581.31               |
| Punjab            | 67           | 214.95               |
| Rajasthan         | 47           | 78.09                |
| Tamil Nadu        | 23           | 79.95                |
| Telengana         | 1            | 0                    |
| Tripura           | 2            | 0.32                 |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 95           | 535.7                |
| Uttaranchal       | 12           | 31.85                |
| West Bengal       | 100          |                      |
| Grand Total       | 1012         | 6530.09              |