Lok Sabha Question No. 2903 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-03
Subject: Expansion Plan of PSBs
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE, PRABHAS KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2903

To be answered on Friday, August 3, 2018/Shravana 12, 1940 (Saka)

## Expansion Plan of PSBs

2903. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

DR. PRABHAS KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of expansion plans of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) under Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana with ATM facility, State/UT-wise including Odisha;
- (b) the number of PSBs opened under the said scheme during the last five years and the current year; bank and State/UT-wise;
- whether there is a proposal to open new bank branches of State Bank of India (SBI) in
- (d) whether any survey has been done SBL in this regard and if So, the details thereof; and by
- (e) the time by which the said branches of SBl are likely to be opened?

## Answer

## The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)

- (a) As per extant guidelines dated 18.5.2017 on rationalizing of Branch Authorisation Policy Reserve Bank of India   (RBI) has   granted general permission t0 domestic Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks), to open banking outlets at any place in the country, without   seeking approval of RBI in each case, subject to at least 25 percent of the total number of   banking outlets   opened   during a financial year being in unbanked rural centres  with population less than 10,000. For this purpose, banking outlets opened in any centre having population less than 50,000 in North Eastern states and Sikkim and also Left Extremism (LWE) affected districts as notified by the Government of India are also considered as equivalent to opening of banking outlets in unbanked rural centres: prior Wing
- (b) and 2017-18 is at Annex.
- As per information given by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) State/Union Territory-wise number of branches opened by Public Sector Banks (PSBs), during 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17
- (c) to (e) State Bank of India (SBI) has informed that they have received 20 representations under  Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana during the financial year 2016-17 for opening of bank have opened banking outlets in the three centres while other centres were not found viable. No representation has been received by them during financial year 2017-18. They

Annexure aS referred t0 in part (b) of reply to the Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No. 2903 for 3.8.2018 regarding 'Expansion Plan of PSBs'

| Number of Branches Opened by Public Sector Banks (PSBs) StatelUTs-wise   | Number of Branches Opened by Public Sector Banks (PSBs) StatelUTs-wise   | Number of Branches Opened by Public Sector Banks (PSBs) StatelUTs-wise   | Number of Branches Opened by Public Sector Banks (PSBs) StatelUTs-wise   | Number of Branches Opened by Public Sector Banks (PSBs) StatelUTs-wise   |         |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
| STATEIUTs                                                                | 2013-14                                                                  | 2014-15                                                                  | 2015-16                                                                  | 2016-17                                                                  | 2017-18 |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLAND                                                 | 3                                                                        | 2                                                                        | 2                                                                        |                                                                          |         |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                                           | 381                                                                      | 390                                                                      | 228                                                                      | 137                                                                      |         |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                        | 13                                                                       |                                                                          | 2                                                                        | 4                                                                        | 0       |
| ASSAM                                                                    | 169                                                                      | 64                                                                       | 47                                                                       |                                                                          | 14      |
| BIHAR                                                                    |                                                                          | 245                                                                      | 1461                                                                     |                                                                          | 31      |
| CHANDIGARH                                                               | 15                                                                       | 18                                                                       | 13                                                                       | 6                                                                        |         |
| CHHATTISGARH                                                             | 162                                                                      | 105                                                                      | 92                                                                       | 60                                                                       | 28      |
| HAVELI                                                                   | 5                                                                        | 2                                                                        |                                                                          | 2                                                                        |         |
| DAMAN & DIU                                                              | 5                                                                        | 0                                                                        |                                                                          | 0                                                                        |         |
| GOA                                                                      | 49                                                                       | 26                                                                       | 6                                                                        | 6                                                                        |         |
| GUJARAT                                                                  | 342                                                                      | 272                                                                      | 187                                                                      | 143                                                                      |         |
| HARYANA                                                                  | 309                                                                      | 2261                                                                     | 105                                                                      | 83                                                                       | 28      |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                         | 107                                                                      | 66                                                                       | 38                                                                       | 27                                                                       |         |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR                                                          | 52                                                                       | 25                                                                       | 20                                                                       |                                                                          |         |
| JHARKHAND                                                                | 195                                                                      | 148                                                                      | 77                                                                       | 55                                                                       | 20      |
| KARNATAKA                                                                | 634                                                                      | 400                                                                      | 250                                                                      | 160                                                                      | 601     |
| KERALA                                                                   | 263                                                                      | 202                                                                      | 111                                                                      | 76                                                                       | 14      |
| LAKSHADWEEP                                                              |                                                                          |                                                                          | 0                                                                        | 0                                                                        |         |
| MADHYA PRADESH                                                           | 318                                                                      | 275                                                                      | 1361                                                                     | 110                                                                      | 74      |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                              | 587                                                                      | 376                                                                      | 271                                                                      | 167                                                                      | 44      |
| MANIPUR                                                                  | 20                                                                       | 3                                                                        |                                                                          | 8                                                                        |         |
| MEGHALAYA                                                                | 19                                                                       |                                                                          | 6                                                                        | 3                                                                        |         |
| MIZORAM                                                                  | 11                                                                       |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |         |
| NAGALAND                                                                 | 13                                                                       | 3                                                                        | 3                                                                        | 4                                                                        |         |
| NCT OF DELHI                                                             |                                                                          | 108                                                                      | 57                                                                       | 47                                                                       | 12      |
| ODISHA                                                                   |                                                                          | 262                                                                      | 151                                                                      | 97                                                                       |         |
| PUDUCHERRY                                                               | 12                                                                       | 15                                                                       | 2                                                                        | 4                                                                        |         |
| PUNJAB                                                                   | 365                                                                      | 287                                                                      | 133                                                                      | 82                                                                       | 40      |
| RAJASTHAN                                                                | 384                                                                      | 350                                                                      | 222                                                                      | 110                                                                      | 46      |
| SIKKIM                                                                   | 10                                                                       |                                                                          | 4                                                                        | 2                                                                        |         |
| TAMIL NADU                                                               | 505                                                                      | 394                                                                      | 253                                                                      | 136                                                                      | 34      |
| TELANGANA                                                                | 2251                                                                     | 228                                                                      | 164                                                                      | 85                                                                       | 46      |
| TRIPURA                                                                  | 43                                                                       | 13                                                                       | 11                                                                       | 8                                                                        |         |
| UTTAR PRADESH                                                            | 1219                                                                     | 789                                                                      | 371                                                                      | 251                                                                      | 97      |
| UTTARAKHAND                                                              | 115                                                                      | 127                                                                      | 53                                                                       | 31                                                                       | 24      |
| WEST BENGAL                                                              | 375                                                                      | 271                                                                      | 159                                                                      | 110                                                                      | 27      |
| Total                                                                    | 7842                                                                     | 5709                                                                     | 3337                                                                     | 2165                                                                     | 824     |

Source: Reserve Bank of India (RBI)