Lok Sabha Question No. 3982 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Opening of Bank Branches
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: HARISH CHANDRA MEENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SER VICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3982

To be answered on Friday, August |0, 201 8/Shravana 19, 1940 (Saka)

## Opening of Bank Branches

## 3982. SHRI HARISH CHANDRA ALIAS HARISH DWIVEDI:

Will the Minister of' FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of branches opened during the last three years and the current year; bank; State/UT-wise
- (b) whether the Government has conducted any survey t0 assess the need for more branches of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) and that of additional powers;
- (c) if so. the details thereof;
- (d) whether several PSBs proposes t0 open bank branches in various parts of the country; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof; bank; State/UT-wise?

## Answer

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

- (a Bank-wise and State/Union Territory-wise number of branches opened by Public Sector Banks (PSBs) during  2015-16, 2016-17and 2017-18 are Annexure-[ and Annexure-[[ respectively.
- (b) to (e Banks open banking outlets in the light of Reserve Bank of India $ (RBI) instructions, their business plans and commercial viability, and may carry out surveys for assessing the same, if required.

extant guidelines on ~Rationalising the Branch Authorisation Policy" dated 18.5.2017, general   permission has been granted to domestic Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural   Banks), open  banking outlets al 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 in unbanked rural centres with population less than 10,000. prior being

| Annexure-I as referred to in part () of reply to the Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No 3982 for 3.8.2018 regarding 'Opening of Bank Branches"   | Annexure-I as referred to in part () of reply to the Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No 3982 for 3.8.2018 regarding 'Opening of Bank Branches"   | Annexure-I as referred to in part () of reply to the Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No 3982 for 3.8.2018 regarding 'Opening of Bank Branches"   | Annexure-I as referred to in part () of reply to the Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No 3982 for 3.8.2018 regarding 'Opening of Bank Branches"   | Annexure-I as referred to in part () of reply to the Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No 3982 for 3.8.2018 regarding 'Opening of Bank Branches"   |
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| SNo.                                                                                                                                           | BANK NAME                                                                                                                                      | 2015-16                                                                                                                                        | 2016-17                                                                                                                                        | 2017-18                                                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                                                                | ALLAHABAD BANK                                                                                                                                 | 107                                                                                                                                            | 40                                                                                                                                             | 3                                                                                                                                              |
| 2                                                                                                                                              | ANDHRA BANK                                                                                                                                    | 297                                                                                                                                            | 107                                                                                                                                            | 4                                                                                                                                              |
| 3                                                                                                                                              | BANK OF BARODA                                                                                                                                 | 143                                                                                                                                            | 101                                                                                                                                            | 55                                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                                                | BANK OF INDIA                                                                                                                                  | 131                                                                                                                                            | 106                                                                                                                                            | 8                                                                                                                                              |
| 5                                                                                                                                              | BANK QF MAHARA SHTRA                                                                                                                           | 15                                                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                |
| 6                                                                                                                                              | BHARATIYA MAHILA BANK LTD *                                                                                                                    | 44                                                                                                                                             | 4                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                                | CANARA BANK                                                                                                                                    | 175                                                                                                                                            | 239                                                                                                                                            | 132                                                                                                                                            |
| 8                                                                                                                                              | CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA                                                                                                                          | 39                                                                                                                                             | 29                                                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                                                              |
| 9                                                                                                                                              | CORPORATION BANK                                                                                                                               | 155                                                                                                                                            | 76                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                |
| 10                                                                                                                                             | DENA BANK                                                                                                                                      | 109                                                                                                                                            | 29                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                |
| 11                                                                                                                                             | IDBL BANK LIMITED                                                                                                                              | 222                                                                                                                                            | 70                                                                                                                                             | 31                                                                                                                                             |
| 12                                                                                                                                             | INDIAN BANK                                                                                                                                    | 153                                                                                                                                            | 102                                                                                                                                            | 133                                                                                                                                            |
| 13                                                                                                                                             | INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK                                                                                                                           | 34                                                                                                                                             | 9                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                |
| 14                                                                                                                                             | ORIENTAL BANK OF COMMERCE                                                                                                                      | 100                                                                                                                                            | 26                                                                                                                                             | 22                                                                                                                                             |
| 15                                                                                                                                             | PUNJAB AND SIND BANK                                                                                                                           | 33                                                                                                                                             | 25                                                                                                                                             | 14                                                                                                                                             |
| 16                                                                                                                                             | PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK                                                                                                                           | 186                                                                                                                                            | 163                                                                                                                                            | 78                                                                                                                                             |
| 17                                                                                                                                             | STATE BANK OF BIKANER AND JAIPUR*                                                                                                              | 57                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                |
| 18                                                                                                                                             | STATE BANK OF HYDERABAD*                                                                                                                       | 10                                                                                                                                             | 5                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                |
| 19                                                                                                                                             | STATE BANK OF INDIA                                                                                                                            | 460                                                                                                                                            | 469                                                                                                                                            | 90                                                                                                                                             |
| 20                                                                                                                                             | STATE BANK OF MYSORE*                                                                                                                          | 25                                                                                                                                             | 37                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                |
| 21                                                                                                                                             | STATE BANK OF PATIALA *                                                                                                                        | 35                                                                                                                                             | 9                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                |
| 22                                                                                                                                             | STATE BANK OF TRA VANCORE*                                                                                                                     | 23                                                                                                                                             | 15                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                |
| 23                                                                                                                                             | SYNDICATE BANK                                                                                                                                 | 251                                                                                                                                            | 170                                                                                                                                            | 104                                                                                                                                            |
| 24                                                                                                                                             | UCO BANK                                                                                                                                       | 59                                                                                                                                             | 33                                                                                                                                             | 6                                                                                                                                              |
| 25                                                                                                                                             | UNION BANK OF INDIA                                                                                                                            | 122                                                                                                                                            | 84                                                                                                                                             | 25                                                                                                                                             |
| 26                                                                                                                                             | UNITED BANK OF INDIA                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                | 45                                                                                                                                             | 3                                                                                                                                              |
| 27                                                                                                                                             | VIJAYA BANK                                                                                                                                    | 245                                                                                                                                            | 170                                                                                                                                            | 107                                                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                                                | Total                                                                                                                                          | 3337                                                                                                                                           | 2165                                                                                                                                           | 824                                                                                                                                            |

Since merged with State Bank of India

Source: Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

| Annexure-II as referred t0 in,Part (a) of reply to the Lok Sabha Un-Starred 3982 for 3.8.2018 regarding Question No. Number of Branches Opening of Bank Branches'   | Annexure-II as referred t0 in,Part (a) of reply to the Lok Sabha Un-Starred 3982 for 3.8.2018 regarding Question No. Number of Branches Opening of Bank Branches'   | Annexure-II as referred t0 in,Part (a) of reply to the Lok Sabha Un-Starred 3982 for 3.8.2018 regarding Question No. Number of Branches Opening of Bank Branches'   | Annexure-II as referred t0 in,Part (a) of reply to the Lok Sabha Un-Starred 3982 for 3.8.2018 regarding Question No. Number of Branches Opening of Bank Branches'   | Annexure-II as referred t0 in,Part (a) of reply to the Lok Sabha Un-Starred 3982 for 3.8.2018 regarding Question No. Number of Branches Opening of Bank Branches'   |
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| SNo.                                                                                                                                                                | STATEIUTs                                                                                                                                                           | 2015-16                                                                                                                                                             | State/UTs-wise 2016-17                                                                                                                                              | 2017-18                                                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                                                                     | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLAND                                                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                   | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                                                                      | 228                                                                                                                                                                 | 137                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                   | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                     | 77                                                                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                                                                     | ASSAM                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                     | 4                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                   | BIHAR                                                                                                                                                               | 47                                                                                                                                                                  | 35                                                                                                                                                                  | 14                                                                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                                                                     | CHANDIGARH                                                                                                                                                          | 146                                                                                                                                                                 | 105                                                                                                                                                                 | 31                                                                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                                                                     | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                                                                                        | 13                                                                                                                                                                  | 6                                                                                                                                                                   | 4                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                   | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI                                                                                                                                                | 92                                                                                                                                                                  | 60                                                                                                                                                                  | 28                                                                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                                                                     | DAMAN & DIU                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                  | GOA                                                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                  | GUJARAT                                                                                                                                                             | 6                                                                                                                                                                   | 6                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                  | HARYANA                                                                                                                                                             | 187                                                                                                                                                                 | 143                                                                                                                                                                 | 41                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                  | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                                                    | 105                                                                                                                                                                 | 83                                                                                                                                                                  | 28                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                  | JAMMU & KASHMIR                                                                                                                                                     | 38                                                                                                                                                                  | 27                                                                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                  | JHARKHAND                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                     | 4                                                                                                                                                                   | 3                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                  | KARNATAKA                                                                                                                                                           | 77                                                                                                                                                                  | 55                                                                                                                                                                  | 20                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                  | KERALA                                                                                                                                                              | 250                                                                                                                                                                 | 160                                                                                                                                                                 | 60                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                  | LAKSHADWEEP                                                                                                                                                         | M1                                                                                                                                                                  | 76                                                                                                                                                                  | 14                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                  | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                  | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                                                                         | 136                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                     | 74                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                  | MANIPUR                                                                                                                                                             | 271                                                                                                                                                                 | 167                                                                                                                                                                 | 44                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                     | 7                                                                                                                                                                   | 8                                                                                                                                                                   | 8                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                  | MIZORAM                                                                                                                                                             | 6                                                                                                                                                                   | 3                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                  | NAGALAND                                                                                                                                                            | 8                                                                                                                                                                   | 7                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                  | NCT OF DELHI                                                                                                                                                        | 3                                                                                                                                                                   | 4                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                  | ODISHA                                                                                                                                                              | 57                                                                                                                                                                  | 47                                                                                                                                                                  | 12                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                  | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                                                                          | 151                                                                                                                                                                 | 97                                                                                                                                                                  | 35                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                  | PUNJAB                                                                                                                                                              | 2                                                                                                                                                                   | 4                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                  | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                                                                           | 133                                                                                                                                                                 | 82                                                                                                                                                                  | 40                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                  | SIKKIM                                                                                                                                                              | 222                                                                                                                                                                 | 110                                                                                                                                                                 | 46                                                                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                                                                     | TAMIL NADU                                                                                                                                                          | 4                                                                                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                                                                                   | 3                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 32                                                                                                                                                                  | TELANGANA                                                                                                                                                           | 253                                                                                                                                                                 | 136                                                                                                                                                                 | 34                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 33                                                                                                                                                                  | TRIPURA                                                                                                                                                             | 164                                                                                                                                                                 | 85                                                                                                                                                                  | 46                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 34                                                                                                                                                                  | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                                                                       | 11                                                                                                                                                                  | 8                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 35                                                                                                                                                                  | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                                                                         | 371                                                                                                                                                                 | 251                                                                                                                                                                 | 97                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 36                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                     | 53                                                                                                                                                                  | 31                                                                                                                                                                  | 24                                                                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                                                                     | WEST BENGAL Total                                                                                                                                                   | 159                                                                                                                                                                 | 110                                                                                                                                                                 | 27                                                                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                     | 3337                                                                                                                                                                | 2165                                                                                                                                                                | 824                                                                                                                                                                 |

Source: Reserve Bank of India (RBI)