Lok Sabha Question No. 510 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Women Banks
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: ASHWINI KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 510

## MINISTRY  OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT  OF FINANCIAL  SERVICES

TO BE ANSWERED  ON THE 20 TH  JULY  2018/ ASHADHA  29, 1940 (SAKA)

## 510.  SHRI ASHWINI  KUMAR:

Will  the Minister  of FINANCE  be pleased to state:

- (a) the total  number  of all women  banks  managed  by  'women  only'  in the country  as on date, location-wise;
- (b) the number  of all women  banks  that  have been closed in last three  years  and the current  year;  and
- (c) the reasons for closing  down  of such banks?

## ANSWER Minister of State in the Ministry  of Finance

## (SHRI SHIV PRATAP  SHUKLA)

- (a) As per information  received  from all Public  Sectors Banks,  the total  number  of all women  banks branches  managed  by  'women  only'  in the country  is 661 as on date. The location  wise  list  is annexed.
- (b) The number  of all women  banks  branches  that  have been closed in last three  years and the current  year  is 9.
- (c) As per information  received  by  the Public  Sector  Banks these bank  branches  have been closed / merged  due to rationalization / Annual  transfer  plan  of the banks.

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Women Banks

Annexure

## LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 510 DATED 20.7.2018

|   Sr.No. | Name of the States   |   No. ofBranches Managed by Womenonly |
|----------|----------------------|---------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh       |                                    23 |
|        2 | ArunachalPradesh     |                                     0 |

| 3           | Assam                     | 8                               |
|-------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 4           | Bihar                     | 11                              |
| 5           | Chhattisgarh              | 9                               |
| 6           | Goa                       | 12                              |
| 7           | Gujarat                   | 18                              |
| 8           | Haryana                   | 16                              |
| 9           | HimachalPradesh           | 5                               |
| 10          | JammuandKashmir           | 5                               |
| 11          | Jharkhand                 | 15                              |
| 12          | Karnataka                 | 71                              |
| 13          | Kerala                    | 77                              |
| 14          | MadhyaPradesh             | 23                              |
| 15          | Maharashtra               | 65                              |
| 16          | Manipur                   | 0                               |
| 17          | Meghalaya                 | 3                               |
| 18          | Mizoram                   | 1                               |
| 19          | Nagaland                  | 0                               |
| 20          | Odhisha                   | 22                              |
| 21          | Punjab                    | 33                              |
| 22          | Rajasthan                 | 15                              |
| 23          | Sikkim                    | 0                               |
| 24          | Tamil Nadu                | 118                             |
| 25          | Telangana                 | 20                              |
| 26          | Tripura                   | 1                               |
| 27          | Uttaranchal               | 4                               |
| 28          | UttarPradesh              | 35                              |
| 29          | WestBengal                | 22                              |
|             | Total                     | 632                             |
| Sr.No.      | Name of theUTs            | ofBranches Managed by Womenonly |
| 1           | AndamanandNicobar Islands | 0                               |
| 2           | Chandigarh                | 5                               |
| 3           | Dadarand Nagar Haveli     | 0                               |
| 4           | DamanandDiu               | 0                               |
| 5           | Delhi                     | 22                              |
| 6           | Lakshadweep               | 0                               |
| 7           | Pondicherry               | 2                               |
|             | Total                     |                                 |
| Grand Total |                           | 29 661                          |

Source: PSBs