Lok Sabha Question No. 4129 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-28
Subject: Bank Branches in Rural Areas
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar, Vinayak Bhaurao Raut

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4129

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2022/CHAITRA 7, 1944 (SAKA)

## Bank Branches in Rural Areas

4129.  SHRI  OMPRAKASH  BHUPALSINH  alias  PAWAN  RAJENIMBALKAR:  SHRI  VINAYAK RAUT:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the norms for setting up branches of banks in rural areas of the country;
- (b) whether as per the Reserve Bank of India, several villages of the country do not have any branch of banks at present, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the number and details of nationalised bank branches in Maharashtra, district-wise;
- (d) whether demand to open a new branch at the earliest has been raised in several districts of Maharashtra, if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the time by which new branches are likely to be opened in these districts, the details thereof particularly in regard to Osmanabad Parliamentary Constituency; and
- (f) the details of the requests received from the public representatives in this regard and the details of the action taken thereon?

## Answer

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance

(DR BHAGWAT KARAD)

(a) to (c)   In terms of the revised guidelines issued by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) vide circular No DBR.BAPD.BC.69/22.01.001/2016-17 dated May 18, 2017 on 'Rationalization of Branch Authorization Policy' the term ' Branch' has been substituted by 'Banking Outlet (BO)' which includes both physical brick and mortar branches and Business Correspondent (BC) outlets, to enable banks in expanding their network even in remote rural areas in a cost-effective manner for hassle free services to customers. As informed by Reserve Bank of India (RBI), State-wise/ UT wise roadmap (targets) and achievements for providing banking facilities to the villages with population more than 5000, more than 2000 and less than 2000 is at Annexure I, II and III.

Further  to  the  above,  in  order  to  ensure  availability  of  banking  outlet  (Bank  branch/  Business Correspondent/ India Post Payments Bank) within 5 kilometres of all inhabited villages in country, the Government  has  launched  a  Geographic  Information  System  (GIS)  based  App.,  namely,  Jan  Dhan Darshak App. Based on the data uploaded by the Banks on this App, as on 28.02.2022, there are 5,53,804 mapped inhabited villages in the country, out of which 5,53,571 (99.96%) are covered with a banking outlet. For the state of Maharashtra, out of the 37,842 inhabited villages mapped on this App, 37,812 villages (99.92 %) are covered with a banking outlet.

District -wise number of Public Sector Bank branches in Maharashtra is at Annexure - IV.

(d) to (f) In pursuance of extant RBI guidelines, rolling out of banking outlets in uncovered areas is a continuous process looked after by the State Level Bankers' Committee (SLBC), in consultation with the concerned State Government, member banks and other stakeholders. Banks, inter-alia , consider proposals for opening banking outlets in the light of RBI's instructions, their business plans and their commercial viability. To further assess the viability for opening a banking outlet, banks carry out survey as required. Accordingly,  as  and  when  any  request  for  opening  of  branch  is  received,  the  same  is  forwarded  to concerned SLBCs / UTLBCs for appropriate action in consultation with the State Governments, Member banks & other stakeholders.

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| Annexure-I as referred to in respect of Lok Sabha Question No. 4129 for reply on 28.03.2022   | Annexure-I as referred to in respect of Lok Sabha Question No. 4129 for reply on 28.03.2022   | Annexure-I as referred to in respect of Lok Sabha Question No. 4129 for reply on 28.03.2022   | Annexure-I as referred to in respect of Lok Sabha Question No. 4129 for reply on 28.03.2022   | Annexure-I as referred to in respect of Lok Sabha Question No. 4129 for reply on 28.03.2022   | Annexure-I as referred to in respect of Lok Sabha Question No. 4129 for reply on 28.03.2022   | Annexure-I as referred to in respect of Lok Sabha Question No. 4129 for reply on 28.03.2022   |
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| Provision S.No                                                                                | than State/UT                                                                                 | Target                                                                                        | 5000 for half year ended September                                                            | 5000 for half year ended September                                                            | 5000 for half year ended September                                                            | Total (Completion)                                                                            |
| Provision S.No                                                                                | than State/UT                                                                                 | Target                                                                                        | By                                                                                            | brick By Banking Outlets                                                                      | brick By Banking Outlets                                                                      | Total (Completion)                                                                            |
| Provision S.No                                                                                | than State/UT                                                                                 | Target                                                                                        | & mortar branches                                                                             | BOs manned by bank's staff                                                                    | BOs manned by BCs                                                                             | Total (Completion)                                                                            |
| 1                                                                                             | A & N Islands                                                                                 | 0                                                                                             |                                                                                               |                                                                                               |                                                                                               | 0                                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                             | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                | 567                                                                                           | 58                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 509                                                                                           | 567                                                                                           |
| 3                                                                                             | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                             | 1                                                                                             | 1                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 1                                                                                             |
| 4                                                                                             | Assam                                                                                         | 175                                                                                           | 82                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 93                                                                                            | 175                                                                                           |
| 5                                                                                             | Bihar                                                                                         | 602                                                                                           | 16                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 586                                                                                           | 602                                                                                           |
| 6                                                                                             | Chandigarh                                                                                    | 0                                                                                             |                                                                                               |                                                                                               |                                                                                               | 0                                                                                             |
| 7                                                                                             | Chhattisgarh                                                                                  | 29                                                                                            | 8                                                                                             | 1                                                                                             | 20                                                                                            | 29                                                                                            |
| 8                                                                                             | D & N Haveli and Daman & Diu                                                                  | 0                                                                                             |                                                                                               |                                                                                               |                                                                                               | 0                                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                             | Delhi                                                                                         | 15                                                                                            | 13                                                                                            | 1                                                                                             | 1                                                                                             | 15                                                                                            |
| 10                                                                                            | Goa                                                                                           | 1                                                                                             | 1                                                                                             |                                                                                               |                                                                                               | 1                                                                                             |
| 11                                                                                            | Gujarat                                                                                       | 402                                                                                           | 113                                                                                           | 0                                                                                             | 289                                                                                           | 402                                                                                           |
| 12                                                                                            | Haryana                                                                                       | 194                                                                                           | 40                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 154                                                                                           | 194                                                                                           |
| 13                                                                                            | Himachal Pradesh                                                                              | 1                                                                                             | 1                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 1                                                                                             |
| 14                                                                                            | UT of J&K and Ladakh                                                                          | 104                                                                                           | 10                                                                                            | 43                                                                                            | 38                                                                                            | 91                                                                                            |
| 15                                                                                            | Jharkhand                                                                                     | 259                                                                                           | 32                                                                                            | 122                                                                                           | 105                                                                                           | 259                                                                                           |
| 16                                                                                            | Karnataka                                                                                     | 210                                                                                           | 32                                                                                            | 133                                                                                           | 45                                                                                            | 210                                                                                           |
| 17                                                                                            | Kerala                                                                                        | 6                                                                                             | 5                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 1                                                                                             | 6                                                                                             |
| 18                                                                                            | Lakshadweep                                                                                   | 0                                                                                             |                                                                                               |                                                                                               |                                                                                               | 0                                                                                             |
| 19                                                                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                | 47                                                                                            | 12                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 35                                                                                            | 47                                                                                            |
| 20                                                                                            | Maharashtra                                                                                   | 286                                                                                           | 267                                                                                           | 0                                                                                             | 9                                                                                             | 276                                                                                           |
| 21                                                                                            | Manipur                                                                                       | 46                                                                                            | 8                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 38                                                                                            | 46                                                                                            |
| 22                                                                                            | Meghalaya                                                                                     | 7                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 7                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 7                                                                                             |
| 23                                                                                            | Mizoram                                                                                       | 2                                                                                             | 2                                                                                             |                                                                                               |                                                                                               | 2                                                                                             |
| 24                                                                                            | Nagaland                                                                                      | 32                                                                                            | 20                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 11                                                                                            | 31                                                                                            |
| 25                                                                                            | Odisha                                                                                        | 78                                                                                            | 12                                                                                            |                                                                                               | 66                                                                                            | 78                                                                                            |
| 26                                                                                            | Puducherry                                                                                    | 0                                                                                             |                                                                                               |                                                                                               |                                                                                               | 0                                                                                             |
| 27                                                                                            | Punjab                                                                                        | 53                                                                                            | 24                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 29                                                                                            | 53                                                                                            |
| 28                                                                                            | Rajasthan                                                                                     | 171                                                                                           | 50                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 121                                                                                           | 171                                                                                           |
| 29                                                                                            | Sikkim                                                                                        | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 30                                                                                            | Tamilnadu                                                                                     | 926                                                                                           | 69                                                                                            | 239                                                                                           | 618                                                                                           | 926                                                                                           |
| 31                                                                                            | Telangana                                                                                     | 255                                                                                           | 59                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 196                                                                                           | 255                                                                                           |
| 32                                                                                            | Tripura                                                                                       | 38                                                                                            | 33                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 5                                                                                             | 38                                                                                            |
| 33                                                                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                 | 3977                                                                                          | 2080                                                                                          | 195                                                                                           | 1702                                                                                          | 3977                                                                                          |
| 34                                                                                            | Uttarakhand                                                                                   | 5                                                                                             | 3                                                                                             |                                                                                               | 2                                                                                             | 5                                                                                             |
| 35                                                                                            | West Bengal                                                                                   | 204                                                                                           | 55                                                                                            | 11                                                                                            | 138                                                                                           | 204                                                                                           |
|                                                                                               | Total                                                                                         | 8693                                                                                          | 3106                                                                                          | 752                                                                                           | 4811                                                                                          | 8669                                                                                          |

| Annexure-II as referred to in respect of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No .4129 for reply on 28.03.2022   | Annexure-II as referred to in respect of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No .4129 for reply on 28.03.2022   | Annexure-II as referred to in respect of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No .4129 for reply on 28.03.2022   | Annexure-II as referred to in respect of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No .4129 for reply on 28.03.2022   | Annexure-II as referred to in respect of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No .4129 for reply on 28.03.2022   | Annexure-II as referred to in respect of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No .4129 for reply on 28.03.2022   | Annexure-II as referred to in respect of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No .4129 for reply on 28.03.2022   |
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| S.No.                                                                                                    | State                                                                                                    | Target                                                                                                   | Branches                                                                                                 | BC                                                                                                       | Others                                                                                                   | Total (Completion)                                                                                       |
| 1                                                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                           | 6640                                                                                                     | 304                                                                                                      | 6281                                                                                                     | 55                                                                                                       | 6640                                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                        | 11                                                                                                       | 6                                                                                                        | 4                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                        | 11                                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                                        | Assam                                                                                                    | 2319                                                                                                     | 296                                                                                                      | 2023                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                        | 2319                                                                                                     |
| 4                                                                                                        | Bihar                                                                                                    | 9213                                                                                                     | 139                                                                                                      | 8696                                                                                                     | 378                                                                                                      | 9213                                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                                        | Chandigarh                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                        |
| 6                                                                                                        | Chhatisgarh                                                                                              | 1050                                                                                                     | 14                                                                                                       | 802                                                                                                      | 234                                                                                                      | 1050                                                                                                     |
| 7                                                                                                        | Dadra Nager Haveli                                                                                       | 30                                                                                                       | 5                                                                                                        | 23                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                        | 30                                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                                        | Daman &Diu                                                                                               | 7                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                        | 6                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                        | 7                                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                                        | Delhi                                                                                                    | 110                                                                                                      | 23                                                                                                       | 84                                                                                                       | 3                                                                                                        | 110                                                                                                      |
| 10                                                                                                       | Goa                                                                                                      | 41                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                        | 36                                                                                                       | 4                                                                                                        | 41                                                                                                       |
| 11                                                                                                       | Gujarat                                                                                                  | 3515                                                                                                     | 101                                                                                                      | 2725                                                                                                     | 689                                                                                                      | 3515                                                                                                     |
| 12                                                                                                       | Haryana                                                                                                  | 1838                                                                                                     | 100                                                                                                      | 1728                                                                                                     | 10                                                                                                       | 1838                                                                                                     |
| 13                                                                                                       | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                         | 48                                                                                                       | 4                                                                                                        | 44                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                        | 48                                                                                                       |
| 14                                                                                                       | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                          | 795                                                                                                      | 10                                                                                                       | 757                                                                                                      | 28                                                                                                       | 795                                                                                                      |
| 15                                                                                                       | Jharkhand                                                                                                | 1541                                                                                                     | 65                                                                                                       | 1463                                                                                                     | 13                                                                                                       | 1541                                                                                                     |
| 16                                                                                                       | Karnataka                                                                                                | 3395                                                                                                     | 318                                                                                                      | 3035                                                                                                     | 42                                                                                                       | 3395                                                                                                     |
| 17                                                                                                       | Kerala                                                                                                   | 120                                                                                                      | 12                                                                                                       | 104                                                                                                      | 4                                                                                                        | 120                                                                                                      |
| 18                                                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                           | 2736                                                                                                     | 105                                                                                                      | 2439                                                                                                     | 192                                                                                                      | 2736                                                                                                     |
| 19                                                                                                       | Maharashtra                                                                                              | 4292                                                                                                     | 100                                                                                                      | 4071                                                                                                     | 121                                                                                                      | 4292                                                                                                     |
| 20                                                                                                       | Manipur                                                                                                  | 186                                                                                                      | 14                                                                                                       | 172                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                        | 186                                                                                                      |
| 21                                                                                                       | Meghalaya                                                                                                | 39                                                                                                       | 15                                                                                                       | 18                                                                                                       | 6                                                                                                        | 39                                                                                                       |
| 22                                                                                                       | Mizoram                                                                                                  | 14                                                                                                       | 5                                                                                                        | 9                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                        | 14                                                                                                       |
| 23                                                                                                       | Nagaland                                                                                                 | 196                                                                                                      | 41                                                                                                       | 155                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                        | 196                                                                                                      |
| 24                                                                                                       | Orissa                                                                                                   | 1877                                                                                                     | 54                                                                                                       | 1740                                                                                                     | 83                                                                                                       | 1877                                                                                                     |
| 25                                                                                                       | Puducherry                                                                                               | 43                                                                                                       | 6                                                                                                        | 35                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                        | 43                                                                                                       |
| 26                                                                                                       | Punjab                                                                                                   | 1576                                                                                                     | 71                                                                                                       | 1481                                                                                                     | 24                                                                                                       | 1576                                                                                                     |
| 27                                                                                                       | Rajasthan                                                                                                | 3883                                                                                                     | 32                                                                                                       | 3849                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                        | 3883                                                                                                     |
| 28                                                                                                       | Sikkim                                                                                                   | 43                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                        | 42                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                        | 43                                                                                                       |
| 29                                                                                                       | TamilNadu                                                                                                | 4445                                                                                                     | 87                                                                                                       | 4133                                                                                                     | 225                                                                                                      | 4445                                                                                                     |
| 30                                                                                                       | Tripura                                                                                                  | 419                                                                                                      | 5                                                                                                        | 414                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                        | 419                                                                                                      |
| 31                                                                                                       | U.T.of Andaman                                                                                           | 9                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                        | 8                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                        | 9                                                                                                        |
| 32                                                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                            | 16270                                                                                                    | 354                                                                                                      | 15817                                                                                                    | 99                                                                                                       | 16270                                                                                                    |
| 33                                                                                                       | Uttarakhand                                                                                              | 226                                                                                                      | 18                                                                                                       | 198                                                                                                      | 10                                                                                                       | 226                                                                                                      |
| 34                                                                                                       | West Bengal                                                                                              | 7486                                                                                                     | 185                                                                                                      | 7197                                                                                                     | 104                                                                                                      | 7486                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                          | Grand Total                                                                                              | 74414                                                                                                    | 2493                                                                                                     | 69589                                                                                                    | 2332                                                                                                     | 74414                                                                                                    |

| Annexure-III as referred to in respect of Lok Sabha Question No.4129 for reply on 28.03.2022 Provision of banking services through banking outlets or part-time banking outlets in   | Annexure-III as referred to in respect of Lok Sabha Question No.4129 for reply on 28.03.2022 Provision of banking services through banking outlets or part-time banking outlets in   | Annexure-III as referred to in respect of Lok Sabha Question No.4129 for reply on 28.03.2022 Provision of banking services through banking outlets or part-time banking outlets in   | Annexure-III as referred to in respect of Lok Sabha Question No.4129 for reply on 28.03.2022 Provision of banking services through banking outlets or part-time banking outlets in   | Annexure-III as referred to in respect of Lok Sabha Question No.4129 for reply on 28.03.2022 Provision of banking services through banking outlets or part-time banking outlets in   | Annexure-III as referred to in respect of Lok Sabha Question No.4129 for reply on 28.03.2022 Provision of banking services through banking outlets or part-time banking outlets in   | Annexure-III as referred to in respect of Lok Sabha Question No.4129 for reply on 28.03.2022 Provision of banking services through banking outlets or part-time banking outlets in   |
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| villages Sr. No.                                                                                                                                                                     | State                                                                                                                                                                                | Target                                                                                                                                                                               | Villages Covered                                                                                                                                                                     | Villages Covered                                                                                                                                                                     | Villages Covered                                                                                                                                                                     | Total (Completion)                                                                                                                                                                   |
| villages Sr. No.                                                                                                                                                                     | State                                                                                                                                                                                | Target                                                                                                                                                                               | By Branches                                                                                                                                                                          | By BCs                                                                                                                                                                               | Other modes                                                                                                                                                                          | Total (Completion)                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                    | A & N Islands                                                                                                                                                                        | 228                                                                                                                                                                                  | 221                                                                                                                                                                                  | 4                                                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                                                    | 225                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                       | 10731                                                                                                                                                                                | 424                                                                                                                                                                                  | 10298                                                                                                                                                                                | 9                                                                                                                                                                                    | 10731                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                    | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                    | 3819                                                                                                                                                                                 | 218                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2913                                                                                                                                                                                 | 683                                                                                                                                                                                  | 3814                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                    | Assam                                                                                                                                                                                | 21955                                                                                                                                                                                | 829                                                                                                                                                                                  | 21084                                                                                                                                                                                | 42                                                                                                                                                                                   | 21955                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                    | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                | 27343                                                                                                                                                                                | 455                                                                                                                                                                                  | 26830                                                                                                                                                                                | 54                                                                                                                                                                                   | 27339                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                    | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                    | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                         | 19063                                                                                                                                                                                | 1155                                                                                                                                                                                 | 17528                                                                                                                                                                                | 353                                                                                                                                                                                  | 19036                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                    | Dadra Nager & Haveli                                                                                                                                                                 | 34                                                                                                                                                                                   | 5                                                                                                                                                                                    | 29                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                    | 34                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                    | Daman &Diu                                                                                                                                                                           | 12                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                                                                                                    | 10                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                    | 12                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                   | Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                | 20                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                                                                                                    | 12                                                                                                                                                                                   | 6                                                                                                                                                                                    | 20                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                   | Goa                                                                                                                                                                                  | 185                                                                                                                                                                                  | 35                                                                                                                                                                                   | 119                                                                                                                                                                                  | 31                                                                                                                                                                                   | 185                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                   | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                              | 13130                                                                                                                                                                                | 204                                                                                                                                                                                  | 12890                                                                                                                                                                                | 36                                                                                                                                                                                   | 13130                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                   | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                              | 4077                                                                                                                                                                                 | 202                                                                                                                                                                                  | 3255                                                                                                                                                                                 | 610                                                                                                                                                                                  | 4067                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                   | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                     | 20060                                                                                                                                                                                | 189                                                                                                                                                                                  | 19871                                                                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                                                                    | 20060                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                   | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                      | 5582                                                                                                                                                                                 | 168                                                                                                                                                                                  | 5144                                                                                                                                                                                 | 270                                                                                                                                                                                  | 5582                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                   | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                            | 26165                                                                                                                                                                                | 767                                                                                                                                                                                  | 25398                                                                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                                                                    | 26165                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                   | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                            | 23080                                                                                                                                                                                | 301                                                                                                                                                                                  | 22702                                                                                                                                                                                | 77                                                                                                                                                                                   | 23080                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                   | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                               | 7                                                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                                                    | 7                                                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                                                    | 7                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                   | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                   | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                       | 47660                                                                                                                                                                                | 1402                                                                                                                                                                                 | 32508                                                                                                                                                                                | 13750                                                                                                                                                                                | 47660                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                          | 35150                                                                                                                                                                                | 4177                                                                                                                                                                                 | 27981                                                                                                                                                                                | 2992                                                                                                                                                                                 | 35150                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                   | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                              | 2252                                                                                                                                                                                 | 8                                                                                                                                                                                    | 2129                                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                                                    | 2137                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                   | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                            | 6459                                                                                                                                                                                 | 1637                                                                                                                                                                                 | 4642                                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                                                    | 6279                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                   | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                              | 660                                                                                                                                                                                  | 20                                                                                                                                                                                   | 397                                                                                                                                                                                  | 134                                                                                                                                                                                  | 551                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                   | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                             | 950                                                                                                                                                                                  | 101                                                                                                                                                                                  | 818                                                                                                                                                                                  | 31                                                                                                                                                                                   | 950                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                                   | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                               | 45888                                                                                                                                                                                | 4261                                                                                                                                                                                 | 40704                                                                                                                                                                                | 923 0                                                                                                                                                                                | 45888                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                                   | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                           | 25                                                                                                                                                                                   | 9                                                                                                                                                                                    | 16                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                      | 25                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                                   | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                               | 10132                                                                                                                                                                                | 603                                                                                                                                                                                  | 7930                                                                                                                                                                                 | 1599                                                                                                                                                                                 | 10132                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                                   | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                            | 35086                                                                                                                                                                                | 268                                                                                                                                                                                  | 34818                                                                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                                                                    | 35086                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                                   | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                               | 406                                                                                                                                                                                  | 136                                                                                                                                                                                  | 94                                                                                                                                                                                   | 176                                                                                                                                                                                  | 406                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 31                                                                                                                                                                                   | TamilNadu                                                                                                                                                                            | 7816                                                                                                                                                                                 | 167                                                                                                                                                                                  | 7572                                                                                                                                                                                 | 77                                                                                                                                                                                   | 7816                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 32                                                                                                                                                                                   | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                            | 6643                                                                                                                                                                                 | 116                                                                                                                                                                                  | 6526                                                                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                                                                    | 6643                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 33                                                                                                                                                                                   | Tripura Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                | 619                                                                                                                                                                                  | 35                                                                                                                                                                                   | 584                                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                                    | 619                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 34                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                      | 76855                                                                                                                                                                                | 5801                                                                                                                                                                                 | 70890                                                                                                                                                                                | 164                                                                                                                                                                                  | 76855                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 35                                                                                                                                                                                   | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                          | 10430                                                                                                                                                                                | 766                                                                                                                                                                                  | 9664                                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                                                    | 10430                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 36                                                                                                                                                                                   | West Bengal Grand Total                                                                                                                                                              | 28140                                                                                                                                                                                | 278                                                                                                                                                                                  | 27847 443215                                                                                                                                                                         | 15 22033                                                                                                                                                                             | 28140                                                                                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                      | 490663                                                                                                                                                                               | 24962                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                      | 490210                                                                                                                                                                               |

| Annexure -IV as referred to in respect of Lok Sabha Question No. 4129 for reply on 28.03.2022   | Annexure -IV as referred to in respect of Lok Sabha Question No. 4129 for reply on 28.03.2022   | Annexure -IV as referred to in respect of Lok Sabha Question No. 4129 for reply on 28.03.2022   |
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| District Wise Branch Network of PSBs in Maharashtra State as of 31.12.2021                      | District Wise Branch Network of PSBs in Maharashtra State as of 31.12.2021                      | District Wise Branch Network of PSBs in Maharashtra State as of 31.12.2021                      |
| S. No.                                                                                          | Name of the District                                                                            | Total (Completion)                                                                              |
| 1                                                                                               | Ahmednagar                                                                                      | 294                                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                               | Akola                                                                                           | 105                                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                               | Amravati                                                                                        | 200                                                                                             |
| 4                                                                                               | Aurangabad                                                                                      | 192                                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                               | Beed                                                                                            | 77                                                                                              |
| 6                                                                                               | Bhandara                                                                                        | 80                                                                                              |
| 7                                                                                               | Buldana                                                                                         | 121                                                                                             |
| 8                                                                                               | Chandrapur                                                                                      | 137                                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                               | Dhule                                                                                           | 94                                                                                              |
| 10                                                                                              | Gadchiroli                                                                                      | 42                                                                                              |
| 11                                                                                              | Gondia                                                                                          | 59                                                                                              |
| 12                                                                                              | Hingoli                                                                                         | 37                                                                                              |
| 13                                                                                              | Jalgaon                                                                                         | 205                                                                                             |
| 14                                                                                              | Jalna                                                                                           | 68                                                                                              |
| 15                                                                                              | Kolhapur                                                                                        | 225                                                                                             |
| 16                                                                                              | Latur                                                                                           | 93                                                                                              |
| 17                                                                                              | Mumbai City                                                                                     | 569                                                                                             |
| 18                                                                                              | Mumbai Suburb                                                                                   | 716                                                                                             |
| 19                                                                                              | Nagpur                                                                                          | 462                                                                                             |
| 20                                                                                              | Nanded                                                                                          | 112                                                                                             |
| 21                                                                                              | Nandurbar                                                                                       | 60                                                                                              |
| 22                                                                                              | Nasik                                                                                           | 375                                                                                             |
| 23                                                                                              | Osmanabad                                                                                       | 59                                                                                              |
| 24                                                                                              | Palghar                                                                                         | 162                                                                                             |
| 25                                                                                              | Parbhani                                                                                        | 56                                                                                              |
| 26                                                                                              | Pune                                                                                            | 886                                                                                             |
| 27                                                                                              | Raigad                                                                                          | 303                                                                                             |
| 28                                                                                              | Ratnagiri                                                                                       | 165                                                                                             |
| 29                                                                                              | Sangli                                                                                          | 156                                                                                             |
| 30                                                                                              | Satara                                                                                          | 186                                                                                             |
| 31                                                                                              | Sindhudurg                                                                                      | 113                                                                                             |
| 32                                                                                              | Solapur                                                                                         | 223                                                                                             |
| 33                                                                                              | Thane                                                                                           | 588                                                                                             |
| 34                                                                                              | Wardha                                                                                          | 116                                                                                             |
| 35                                                                                              | Washim                                                                                          | 51                                                                                              |
| 36                                                                                              | Yavatmal                                                                                        | 127                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                 | Total                                                                                           | 7514                                                                                            |

Source- SLBC, Maharashtra