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Table 4.3. Number of Functioning Branches of Commercial Banks - Bank Group-wise

Branches as on End March
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Total Total Total Total Total Rural % of Rural
Branches to
Total
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
Public Sector Banks 89471 91426 90135 87842 87910 28938 32.9

Foreign Banks 312 281 284 299 308 15 4.9
Regional Rural Banks 20633 21116 21459 21592 21848 15346 70.2
Local Area Banks 116 79 90 90 91 13 14.3
Private Sector Banks 24891 27166 28783 32306 34798 7232 20.8

Small Finance Bank 393 1569 3257 4306 770 17.9
Payments Bank 3 151 800 765 37 4.8
Total 135423 140464 142471 146186 150026 52351 34.9

Source: Central Information System for Banking Infrastructure (CISBI: erstwhile Master Office File system) database, Department
of Statistics and Information Management, Reserve Bank of India (position as on November 01, 2020). CISBI data are dynamic in
nature and are updated based on information as received from banks.
Notes:
(a) ‘Public Sector banks’ comprises of State Bank of India (including erstwhile associate banks and Bharatiya Mahila Bank of period
prior to April 1, 2017) and Nationalized banks.
(b) IDBI Bank Limited which was classified as "Public Sector Bank" before January 21, 2019, is now classified as "Private Sector
Bank".
(c) Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank are now merged with Bank of Baroda w.e.f. April 01, 2019.
(d) Population groups 'Rural' includes centres with population of less than 10,000. Population figures are as per census 2011.
(e) Data exclude ‘Administrative Offices’.