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Indian Banking Industry currently employees 1,175,149, employees and has a
total of 109,811 branches in India and 171 branches abroad and manages an aggregate
deposit of 67504.54 billion (US$1.1 trillion or €840 billion) and bank credit of
52604.59 billion (US$890 billion or €650 billion). The net profit of the banks
operating in India was 1027.51 billion (US$17 billion or €13 billion) against a
turnover of 9148.59 billion(US$150 billion or €110 billion) for the fiscal year 2012-
13.
FORMS OF BUSINESS IN WHICH BANKING COMPANIES MAY ENGAGE:
In additional to the business of banking, a banking company may engage in any one or
more of the following forms of business, namely:
(a) the borrowing, raising, or taking up of money;
the lending or advancing money either upon or without security;
the drawing, making, accepting; discounting, buying, selling collecting and
dealing in bills of exchange, hoodies, promissory notes, coupons, drafts, bills of
lading, railway receipts, warrants, debentures, certificates, scrips and other
instruments, and securities whether transferable or negotiable or not;
the granting and issuing of letters of credit, traveller’s cheques and circular
notes;
the buying, selling and dealing in bullion and specie;
the buying and selling of foreign exchange including foreign bank notes;
There is a growing need for banking facilities due to
nationwide growth, international trade and industrial
liberalization which have all contributed to changes in the
banking environment.