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Policy Reforms : An assessmentPolicy Reforms : An assessment
Progress of Commercial Banking in India
19691980 1991 19952000 2005
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Commercial Banks 73 154 272 284 298 288
2 No. of Bank Offices8,26234,59460,57064,23467,86868,339
Rural and semi
-urban bank offices5,172 23,22746,55046,60247,69347491
3 Population per
Office (’000s) 64 16 14 15 15 16
4 Per capita
Deposit (Rs.) 88 738 2,368 4,242 8,542 16,699
5 Per capita Credit
(Rs.) 68 457 1,434 2,320 4,555 10,135
6 Priority Sector
Advances@ (%) 15 37 39 34 35 40
7 Deposits (% of
National Income)16 36 48 48 54 65
September 9, 2009
The financial Sector Reforms
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Progress of Commercial Banking in India
19691980 1991 19952000 2005
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Commercial Banks 73 154 272 284 298 288
2 No. of Bank Offices8,26234,59460,57064,23467,86868,339
Rural and semi
-urban bank offices5,172 23,22746,55046,60247,69347491
3 Population per
Office (’000s) 64 16 14 15 15 16
4 Per capita
Deposit (Rs.) 88 738 2,368 4,242 8,542 16,699
5 Per capita Credit
(Rs.) 68 457 1,434 2,320 4,555 10,135
6 Priority Sector
Advances@ (%) 15 37 39 34 35 40
7 Deposits (% of
National Income)16 36 48 48 54 65