Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
(a) the salient features of the expansion policy of the Public Sector Banks;
(b) number of branches of Public Sector Banks opened in the rural areas during the current plan period, year-wise;
(c) whether it is proposed to open new branches of State Bank of India in the villages of Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana in the country, if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
(d) whether any survey has been conducted by the bank in this regard, if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the time by which new branches of State Bank of India are likely to be opened under the said scheme?
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-4373
ANSWERED ON-11.04.2017
Opening of new branches of SBI in villages under Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
4373 . Shri Ram Kumar Kashyap
(a) the salient features of the expansion policy of the Public Sector Banks;
(b) number of branches of Public Sector Banks opened in the rural areas during the current plan period, year-wise;
(c) whether it is proposed to open new branches of State Bank of India in the villages of Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana in the country, if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
(d) whether any survey has been conducted by the bank in this regard, if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the time by which new branches of State Bank of India are likely to be opened under the said scheme?
ANSWER
The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance
(a) and (b) To promote financial inclusion and to extend the banking network in unbanked areas, general permission has been granted by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to domestic Scheduled Commercial Banks including Public Sector Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks) to open branches at any place in the country, without seeking prior approval of RBI in each case, subject to at least 25 percent of the total number of branches opened during a financial year being opened in unbanked rural (Tier 5 and Tier 6) centres (population up to 9,999). RBI has also specified that the total number of branches opened in Tier 1 centres (population 1,00,000 and above) during the financial year cannot exceed the total number of branches opened in Tier 2 to Tier 6 centres (population up to 99,999) and all centres in the North Eastern States and Sikkim.
Number of branches opened by Public Sector Banks in rural, semi-urban, urban and metropolitan centres for financial year 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 (up to 31.12.2016) are as under:
Population Group 2016-17 (till 31.12. 2016) 2015-16 2014-15 2013-14
Rural 435 1,067 1,992 3,076
Semi-Urban 366 946 1,683 2,418
Urban 323 617 1,064 1,247
Metropolitan 325 666 924 1,101
All India 1,449 3,296 5,663 7,842
(c) to (e) State Bank of India (SBI) has informed that 20 representations were received for opening the branches under Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana, and survey has been conducted for all 20 branches. State-wise details are at Annex. SBI has not indicated any time by which new branches are likely to be opened.
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Source: Rajyasabha
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