In India the banks are being segregated in different groups. Each group has their own benefits and limitations in operating in India. Each has their own dedicated target market. Few of them only work in rural sector while others in both rural as well as urban. Many even are only catering in cities. Some are of Indian origin and some are foreign players.
All these details and many more is discussed over here. The banks and its relation with the customers, their mode of operation, the names of banks under different groups and other such useful informations are talked about.
One more section has been taken note of is the upcoming foreign banks in India. The RBI has shown certain interest to involve more of foreign banks than the existing one recently. This step has paved a way for few more foreign banks to start business in India.
| Economy of India | |
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| Currency | 1 Indian Rupee (INR) (₨) = 100 Paise |
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| Fiscal year | April 1–March 31 |
| Trade organisations | WTO, SAFTA |
| Statistics | |
| GDP (PPP) | $5.21 trillion (PPP) (2008 est.) (3rd) |
| GDP growth | 9.6% (2006/07) |
| GDP per capita | $978 (nominal); $2,659 (PPP) [7] |
| GDP by sector | agriculture: 19.9%, industry: 19.3%, services: 60.7% (2006 est.) |
| Inflation (CPI) | 12.01% (26 July 2008)[1] |
| Population below poverty line | 25% (2002 est.) [8] |
| Labour force | 509.3 million (2006 est.) |
| Labour force by occupation | agriculture: 60%, industry: 12%, services: 28% (2003) |
| Unemployment | 7.8% (2006 est.) |
| Main industries | textiles, chemicals, food processing, steel, transportation equipment, cement, mining, petroleum, machinery, software, services |
| External | |
| Exports | $125 billion (Financial Year 2006-2007) |
| Export goods | textile goods, gems and jewelry, engineering goods, chemicals, leather manufactures, services |
| Main export partners | US 18%, the People's Republic of China 8.9%, UAE 8.4%, UK 4.7%, Hong Kong 4.2% (2005) |
| Imports | $187.9 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) |
| Import goods | crude oil, machinery, gems, fertilizer, chemicals |
| Main import partners | the People's Republic of China 7.2%, US 6.4%, Belgium 5.1%, Singapore 4.7%, Australia 4.2%, Germany 4.2%, UK 4.1% (2005) |
| Public finances | |
| Public debt | $132.1 billion (2006 est.) |
| Revenues | $109.4 billion (2006 est.) |
| Expenses | $143.8 billion; including capital expenditures of $15 billion (2006 est.) |
| Economic aid | donor: $17.3 million (2006) |
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