Introduction To Banks ( India )
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Introduction To Banks ( India )
TOPICS TO RESEARCH ON :
1. QUEU MANAGEMENT / OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT
2. APPLY THE TOOLS OF TQM TO THE GIVEN DATA
3. QUESTIONNARE REGARDING CUSTOMER OPINIONS ON BANKS SERVICESW
4. BASICS OF BANKING SERVICES
5. Normal distribution curve
[ TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS ( TA) ( later]
Banking in India originated in the last decades of the 18th century. The oldest bank in existence in India is the State Bank of India, a government-owned bank that traces its origins back to June 1806 and that is the largest commercial bank in the country. Central banking is the responsibility of the Reserve Bank of India, which in 1935 formally took over these responsibilities from the then Imperial Bank of India, relegating it to commercial banking functions. After India's independence in 1947, the Reserve Bank was nationalized and given broader powers. In 1969 the government nationalized the 14 largest commercial banks; the government nationalized the six next largest in 1980.
Currently, India has 88 scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) - 27 public sector banks (that is with the Government of India holding a stake), 31 private banks (these do not have government stake; they may be publicly listed and traded on stock exchanges) and 38 foreign banks.
They have a combined network of over 53,000 branches and 17,000 ATMs. According to a report by ICRA Limited, a rating agency, the public sector banks hold over 75 percent of total assets of the banking industry, with the private and foreign banks holding 18.2% and 6.5% respectively.
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BASICS OF BANKING :
Accounting for bank accounts
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Suburban branch bank
Bank statements are accounting records produced by banks under the various accounting standards of the world. Under GAAP and IFRS there are two kinds of accounts: debit and credit. Credit accounts are Revenue, Equity and Liabilities. Debit Accounts are Assets and Expenses. This means you credit a credit account to increase its balance, and you debit a debit...
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