Regional rural banks in India penetrated every corner of the country

Rural banking in India started since the establishment of banking sector in India. Rural Banks in those days mainly focussed upon the agro sector. Regional rural banks in India penetrated every corner of the country and extended a helping hand in the growth process of the country.

SBI has 30 Regional Rural Banks in India known as RRBs. The rural banks of SBI is spread in 13 states extending from Kashmir to Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh to North East. The total number of SBIs Regional Rural Banks in India branches is 2349 (16%). Till date in rural banking in India, there are 14,475 rural banks in the country of which 2126 (91%) are located in remote rural areas.

Apart from SBI, there are many other banks which function for the development of the rural areas in India. These banks are listed below:

Andhra Pradesh

Bihar

* Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank
* Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank
* Deccan Grameena Bank
* Chaitanya Godavari Grameena Bank
* Saptagiri Grameena Bank

Chhattisgarh

* Chhattisgarh Gramin Bank
* Surguja Kshetriya Gramin Bank
* Durg-Rajnandgaon Gramin Bank

Haryana

* Harayana Gramin Bank
* Gurgaon Gramin Bank

Jammu & Kashmir

* Jammu Rural Bank
* Ellaquai Dehati Bank
* Kamraz Rural Bank

Assam

* Assam Gramin Vikash Bank
* Langpi Dehangi Rural Bank

Jharkhand

* Jharkhand Gramin Bank
* Vananchal Gramin Bank

Madhya Pradesh

* Narmada Malwa Gramin Bank
* Satpura Kshetriya Gramin Bank
* Madhya Bharath Gramin Bank
* Chambal-Gwalior Kshetriya Gramin Bank
* Rewa-Sidhi Gramin Bank
* Sharda Gramin Bank
* Ratlam- Mandsaur Kshetriya Gramin Bank
* Vidisha Bhopal Kshetriya Gramin Bank
* Mahakaushal Kshetriya Gramin Bank
* Jhabua Dhar Kshetriya Gramin Bank




* Madhya Bihar Gramin Bank
* Bihar Kshetriya Gramin Bank
* Uttar Bihar Kshetriya Gramin Bank
* Kosi Kshetriya Gramin Bank
* Samastipur Kshetriya Gramin Bank

Gujarat

* Dena Gujarat Gramin Bank
* Baroda Gujarat Gramin Bank
* Saurashtra Gramin Bank

Himachal Pradesh

* Himachal Gramin Bank
* Parvatiya Gramin Bank

Punjab

* Punjab Gramin Bank
* Faridkot-Bhatinda Kshetriya Gramin Bank
* Malwa Gramin Bank

Kerala

* Narmada Malwa Gramin Bank
* North Malabar Gramin Bank

Tamil Nadu

* Pandyan Grama Bank
* Pallavan Grama Bank

Maharashtra

* Marathwada Gramin Bank
* Aurangabad -Jalna Gramin Bank
* Wainganga Kshetriya Gramin Bank
* Vidharbha Kshetriya Gramin Bank
* Solapur Gramin Bank
* Thane Gramin Bank
* Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Gramin Bank

Karnataka

* Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank
* Pragathi Gramin Bank
* Cauvery Kalpatharu Grameena Bank
* Krishna Grameena Bank
* Chikmagalur-Kodagu Grameena Bank
* Visveshvaraya Gramin Bank


Rajasthan

* Baroda Rajasthan Gramin Bank
* Marwar Ganganagar Bikaner Gramin Bank
* Rajasthan Gramin Bank
* Jaipur Thar Gramin Bank
* Hodoti Kshetriya Gramin Bank
* Mewar Anchalik Gramin Bank

Orissa

* Kalinga Gramya Bank
* Utkal Gramya Bank
* Baitarani Gramya Bank
* Neelachal Gramya Bank
* Rushikulya Gramya Bank