billion)  as % of total advances  1919*  154.06  22.7  880  307  529  203  38  2005  1872  154.86  23.2  807  340  497  228  39  2006  1853  135.06  18.9  716  460  407  270  37  2007  1813  145.41  18.3  652  598  295  268  31  2008  1770  145.83  16.4  748  526  258  238  28  (*out of 1926 UCBs , ratings of 1919 available) ; NA: data under compilation  The enhancement of public confidence in the sector is reflected by the growth in the deposit base, which increased from Rs.1140.60 billion as on March 2006 to Rs.
In fact, TIPS was developed with the aim of fostering the integration of retail payment services and of eliminating barriers due to a lack of interoperability between different settlement platforms based on the SEPA Instant Credit Transfer (SCT Inst) Scheme – i.e.