A roadmap for having banking outlets in villages with population  Remarks delivered by Shri M. Rajeshwar Rao, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India – on September 08, 2022 - at ASSOCHAM’s 17th Annual Summit & Awards on Banking & Financial Sector Lending in Mumbai. The inputs provided by Shri Chandan Kumar, Shri Pradeep Kumar and Shri Pramanshu Rajput are thankfully acknowledged.
1  1  more than 2000 (in 2009) and less than 2000 (in 2012) was also prepared. Subsequently the banks were advised to open brick and mortar branches in villages with population of more than 5000.