Banking in India compete with the international banks in customer service, without the use of information technology. The RBI set up a number of committees to define and co-ordinate banking technology. These have included: The total number of automated teller machines (ATMs) installed in India by various banks as of end June 2012 was 99,218. The new private sector banks in India have the most ATMs, followed by off-site ATMs belonging to SBI and its subsidiaries and then by nationalised banks and foreign banks, while on-site is highest for the nationalised banks of India. In 2008 the Reserve Bank of India introduced a
Central bank Central bank A central bank, reserve bank, or monetary authority is an institution that manages a state's currency, money supply, and interest rates. Central banks also usually oversee the commercial banking system of their respective countries. In contrast to a commercial bank, a central bank possesses a monopoly on increasing the monetary base in the state, and usually also prints the national currency, which usually serves as the state's legal tender. Central banks also act as a "lender of last resort" to the banking sector during times of financial crisis. Most central banks usually also have supervisory and regulatory powers