HDFC Bank gets ahead of ICICI in branch count
Monday, January 5, 2009 10:15 amHDFC Bank, the second largest private sector lender has surpassed the largest private sector lender, ICICI Bank, in terms of branch network.
The former has a nationwide network of 1,412 branches spread across 528 towns and cities, while the latter has 1,400 branches across the country.
HDFC Bank has nearly doubled its branch network last year through organic as well as inorganic growth route. It has added 658 branches last year. Whereas, ICICI Bank has bagged permission to introduce another 587 branches.
