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Multiple aspects of indian banking efficiency

Abstract

Efficiency issues in banking institution are gradually emerging for its survival and growth. The present study, therefore, aims at measuring and evaluating technical efficiency in a very comprehensive manner of the major 30 Indian commercial banks. For this, the present study indentifies four aspects or areas of banking operational efficiency: deposit mobilizing, fund conversing, off-balance sheet activities and cost revenue management. CCR model of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) methodology is utilized to measure area wise efficiency and efficiency as a whole of the selected banks. Input output variables are computed as an average over two years; 2009 -10 and 2010 -11. Results reveal that only two banks -Corporation bank and IDBI bank are found to be efficient in all the four areas of efficiency. Lowest efficiency level is found in the area of 'off-balance sheet activities (63.3%)' and then 'deposit mobilizing' (86.4%), 'cost revenue management' (94%), 'deposit conversing' (96.3%). Only three banks namely Corporation bank, IDBI bank and Axis Bank are found to be efficient under both the approaches. Based on these six types of efficiency scores, Corporation Bank ranks first followed by IDBI Bank, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank whereas, Central Bank of India ranks last followed by Bank Maharashtra, Indian Overseas Bank, United Bank of India among the selected banks under study.