T7: Participation in major payment systems
(units; end of year)
Year
«  2012  »
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Large-value payment systems
RTGS
Total number of participantsnapnapnapnap172
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnapnapnapnap172
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnapnapnapnap157
Central banknapnapnapnap1
Governmentnapnapnapnapnav
Postal institutionnapnapnapnapnav
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnap5
Othernapnapnapnap9
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnapnapnav
Large-value and retail payment systems
NEFT
Total number of participantsnapnapnapnap146
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnapnapnapnap146
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnapnapnapnap144
Central banknapnapnapnap1
Governmentnapnapnapnapnav
Postal institutionnapnapnapnapnav
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnapnav
Othernapnapnapnap1
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnapnapnav
Retail payment systems
Card based payments
Total number of participantsnapnapnapnap53
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnapnapnapnap53
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnapnapnapnap53
Central banknapnapnapnapnav
Governmentnapnapnapnapnav
Postal institutionnapnapnapnapnav
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnapnav
Othernapnapnapnapnav
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnapnapnav
Cheque clearing
Total number of participantsnapnapnapnap200
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnapnapnapnap108
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnapnapnapnap106
Central banknapnapnapnap1
Governmentnapnapnapnapnav
Postal institutionnapnapnapnap1
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnapnav
Othernapnapnapnapnav
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnapnap92
ECS / NECS
Total number of participants 1napnapnapnap117
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnapnapnapnap117
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnapnapnapnap115
Central banknapnapnapnap1
Governmentnapnapnapnapnav
Postal institutionnapnapnapnap1
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnapnav
Othernapnapnapnapnav
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnapnapnav
NACH
Total number of participantsnapnapnapnap35
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnapnapnapnap29
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnapnapnapnap29
Central banknapnapnapnapnav
Governmentnapnapnapnapnav
Postal institutionnapnapnapnapnav
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnapnav
Othernapnapnapnapnav
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnapnap6
Fast payment systems
IMPS
Total number of participantsnapnapnapnap17
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnapnapnapnap17
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnapnapnapnap17
Central banknapnapnapnapnav
Governmentnapnapnapnapnav
Postal institutionnapnapnapnapnav
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnapnav
Othernapnapnapnapnav
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnapnapnav
UPI
Total number of participantsnapnapnapnapnap
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnapnapnapnapnap
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnapnapnapnapnap
Central banknapnapnapnapnav
Governmentnapnapnapnapnav
Postal institutionnapnapnapnapnav
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnapnapnapnav
Othernapnapnapnapnav
Indirectly connected participantsnapnapnapnapnav
 1  2019: The ECS system has been migrated to NACH in a phased manner and ECS was completely discontinued from February 2020. As on December 2019 only one ECS centre was live.