T7: Participation in major payment systems
(units; end of year)
Year
«  2015  »
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Large-value payment systems
RTGS
Total number of participantsnap172177192197
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnap172177192197
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnap157164177185
Central banknap1111
Governmentnapnavnavnavnav
Postal institutionnapnavnavnavnav
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnap5675
Othernap9676
Indirectly connected participantsnapnavnavnavnav
Large-value and retail payment systems
NEFT
Total number of participantsnap146161161173
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnap146161161173
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnap144159159171
Central banknap1111
Governmentnapnavnavnavnav
Postal institutionnapnavnavnavnav
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnavnavnavnav
Othernap1111
Indirectly connected participantsnapnavnavnavnav
Retail payment systems
Card based payments
Total number of participantsnap53298395647
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnap5391105127
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnap53607586
Central banknapnavnavnavnav
Governmentnapnavnavnavnav
Postal institutionnapnavnavnavnav
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnavnavnavnav
Othernapnav313041
Indirectly connected participantsnapnav207290520
Cheque clearing
Total number of participantsnap2005357011,244
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnap108213258264
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnap106211256262
Central banknap1111
Governmentnapnavnavnavnav
Postal institutionnap1111
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnavnavnavnav
Othernapnavnavnavnav
Indirectly connected participantsnap92322443980
ECS / NECS
Total number of participants 1nap117117123123
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnap117117123123
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnap115115121121
Central banknap1111
Governmentnapnavnavnavnav
Postal institutionnap1111
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnavnavnavnav
Othernapnavnavnavnav
Indirectly connected participantsnapnavnavnavnav
NACH
Total number of participantsnap35257459954
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnap29117136147
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnap29117136147
Central banknapnavnavnavnav
Governmentnapnavnavnavnav
Postal institutionnapnavnavnavnav
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnavnavnavnav
Othernapnavnavnavnav
Indirectly connected participantsnap6140323807
Fast payment systems
IMPS
Total number of participantsnap172653122
Breakdown of 'total number of participants' by directly/indirectly connected
Directly connected participantsnap172653122
Breakdown of 'directly connected participants' by participant type
Banksnap172653107
Central banknapnavnavnavnav
Governmentnapnavnavnavnav
Postal institutionnapnavnavnavnav
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnavnavnavnav
Othernapnavnavnav15
Indirectly connected participantsnapnavnavnavnav
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 banknapnavnavnavnav
Governmentnapnavnavnavnav
Postal institutionnapnavnavnavnav
Payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systemsnapnavnavnavnav
Othernapnavnavnavnav
Indirectly connected participantsnapnavnavnavnav
 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.