This paper attempts a comparison of performance among three categories of banks - public, private and foreign - using physical quantities of inputs and outputs, and comparing the revenue maximisation efficiency of banks during 1992-2000. The findings show that PSBs performed significantly better than private sector banks but no differently from foreign banks. The conclusion points to a convergence in performance between public and private sector banks in the post-reform era, using financial measures of performance.
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