Where bank deposits are the only profitable savings instrument available in the rural centers of India that have few or no bank outlets, there is ample scope for faster mobilization of deposits. The data presented is enriched by a comparative analysis of the growth of bank deposits in ten economically developed states, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Delhi, and ten developing areas, Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Orissa, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh between the years 1973 and 1999.