By Reshma Pasupuleti 
Anup Bagchi of ICICI Bank says, “We believe that a wide branch network continues to be important for retail banking.”
Private sector lender ICICI Bank is planning to open 450 branches this financial year, of which 320 branches have already been added, the bank said in a statement.
“The bank has made 320 branches operational for customers and in the process, it has crossed the milestone of having 5,000 branches. The milestone branch was set up at Thane in Maharashtra,” the bank said. Anup Bagchi, executive director, ICICI Bank, said “We believe that a wide branch network continues to be important for retail banking. It helps deepen the relationship with the customer by serving them a wide range of products and offerings.”