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Formation of new district in the State of Assam – Assignment of Lead Bank Responsibility

RBI/2022-23/157
FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No.14/02.08.001/2022-23

December 20, 2022

The Chairman / Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Lead Banks Concerned

Madam/ Dear Sir,

Formation of new district in the State of Assam –
Assignment of Lead Bank Responsibility

The Government of Assam vide Gazette Notification No.GAG(B) 491/2019/107 dated January 12, 2021 had notified formation of a new district in the state of Assam. It has been decided to assign the lead bank responsibility for the new district as under:

Sr
No

Newly Created District

Erstwhile District

Sub-Division under newly created district

Lead Bank Responsibility
assigned to

District Working Code allotted to new district

1

Bajali

Barpeta

Existing Bajali sub-division of the district of Barpeta

UCO Bank

01O
(to be read as numeral zero, numeral one, alphabet O)

2. Further, the District Working Code of the new district has also been allotted for the purpose of BSR reporting by banks.

3. There is no change in the Lead Banks of the erstwhile district and of other districts in the state of Assam.

Yours faithfully,

(Sonali Sen Gupta)
Chief General Manager-in-Charge