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

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