**Summary:**
This Reserve Bank of India (RBI) notification (RBI201819158 FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No.1702.08.001201819) dated April 1, 2019, addresses the assignment of Lead Bank responsibility following the amalgamation of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda, which came into effect on April 1, 2019, as per Gazette of India Notification G.S.R. 2E dated January 2, 2019.
The notification assigns the lead bank responsibility for districts previously held by Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank as follows:
* **Chhattisgarh:** Bank of Baroda assumes lead bank responsibility for Balod, Dhamtari, Durg, Gariaband, Mahasamund, Raipur and Rajnandgaon districts (previously Dena Bank).
* **Gujarat:** Bank of Baroda assumes lead bank responsibility for Aravalli, Botad, Devbhumi Dwarka and Kutch Bhuj districts (previously Dena Bank). State Bank of India assumes lead bank responsibility for Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar districts (previously Dena Bank).
* **Karnataka:** Bank of Baroda assumes lead bank responsibility for Dharwad, Haveri and Mandya districts (previously Vijaya Bank).
* **Dadra & Nagar Haveli:** Bank of Baroda assumes lead bank responsibility for Dadra & Nagar Haveli district (previously Dena Bank).
The notification clarifies that there are no changes to the lead bank responsibilities for other districts across the country.
The contact information for the Financial Inclusion Development Department (FIDD) at the RBI Central Office is provided: 10th Floor, Central Office Building, Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, P.B.No.10014, Mumbai – 400001. Telephone: 022-22601000 / 91-22-22621011 / 22610943 / 22610948. Email: cgmincfiddrbi.org.in.
The RBI also cautions the public against responding to fraudulent communications requesting personal banking information or offering funds.
Key Entities Referenced
Vijaya Bank: A bank that was amalgamated with Bank of Baroda.
Dena Bank: A bank that was amalgamated with Bank of Baroda.
Bank of Baroda: The bank that Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank were amalgamated with.
Amalgamation of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda Scheme, 2019: A scheme that came into force on April 1, 2019, regarding the amalgamation of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda.
State Bank of India: A bank assigned lead bank responsibility for certain districts.
Chhattisgarh: A State where Dena Bank held lead bank responsibility for several districts, now assigned to Bank of Baroda.
Gujarat: A State where Dena Bank held lead bank responsibility for several districts, now assigned to State Bank of India and Bank of Baroda.
Karnataka: A State where Vijaya Bank held lead bank responsibility for several districts, now assigned to Bank of Baroda.
RBI/2018-19/158
FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No.17/02.08.001/2018-19 April 1, 2019
The Chairmen & Managing Directors/Chief Executive Officers
All Lead Banks
Madam/ Dear Sir,
Assignment of Lead Bank Responsibility
Amalgamation of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda has been notified
vide Gazette of India Notification G.S.R. 2(E) dated January 2, 2019. The Notification
called the ‘Amalgamation of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda
Scheme, 2019’ has come into force on April 1, 2019.
2. In view of the above, it has been decided to assign the lead bank responsibility of
districts hitherto held by Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank. Accordingly, lead bank
responsibility is assigned as follows:
Sr State/UT Erstwhile District Lead Bank
No Lead Bank Responsibility
assigned to
1 Chhattisgarh Dena Bank i) Balod Bank of Baroda
ii) Dhamtari
iii) Durg
iv) Gariaband
v) Mahasamund
vi) Raipur
vii) Rajnandgaon
2 Gujarat Dena Bank i) Ahmedabad State Bank of India
ii) Aravalli Bank of Baroda
iii) Banaskantha
iv) Botad
v) Devbhumi Dwarka
vi) Gandhinagar State Bank of India
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Caution: RBI never sends mails, SMSs or makes calls asking for personal information like bank account details, passwords, etc. It never
keeps or offers funds to anyone. Please do not respond in any manner to such offers.2
vii) Kutch (Bhuj) Bank of Baroda
viii) Mehsana
ix) Patan
x) Sabarkantha
3 Karnataka Vijaya Bank i) Dharwad Bank of Baroda
ii) Haveri
iii) Mandya
4 Dadra & Nagar Dena Bank i) Dadra & Nagar Haveli Bank of Baroda
Haveli
3. There is no change in the lead bank responsibilities of the other districts across
the country.
Yours faithfully
(Gautam Prasad Borah)
Chief General Manager-in-Charge