**Summary:**
This notification, reference number RBI/2022-23/157 FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No.14/02.08.001/2022-23, dated December 20, 2022, from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), addresses the assignment of Lead Bank responsibility for the newly formed Bajali district in the state of Assam. The Government of Assam officially created the new district on January 12, 2021, as per Gazette Notification No. GAGB 49/2019/107. UCO Bank has been assigned the Lead Bank responsibility for the newly created Bajali district, which was formerly a subdivision of the Barpeta district. The District Working Code 01O has been allotted to Bajali district for BSR reporting purposes. There are no changes to the Lead Banks for the erstwhile district of Barpeta or any other districts in Assam.
For further information, contact Sonali Sen Gupta, Chief General Manager-in-Charge, Financial Inclusion Development Dept, Central Office, 10th Floor, Central Office Building, Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, P.B.No.10014, Mumbai – 400001. Telephone numbers: 022-22601000, 91-22-22621011/22610943/22610948. Email: cgmincfidd@rbi.org.in.
Key Entities Referenced
Reserve Bank of India: The central bank of India, the issuing authority of the notification.
Assam: A state in India where a new district was formed.
Bajali: A newly created district in Assam, formerly a subdivision of Barpeta district.
Barpeta: An existing district in Assam, from which Bajali district was carved out.
UCO Bank: The Lead Bank assigned to the newly created Bajali district.
Lead Bank: A bank designated to coordinate banking activities and development in a specific district.
GAGB 49/2019/107: Gazette Notification number by the Government of Assam regarding the formation of the new district, Bajali.
Financial Inclusion Development Department (FIDD): The department of the Reserve Bank of India responsible for the notification.
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RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
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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:
Sub-Division District
Newly Lead Bank
Sr Erstwhile under newly Working Code
Created Responsibility
No District created district allotted to
District assigned to
new district
Existing Bajali 01O
sub-division of (to be read as
1 Bajali Barpeta the district of UCO Bank numeral zero,
numeral one,
Barpeta
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
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Financial Inclusion & Development Dept, Central Office,10th Floor, Central Office Building, Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, P.B.No.10014, Mumbai-1
टेल� Tel:022-22601000 फैक्सः 91-22-22621011/22610943/22610948 ई-मेल: cgmincfidd@rbi.org.in
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