RBI issued a notification (RBI/2025-26/155, FIDD.CO.LBS.BC. No.09/02.08.001/2025-26) on December 18, 2025, informing lead banks about the formation of a new district, Vav-Tharad, in Gujarat, as per Gujarat Gazette Notification No. GHM/2025/210/M/RD/RCO/e-file/15/2025/5360/L1 dated September 24, 2025. The lead bank responsibility for Vav-Tharad is assigned to Bank of Baroda, and the district working code is 02U. There is no change for the other districts in the State of Gujarat. For inquiries, contact the Financial Inclusion & Development Department, Central Office, at Tel: 022-22601000, Fax: 91-22-22621011/22610943/22610948 or email cgmincfidd@rbi.org.in. The contact person is Nisha Nambiar, Chief General Manager-in-Charge. The office address is 10th Floor, Central Office Building, Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, P.B.No.10014, Mumbai-1, 400001.
Key Entities Referenced
Reserve Bank of India: The sender and issuing authority of the letter assigning Lead Bank responsibility.
State of Gujarat: Location where the new district was formed, impacting the letter's scope.
Vav-Tharad: Newly created district in Gujarat; the main subject of the assignment.
Bank of Baroda: Assigned Lead Bank for the new district of Vav-Tharad.
बेटी बचाओ
बेटी पढ़ाओ
भारतीय �रज़वर् बैंक
______________________ RESERVE BANK OF INDIA________________________
www.rbi.org.in
RBI/2025-26/155
FIDD.CO.LBS.BC. No.09/02.08.001/2025-26 December 18, 2025
The Chairman / Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Lead Banks Concerned
Madam/ Dear Sir,
Formation of new district in the State of Gujarat –
Assignment of Lead Bank Responsibility
The Government of Gujarat has notified formation of new district, viz., Vav-Tharad in the state of
Gujarat vide Gazette Notification No. GHM/2025/210/M/RD/RCO/e-file/15/2025/5360/L1 dated
September 24, 2025. Accordingly, it has been decided to designate the Lead Banks of the new
district as below:
Sr Newly Created Lead Bank Responsibility
District Working Code
No District assigned to
allotted to new district
02U
(to be read as ‘Numeral
1 Vav-Tharad Bank of Baroda
Zero, Numeral Two and
Alphabet U’)
2. There is no change in the Lead Banks of the other districts in the state of Gujarat.
Yours faithfully,
(Nisha Nambiar)
Chief General Manager-in-Charge
िवत् तीय समावेशन और िवकास िवभाग, के�ीय कायार्लय,10 वी मंिजल, केंद्रीय कायार्लय भवन, शहीद भगतिसंह मागर्,पो� बॉ� सं. 10014, मुंबई -400001
Financial Inclusion & Development Dept, Central Office,10th Floor, Central Office Building, Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, P.B.No.10014, Mumbai-1
टेली Tel:022-22601000 फै�ः 91-22-22621011/22610943/22610948 ई -मेल : cgmincfidd@rbi.org.in
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