RBI has announced the assignment of lead bank responsibility for the newly formed Hansi district in Haryana, vide Gazette Notification No. 682-ARIC-03-2025/7392 dated December 19, 2025. Punjab National Bank has been assigned as the Lead Bank for Hansi, with the district working code of 02V. There is no change in the Lead Banks of the other districts in the state of Haryana. This notification is dated February 16, 2026, and is addressed to the Chairman/Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Lead Banks Concerned. Nisha Nambiar, Chief General Manager-in-Charge, can be contacted for queries via email at cgmincfidd@rbi.org.in or via telephone at 022-22601000. The fax number is 91-22-22621011/22610943/22610948. The RBI cautions against responding to requests for personal information like bank account details or passwords via mail, SMS or phone call. The office address is Financial Inclusion & Development Dept, Central Office, 10th Floor, Central Office Building, Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, P.B.No.10014, Mumbai-1.
Key Entities Referenced
Reserve Bank of India: The issuer of the document and the central bank of India.
Haryana: The state where a new district is formed.
Hansi: The newly formed district in Haryana.
Punjab National Bank: The bank designated as the Lead Bank for the new district Hansi.
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भारतीय �रज़वर् बैंक
______________________ RESERVE BANK OF INDIA________________________
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RBI/2025-26/220
FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No.13/02.08.001/2025-26 February 16, 2026
The Chairman / Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Lead Banks Concerned
Madam/ Dear Sir,
Formation of new district in the State of Haryana –
Assignment of Lead Bank Responsibility
The Government of Haryana has notified formation of new district, viz., Hansi in the state of
Haryana vide Gazette Notification No. 682-ARIC-03-2025/7392 dated December 19, 2025.
Accordingly, it has been decided to designate the Lead Bank of the new district as below:
Sr Newly Created Lead Bank Responsibility District Working Code
No District assigned to allotted to new district
02V
(to be read as ‘Numeral
1 Hansi Punjab National Bank
Zero, Numeral Two and
Alphabet V’)
2. There is no change in the Lead Banks of the other districts in the state of Haryana.
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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