**Summary:**
RBI Circular RBI202122184, issued on March 23, 2022, by the Reserve Bank of India, announces the assignment of Lead Bank responsibility for the newly formed Mairang district in the state of Meghalaya. The Government of Meghalaya notified the formation of the new district on November 09, 2021, via Gazette Notification No.HPL.842021253. The Punjab National Bank has been assigned the Lead Bank responsibility for the Mairang district, which was previously part of the West Khasi Hills district. The District Working Code "00U" has been allotted to the new district for BSR reporting purposes by banks. There is no change in the Lead Bank responsibilities for the erstwhile West Khasi Hills district or any other districts in Meghalaya. The circular is issued by Sonali Sen Gupta, Chief General Manager-in-Charge, Financial Inclusion Development Dept, Central Office, Reserve Bank of India. Contact information: Tel: 022-22601000, 91-22-22621011, 22610943, 22610948; Email: cgmincfiddrbi.org.in. The central office address is 10th Floor, Central Office Building, Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, P.B.No.10014, Mumbai – 400001.
Key Entities Referenced
Reserve Bank of India (RBI): The central bank of India, the source of the notification.
Meghalaya: A state in India where a new district was formed.
Government of Meghalaya: The governing body of the state of Meghalaya, which notified the formation of the new district.
Mairang Civil Sub-Division: The newly created district in Meghalaya.
West Khasi Hills: The erstwhile district from which the new district was carved out in Meghalaya.
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD): The lead bank assigned to the new district.
Lead Bank Scheme: A scheme assigning lead bank responsibility to different banks for different districts.
Sonali Sen Gupta: Chief General Manager-in-Charge, Financial Inclusion Development Department, Reserve Bank of India.
RBI/2021-22/184
FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No.18/02.08.001/2021-22 March 23, 2022
The Chairman / Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
All Lead Banks
Madam/ Dear Sir,
Formation of new district in the State of Meghalaya –
Assignment of Lead Bank Responsibility
The Government of Meghalaya vide Gazette Notification No.HPL.84/2021/253 dated
November 09, 2021 had notified formation of a new district in the State of Meghalaya. It has
been decided to assign the lead bank responsibility of the new district as under:
Sub-Division/ Tehsil Lead Bank District Working
Sr Newly Carved Erstwhile
under newly created Responsibility Code allotted to
No District District
District assigned to new district
West
Eastern West Mairang Civil Sub- Punjab 00U (to be read as
1 Khasi
Khasi Hills Division National Bank "zero zero U")
Hills
2. Further, the District Working Code of the new district has also been allotted for the purpose
of BSR reporting by the banks.
3. There is no change in the lead bank responsibilities of the erstwhile district and of other
districts in the State of Meghalaya.
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
टेली Tel:022-22601000 फै�ः 91-22-22621011/22610943/22610948 ई -मेल : cgmincfidd@rbi.org.in
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