**Summary:**
This communication from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), dated June 20, 2019, addresses the assignment of lead bank responsibilities for newly formed districts in the states of Telangana and Madhya Pradesh. The Government of Telangana created the Mulugu and Narayanpet districts via Gazette Notifications G.O.MS.No.18 and 19, dated February 16, 2019. The Government of Madhya Pradesh created the Niwari district via Gazette Notification No.F1 92018VII6, dated September 29, 2018.
The RBI has assigned lead bank responsibility as follows:
* **Mulugu (Telangana):** State Bank of India (District Working Code: 00A). This district was carved out of the Jayashankar Bhupalpally Revenue Division.
* **Narayanpet (Telangana):** State Bank of India (District Working Code: 00B). This district was carved out of the Mahabubnagar Revenue Division.
* **Niwari (Madhya Pradesh):** State Bank of India (District Working Code: 00C). This district includes the Prithvipur, Niwari, and Orchha Tehsils, and was carved out of the Tikamgarh district.
The communication clarifies that there are no changes to the lead bank responsibilities of the erstwhile districts or any other districts in Telangana and Madhya Pradesh. Banks are instructed to use the allotted District Working Codes for BSR reporting purposes.
Gautam Prasad Borah, Chief General Manager-in-Charge, Financial Inclusion Development Department (FIDD), RBI, is the contact person. The FIDD can be reached at the Central Office, 10th Floor, Central Office Building, Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, P.B.No.10014, Mumbai – 400001. The telephone numbers are 022-22601000, 91-22-22621011/22610943/22610948, and the email address is cgmincfidd@rbi.org.in. The communication also includes a caution against responding to fraudulent communications requesting personal banking information.
Key Entities Referenced
Telangana: A state in India where two new districts were formed.
Madhya Pradesh: A state in India where one new district was formed.
State Bank of India: The lead bank assigned responsibility for the new districts.
Mulugu District, Telangana: A newly formed district in Telangana, previously part of Jayashankar Bhupalpally District.
Narayanpet District, Telangana: A newly formed district in Telangana, previously part of Mahabubnagar District.
Niwari District, Madhya Pradesh: A newly formed district in Madhya Pradesh, previously part of Tikamgarh District.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI): India's central bank, which issued the notification regarding lead bank responsibility assignments.
Financial Inclusion Development Department (FIDD): The department within the Reserve Bank of India that issued the notification.
RBI/2018-19/218
FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No.19/02.08.001/2018-19 June 20, 2019
The Chairmen / Managing Directors & Chief Executive Officers
All Lead Banks
Madam/ Dear Sir,
Formation of new district in the States of Telangana and Madhya Pradesh –
Assignment of Lead Bank Responsibility
The Government of Telangana vide Gazette Notification G.O.MS.No.18 and 19 dated
February 16, 2019 had notified the formation of two new districts in the State of
Telangana and the Government of Madhya Pradesh vide Gazette Notification No.F-1-
9-2018-VII-6 dated September 29, 2018 had notified the formation of one new district
in the State of Madhya Pradesh. It has been decided to assign the lead bank
responsibility of the new districts as under:
Sr State Newly Erstwhile Revenue Lead Bank District
No Carved District Division/ Responsibility Working
District Tehsils assigned to Code
under allotted
newly to new
created district
District
1 Telangana Mulugu Jayashankar Mulugu State Bank of 00A
Bhupalpally Revenue India
Division
2 Telangana Narayanpet Mahabubnagar Narayanpet State Bank of 00B
Revenue India
Division
3 Madhya Niwari Tikamgarh Prithvipur, State Bank of 00C
Pradesh Niwari and India
Orchha
Tehsils
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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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है। यह धन रखने या देने का प्रस् ताव भी नह�ं करता है। ऐसे प्रस् ताव� का �कसी भी तर�के से जवाब मत द�िजए।"
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
2. Further, the District Working Codes of the new districts have also been allotted for
the purpose of BSR reporting by banks.
3. There is no change in the lead bank responsibilities of the erstwhile districts and of
other districts in the States of Telangana and Madhya Pradesh.
Yours faithfully,
(Gautam Prasad Borah)
Chief General Manager-in-Charge