According to Notification F. No. DoR.LIC.No.S7702/16.13.300/2025-26, issued by the Reserve Bank of India in Mumbai on January 12, 2026, the following regional rural banks are included in the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934:
1. Bihar Gramin Bank
2. Jammu and Kashmir Grameen Bank
3. West Bengal Gramin Bank
The notification is issued in pursuance of clause (a) of sub-section (6) of Section 42 of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934).
R. Lakshmi Kanth Rao, Executive Director, is the issuing authority. Publication details are [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./648/2025-26]. The gazette was released on Tuesday, February 3, 2026/Magha 14, 1947.
Key Entities Referenced
Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934: The act under which the Reserve Bank of India is authorized to regulate banks and include them in the Second Schedule.
Reserve Bank of India: The regulator adding regional rural banks to its Second Schedule.
Second Schedule: Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 to which certain regional rural banks are being added.
Bihar Gramin Bank: Regional rural bank being added to the Second Schedule.
Jammu and Kashmir Grameen Bank: Regional rural bank being added to the Second Schedule.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 73] नई ददल्ली, मगं लर्ार, फरर्री 3, 2026/माघ 14, 1947
No. 73] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2026/MAGHA 14, 1947
भारतीय ररज़र् व बकैं
अजधसचू ना
म ंबई, 12 िनर्री, 2026
फा. स.ं जर्जर्.एलआईसी.स.ं एस 7702/16.13.300/2025-26.— भारतीय ररज़र्व बैंक अजधजनयम, 1934
(1934 का 2) की धारा 42 की उपधारा 6 के खंड (ए) के अन सरण म ें भारतीय ररज़र् व बैंक एतद्द्वारा उक्त अजधजनयम की
दसू री सूची म ें जनम्न जलजखत क्षत्रे ीय ग्रामीण बैंकों को िाजमल करने का जनदेि दते ा ह ै:
1. जबहार ग्रामीण बैंक
2. िम्मू एर् ं कश्मीर ग्रामीण बैंक
3. पजिम बंगाल ग्रामीण बैंक
आर. लक्ष्मी कांत रार्, कायवपालक जनदिे क
[जर्ज्ञापन-III/4/असा./648/2025-26]
717 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
Mumbai, the 12th January, 2026
F. No. DoR.LIC.No.S7702/16.13.300/2025-26.— In pursuance of clause (a) of sub-section (6) of
Section 42 of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934), the Reserve Bank of India hereby directs the
inclusion in the Second Schedule to the said Act of the following bank, namely:
1. Bihar Gramin Bank
2. Jammu and Kashmir Grameen Bank
3. West Bengal Gramin Bank
R. LAKSHMI KANTH RAO, Executive Director
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./648/2025-26]
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