On February 6, 2026, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the inclusion of Bihar Gramin Bank, Jammu and Kashmir Grameen Bank, and West Bengal Gramin Bank in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. This inclusion was made via Notification DoR.LIC.No.S7702/16.13.300/2025-26, dated January 12, 2026, and published in the Gazette of India (Part III - Section 4) dated February 03, 2026. Furthermore, Dakshin Bihar Gramin Bank, Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank, J & K Grameen Bank, Ellaquai Dehati Bank, Bangiya Gramin Vikash Bank, Paschim Banga Gramin Bank and Uttarbanga Kshetriya Gramin Bank have been excluded from the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 vide Notification DoR.LIC.No.S7703/16.13.300/2025-26 dated January 12, 2026 and published in the Gazette of India (Part III - Section 4) dated February 03, 2026.
The Department of Communication can be contacted at the Central Office, Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, Fort, Mumbai - 400 001. The phone number is 022 - 2266 0502, and the email is helpdoc@rbi.org.in. The press release number is 2025-2026/2065. Brij Raj, Chief General Manager. Website: www.rbi.org.in
Key Entities Referenced
Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934: The act that governs the inclusion and exclusion of Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) in the Second Schedule.
Regional Rural Banks (RRBs): Banks affected by the inclusion and exclusion from the Second Schedule of the RBI Act, 1934.
Second Schedule: Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, related to RRBs
Reserve Bank of India: The regulator issuing the press release concerning RRBs and the Second Schedule.
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February 6, 2026
Inclusion in and exclusion from the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of
India Act, 1934 – Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)
The names of the following three Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) have been
included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 vide
Notification DoR.LIC.No.S7702/16.13.300/2025-26 dated January 12, 2026 and
published in the Gazette of India (Part III - Section 4) dated February 03, 2026:
Sl. No. Name of the RRB
1 Bihar Gramin Bank
2 Jammu and Kashmir Grameen Bank
3 West Bengal Gramin Bank
2. Further, the names of the following seven erstwhile RRBs have been excluded
from the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 vide Notification
DoR.LIC.No.S7703/16.13.300/2025-26 dated January 12, 2026 and published in
the Gazette of India (Part III - Section 4) dated February 03, 2026:
Sl. No. Name of the erstwhile RRB
1 Dakshin Bihar Gramin Bank
2 Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank
3 J & K Grameen Bank
4 Ellaquai Dehati Bank
5 Bangiya Gramin Vikash Bank
6 Paschim Banga Gramin Bank
7 Uttarbanga Kshetriya Gramin Bank
(Brij Raj)
Press Release: 2025-2026/2065 Chief General Manager