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Date: 2019-01-31 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Whereas the Central Government, after consultation with the National Bank for Agriculture

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Executive Summary: This notification announces the amalgamation of Vananchal Gramin Bank and Jharkhand Gramin Bank into a single Regional Rural Bank named Jharkhand Rajya Gramin Bank, effective April 1, 2019. This decision was made by the Central Government after consulting with NABARD, the Government of Jharkhand, and the Sponsor Banks, State Bank of India and Bank of India, in the public interest and for the development of the area served by the banks. The new entity will operate under the sponsorship of State Bank of India. Key Points / Main Content: Amalgamation Details: * Vananchal Gramin Bank and Jharkhand Gramin Bank are amalgamated into Jharkhand Rajya Gramin Bank. * The head office of the new bank will be in Ranchi, under the sponsorship of State Bank of India. * The effective date of amalgamation is April 1, 2019. Capital Structure: * The authorized capital of the new bank is Rupees two thousand crore, divided into two hundred crore shares of Rupees ten each. * The subscribed share capital will be equal to the combined subscribed capital of the transferor banks. * Share capital and deposit details are: Central Government (Rs. 123.84 cr), State Government (Rs. 37.15 cr), Sponsor Bank (Rs. 86.68 cr), Share Capital Deposit (Nil). Operational Changes: * The transferor banks will cease to carry on business from the effective date, except as necessary for implementing the amalgamation. * All assets, rights, and liabilities of the transferor banks will be transferred to the transferee bank. * Existing contracts and legal proceedings involving the transferor banks will continue with the transferee bank. Customer Accounts: * The transferee bank will open corresponding accounts for all existing customers of the transferor banks with full amounts and payable interest credited. * The transferee bank may withhold credit for up to three months with Sponsor Bank approval if there are doubts about the correctness of account entries. Employee Matters: * Employees of the transferor banks will continue their service in the transferee bank with the same remuneration and terms of service. * Seniority will be determined per NABARD guidelines. * The transferee bank can post or appoint employees anywhere within its area of operation. Area of Operation: * The area of operation of the new bank will be the combined area of operation of the transferor banks in all districts of Jharkhand. Impact Analysis: Customers: * Impact: Their accounts will be transferred to the new bank, Jharkhand Rajya Gramin Bank. * Action Required: Customers should be aware that their accounts will now be managed by Jharkhand Rajya Gramin Bank. Employees: * Impact: Their employment will continue with the new bank under the same terms and conditions. * Action Required: Employees should adhere to the new bank's policies and guidelines. State Bank of India (Sponsor Bank): * Impact: Assumes sponsorship of the amalgamated entity. * Action Required: Provide necessary support and oversight to the new entity. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD): * Impact: Consulted in the decision and provides guidelines on employee seniority. * Action Required: Provide guidelines on employee seniority and address related issues through a committee. Government of Jharkhand: * Impact: Stakeholder in the amalgamated entity. * Action Required: Continue supporting the new entity in its operations.

Key Entities Referenced

Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976: A law enacted in 1976 by the Government of India, which provides for the establishment and regulation of Regional Rural Banks. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development: An apex development finance institution in India (NABARD). Government of Jharkhand: The state government of Jharkhand, India. State Bank of India: A major public sector bank in India, serving as a Sponsor Bank. Bank of India: A major public sector bank in India, serving as a Sponsor Bank. Vananchal Gramin Bank: One of the Regional Rural Banks being amalgamated. Jharkhand Gramin Bank: One of the Regional Rural Banks being amalgamated. Jharkhand Rajya Gramin Bank: The single Regional Rural Bank formed after the amalgamation of Vananchal Gramin Bank and Jharkhand Gramin Bank.
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शि4य5 का *योग करते Aए उ4 *ादिेशक (cid:20)ामीण बक(cid:26) 5 को एकल *ादिे शक (cid:20)ामीण बक(cid:26) म (cid:10) समामिे लत करन े का उपबंध करती ह ै जो ऐस े गठन, संपि?, शि4, अिधकार, िहत5, *ािधकार5 और िवशषे ािधकार5; तथा ऐसी दये ताD, कत(cid:28)E5 और दाियFव5 जो नीच े िविनGदH ह,(cid:26) के साथ अअअअ(cid:12)(cid:12)(cid:12)(cid:12)ललैैललैै ,,,, 2222000011119999 ककककाााा पपपपहहहहललललाााा (cid:16)(cid:16)(cid:16)(cid:16)ददददनननन से *भावी होगा (िजसे इसम (cid:10)इसके प=ात 'समामले न क> *भावी तारीख़’ कहा गया ह)ै :— 1. झारखंड राJय म (cid:10) भारतीय (cid:31)टेट ब(cid:26)क तथा बक(cid:26) ऑफ इंिडया के 6ारा *ायोिजत वनांचल (cid:20)ामीण ब(cid:26)क और झारखंड (cid:20)ामीण ब(cid:26)क (िजस े इसम (cid:10) इसके प=ात 'अंतरणकता (cid:28) *ादिे शक (cid:20)ामीण बक(cid:26) ' कहा गया ह)ै को एकल *ादिे शक (cid:20)ामीण ब(cid:26)क झझझझााााररररखखखखडडंंडडंं रररराााा(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)यययय (cid:24)(cid:24)(cid:24)(cid:24)ााााममममीीीीणणणण बबबबकककक(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:28) म (cid:10)समामिे लत (cid:4)कया जाता ह ै(िजसे इसम(cid:10) इसके प=ात 'अंतKरती *ादिे शक (cid:20)ामीण ब(cid:26)क' कहा गया ह)ै िजसका *धान कायाल(cid:28) य ररररााााचचचचंंंं ीीीी म (cid:10)होगा और इसका *ायोजक ब(cid:26)क भभभभााााररररततततीीीीयययय (cid:31)(cid:31)(cid:31)(cid:31)टटटटेटेटेटेट बबबबकक(cid:28)(cid:28)कक(cid:28)(cid:28) होगा। 2. अंतKरती *ादिे शक (cid:20)ामीण बक(cid:26) क> *ािधकृत पूंजी दो हजार करोड़ Nपए होगी जो *Fयके दस Nपए के पूण (cid:28) चकु ता शेयर5 क> दो सौ करोड़ क> सPं या म (cid:10) िवभािजत होगी। अंतKरती *ादिे शक (cid:20)ामीण ब(cid:26)क क> अिभद? शेयर पूंजी अंतरणकता (cid:28) *ादिे शक (cid:20)ामीण ब(cid:26)क5 क> अिभद? शेयर पूंजी के बराबर होगी तथा इस *कार, अंतरणकता(cid:28) *ादिे शक (cid:20)ामीण बक(cid:26) 5 क> सRपूण (cid:28) अिभद? शेयर पूंजी ह(cid:31)तांतKरत मानी जाएगी और अंतKरती *ादिे शक (cid:20)ामीण बक(cid:26) क> अिभद? शेयर पूंजी के Sप म (cid:10) मानी जाएगी। 658 GI/2019 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 3. अंतKरती *ादिे शक (cid:20)ामीण बक(cid:26) क> सRपूण (cid:28)शेयर पूंजी और शेयर पूंजी जमा िनTा(cid:4)ं कत ह (cid:26):— 1. शेयर पूंजी (क) केU(cid:11) सरकार एक सौ तेइस करोड़ और चौरासी लाख Nपए; (ख) राJय सरकार स(cid:26)तीस करोड़ और पं(cid:11)ह लाख Nपए; (ग) *ायोजक बक(cid:26) िछयासी करोड़ और अड़सठ लाख Nपए; 2. शेयर पूंजी जमा शूUय 4. समामले न क> *भावी तारीख़ स,े अंतरणकता (cid:28)*ादिे शक (cid:20)ामीण बक(cid:26) , जैस ेवनांचल (cid:20)ामीण ब(cid:26)क और झारखंड (cid:20)ामीण ब(cid:26)क पर, इस अिधसूचना के अनुसार समामले न के उपबंध5 को लागू करन े के िलए जो आव0यक होगा, को छोड़कर (cid:4)कUहW भी जमाकता(cid:28)D को (cid:4)कसी *कार का भुगतान करन े या उधारकताD(cid:28) को (cid:4)कसी *कार क> दने दारी या बाXयताए ं चकु ाने सिहत कारोबार करने पर *ितबंध होगा। 5. समामले न क> *भावी तारीख स े अंतरणकता (cid:28) *ादिे शक (cid:20)ामीण ब(cid:26)क5 के उपYम, अंतKरती *ादिे शक (cid:20)ामीण ब(cid:26)क को अंतKरत हो जाएगं ेऔर उनम(cid:10) िनिहत हो जाएंगे। (क) अंतरणकता (cid:28) *ादिे शक (cid:20)ामीण ब(cid:26)क5 के उपYम5 म (cid:10) सभी आि(cid:31)तय5, अिधकार, शि4य5, *ािधकार तथा िवशेषािधकार और सभी चल तथा अचल सपं ि?य5, शेष नकदी, आरि7त िनिधय5, िनवेश और अUय सभी अिधकार तथा ऐसी संपि?य5 पर या उससे *ाZ होन े वाला [याज, जो इस अिधसचू ना के लागू होने स े तFकाल पवू (cid:28) अंतरणकता (cid:28) *ादेिशक (cid:20)ामीण ब(cid:26)क5 के (cid:31)वािमFव, अिधकार, शि4 या िनयं8ण म (cid:10) हो, चाह े वह भारत म(cid:10) हो या बाहर तथा सभी लेखा- बिहया,ं रिज(cid:31)टर, Kरकाड (cid:28) और उससे संबंिधत सभी *कार के अUय सभी कागजात शािमल ह5गे तथा इसके अंतग(cid:28)त अंतरणकता(cid:28) *ादिे शक (cid:20)ामीण ब(cid:26)क का उस समय िनवा(cid:28)ह करन ेवाले सभी *कार के उधार5, दये ताD और दाियFव5 को सिRमिलत समझा जाएगा; (ख) इस अिधसूचना के लागू होने स े तFकाल पूव (cid:28) िनवा(cid:28)ह करने वाली या *भावी सभी संिवदाए,ं करार बा\ड, समझौत,े गारंKटया,ं मPु तारनामा, काननू ी *ितवेदन क> मंजूरी और (cid:4)कसी भी *कार के अUय िलखत और िजसके िलए अंतरणकता(cid:28) *ादिे शक (cid:20)ामीण ब(cid:26)क एक प7 ह (cid:26) या जो अंतरणकता(cid:28) *ादिे शक (cid:20)ामीण बक(cid:26) 5 के प7 म(cid:10) ह,(cid:26) पूरी 7मता स े अंतKरती *ादिे शक (cid:20)ामीण ब(cid:26)क के िवN] या प7 म (cid:10) ह5गे और इस े पूरी तरह स े तथा *भावी ढंग स े अतं रणकता (cid:28) *ादिे शक (cid:20)ामीण ब(cid:26)क5 के (cid:31)थान पर लागू (cid:4)कया गया ह,ै अंतKरती *ादिे शक (cid:20)ामीण ब(cid:26)क इसका एक प7 रहा ह ै या मानो उUह (cid:10)अतं Kरती *ादिे शक (cid:20)ामीण बक(cid:26) के प7 म(cid:10) जारी (cid:4)कया गया हो; (ग) य(cid:4)द, समामले न क> *भावी तारीख को अतं रणकता (cid:28) *ादिे शक (cid:20)ामीण बक(cid:26) 5 के (cid:4)कसी कारोबार के संबंध म (cid:10) (cid:4)कसी भी *कार का वाद, अपील या अUय काय(cid:28)वािहयां अंतरणकता(cid:28) *ादिे शक (cid:20)ामीण ब(cid:26)क5 6ारा या के िवN] लिRबत ह,(cid:26) यह अंतरणकता(cid:28) बक(cid:26) 5 के उपYम5 के अंतरण इस अिधसूचना म (cid:10)(cid:4)दए गए (cid:4)कसी त_ य के कारण उपशमन नहW (cid:4)कया जाएगा या (cid:4)कसी भी *कार स े दरु ा(cid:20)हपूण (cid:28) तरीके से *भािवत नहW होगा, ल(cid:4)े कन वाद, अपील या अUय काय(cid:28)वािहयां अंतKरती *ादिे शक (cid:20)ामीण बक(cid:26) 6ारा या के िवN] जारी रखी जा सक(cid:10)गी, अिभयोजन (cid:4)कया जा सकेगा और लागू (cid:4)कया जा सकेगा; (घ) (cid:4)कसी समझौता, सिं वदा, ह(cid:31)त ातं रण प8, आ0 वासन, मुPत ारनामा या (cid:4)कसी भी *कार के (cid:4)कसी अU य कागजात म (cid:10) अंतरणकता(cid:28) *ादिे शक (cid:20)ामीण ब(cid:26)क5 से (cid:4)कए गए प8ाचार को अंतKरती *ादिे शक (cid:20)ामीण बक(cid:26) स े (cid:4)कया गया प8ाचार माना जाएगा और अंतरणकता (cid:28) ब(cid:26)क5 के अिधकार5 एवं बाX यताD को अतं Kरती *ादिे शक (cid:20)ामीण बक(cid:26) का अिधकार और बाXय ताए ंमाना जाएगा। 6.(क) अंतरणकता(cid:28) बक(cid:26) के *Fय के बचत ब(cid:26)क खाता या चाल ू खाता या साविध जमा, नकदी *माणप8, मािसक जमारािशया,ं मांग या अ(cid:6)प सूचना पर दये जमारािश या (cid:4)कसी भी नाम स े जान े जाने वाली (cid:4)कसी अU य जमारािशय5 सिहत कोई अUय जमारािश खात े के संबधं म(cid:10) अतं Kरती *ादिेशक (cid:20)ामीण ब(cid:26)क समामले न क> *भावी तारीख को अपन े यहा ं उसके संबंिधत जमाकताD(cid:28) के नाम स ेतदनSु पी और समान खाता खोलेगा और उसके [ याज क> दये मा8ा सिहत परू ी रािश जमा करेगा:¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(ii)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3 परंत,ु जहां (cid:4)क अंतKरती *ादिे शक (cid:20)ामीण ब(cid:26)क को (cid:4)कसी खास खात े म (cid:10) क> गई *िविHय5 के सही होने पर पया(cid:28)‘त शक हो, यह *ायोजक ब(cid:26)क के अनमु ोदन स ेसमामले न क> *भावी तारीख स ेतीन महीने से अनिधक क> अविध के िलए उस खात ेम (cid:10)जमा करन ेक> *(cid:4)Yया को रोक सकता ह ैिजसके भीतर अंतKरती *ादिे शक (cid:20)ामीण ब(cid:26)क ऐस ेखात े म(cid:10) सही शेष रािश सुिनि=त करेगा। (ख) अUय सभी दये ताD के संबंध म,(cid:10) सR पि? अतं रण अिधिनयम, 1882 (1882 का 4) या रिज(cid:31) bीकरण अिधिनयम, 1908 (1908 का 16) म(cid:10) (cid:4)कसी बात के होत ेAए भी यह अिधसूचना अंतरणकता(cid:28) *ादिे शक (cid:20)ामीण बक(cid:26) 5 के कारोबार सRप ि?, आि(cid:31)त और दये ताD, अिधकार5, िहत5, शि4य5, िवशेषािधकार5, लाभ5 और (cid:4)कसी भी *कार के दाियF व5 का इस अिधसूचना के उपबंध5 के अनुसार अंतKरती *ादिे शक (cid:20)ामीण बक(cid:26) को पया(cid:28)‘ त ह(cid:31)त ातं रण होगा। 7.(क) अंतरणकता(cid:28) *ादिे शक (cid:20)ामीण ब(cid:26)क5 के सभी कम(cid:28)चाKरय5 (औdोिगक िववाद अिधिनयम, 1947 (1947 का 14) के अधीन जो कमक(cid:28) ार न ह5) क> सेवा अंतKरती *ादेिशक (cid:20)ामीण ब(cid:26)क म (cid:10) उसी पाKरeिमक और सेवा क> उU हW शतf पर जारी रहगे ी, यथाि(cid:31)थित, समामेलन क> *भावी तारीख से तFक ाल पवू (cid:28) िजसके 6ारा वे िनयिं 8त होते थे। (ख) *Fय 7 Sप स े भतg (cid:4)कए गए और/या पदोU नत (cid:4)कए गए अिधकाKरय5 और कमच(cid:28) ाKरय5 क> पर(cid:31)प र वKरiता का िनण(cid:28)य रा(cid:15)ीय कृिष और (cid:20)ामीण िवकास बक(cid:26) (नाबाड)(cid:28) 6ारा तारीख़ 25.11.2013 के प8 संPया एनबी.आईडीडी. आरआरसीबीडी/2065/462/(आईएसएस) 2013-14 के 6ारा जारी (cid:4)दशािनदशq 5 के अनुसार (cid:4)कया जाएगा। इसके अलावा य(cid:4)द इस संबंध म(cid:10) कोई िववाद उFपr होता ह ै तो इसका िनपटान एक सिमित 6ारा (cid:4)कया जाएगा िजसम (cid:10) रा(cid:15)ीय कृिष और (cid:20)ामीण िवकास बक(cid:26) (नाबाड)(cid:28) और *ायोजक ब(cid:26)क के *ितिनिध शािमल ह5गे। 8. अंतKरती *ादिे शक (cid:20)ामीण ब(cid:26)क के पास बक(cid:26) और जनता के िहत म (cid:10) कम(cid:28)चाKरय5 को अतं Kरती *ादिे शक (cid:20)ामीण बक(cid:26) के सम(cid:31)त पKरचालन 7े8 म (cid:10)कहW भी तनै ात या िनय4ु करन ेका अिधकार ह।ै 9. अंतKरती *ादिेशक (cid:20)ामीण बक(cid:26) के पKरचालन 7े8 म (cid:10) अतं रणकता(cid:28) बक(cid:26) 5, अथात(cid:28) वनांचल (cid:20)ामीण ब(cid:26)क और झारखंड (cid:20)ामीण बक(cid:26) के झारखंड राJय के अंतग(cid:28)त आने वाल ेसभी िजल े*ादिे शक (cid:20)ामीण बक(cid:26) के पKरचालन 7े8 म(cid:10) शािमल ह5गे। 10. जब तक इस अिधसूचना म (cid:10) (cid:31)प sट Sप से न (cid:4)दया गया हो, इस अिधिनयम के उपबंध5 का अतं Kरती *ादिे शक (cid:20)ामीण ब(cid:26)क पर ऐसा *भाव होगा मानो उtत अिधिनयम क> धारा 3 क> उपधारा (1) के अतं ग(cid:28)त इस े(cid:31) थािपत (cid:4)कया गया हो। [फा. स.ं 7/8/2017-आरआरबी(झारखंड)] सुचीU(cid:11) िमe, संयु4 सिचव MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Financial Services) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 31st January, 2019 S.O. 567(E).—Whereas the Central Government, after consultation with the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), the Government of Jharkhand and the State Bank of India and Bank of India, being the Sponsor Banks of Vananchal Gramin Bank and Jharkhand Gramin Bank, is of the opinion that it is necessary in the public interest and in the interest of the development of the area served by the aforesaid Regional Rural Banks and also in the interest of the said Regional Rural Banks themselves, that the said Regional Rural Banks should be amalgamated into a single Regional Rural Bank; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 23A of the Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976 (21 of 1976) (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”), the Central Government hereby provides for the amalgamation of the said Regional Rural Banks into a single Regional Rural Bank which shall come into effect on and from the first day of April, 2019 (hereinafter referred to as the “effective date of amalgamation”) with such constitution, property, powers, rights, interests, authorities and privileges; and with such liabilities, duties and obligations as specified hereunder:—4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 1. Vananchal Gramin Bank and Jharkhand Gramin Bank (hereinafter referred to as “the transferor Regional Rural Banks”) sponsored by the State Bank of India and Bank of India in the State of Jharkhand are hereby amalgamated into a single Regional Rural Bank which shall be called as Jharkhand Rajya Gramin Bank (hereinafter referred to as “the transferee Regional Rural Bank”) with its head office at Ranchi under the sponsorship of State Bank of India. 2. The authorized capital of the transferee Regional Rural Bank shall be rupees two thousand crore divided into two hundred crore number of fully paid shares of rupees ten each. The subscribed share capital of the transferee Regional Rural Bank shall be equal to the subscribed share capital of transferor Regional Rural Banks and, therefore, the entire subscribed share capital of the transferor Regional Rural Banks shall be deemed to have been transferred to and shall be deemed as subscribed share capital of the transferee Regional Rural Bank. 3. The entire share capital and share capital deposit of the transferee Regional Rural Bank shall be as under:— 1 Share Capital Rupees one hundred and twenty three crore and eighty four (a) Central Government lakh (b) State Government Rupees thirty seven crore and fifteen lakh (c) Sponsor Bank Rupees eighty six crore and sixty eight lakh 2 Share Capital Deposit Nil 4. From the effective date of amalgamation, the transferor Regional Rural Banks viz. Vananchal Gramin Bank and Jharkhand Gramin Bank shall cease to carry on the business including that of making any payment to any depositors or discharge any liability or obligation to the creditors except to the extent as may be necessary for implementation of the provisions of the amalgamation as per this notification. 5. From the effective date of amalgamation, the undertakings of the transferor Regional Rural Banks shall be transferred to and shall vest in the transferee Regional Rural Bank; (a) The undertakings of the transferor Regional Rural Banks shall include all assets, rights, powers, authorities and privileges and all property movable and immovable, cash balance, reserve funds, investments and all other rights and interest in or arising out of such property, as are immediately before the commencement of this notification, in the ownership, possession, power or control of the transferor Regional Rural Banks whether within or outside India and all books of accounts, registers, records and all other documents of whatever nature relating thereto and shall also be deemed to include all borrowings, liabilities and obligations of whatever kind then subsisting of the transferor Regional Rural Banks; (b) All contracts, deeds, bonds, agreements, guarantees, powers of attorney, grants of legal representation and other instruments of whatsoever nature subsisting or having effect immediately before the commencement of this notification and to which the transferor Regional Rural Banks are a party or which are in favour of the transferor Regional Rural Banks shall be in full force and effect against or in favour of the transferee Regional Rural Bank and may be enforced or acted upon as fully and effectively as if in the place of the transferor Regional Rural Banks, the transferee Regional Rural Bank has been a party thereto or as if they had been issued in favour of the transferee Regional Rural Bank; (c) If, on the effective date of amalgamation, any suit, appeal or other proceedings of whatsoever nature in relation to any business of the transferor Regional Rural Banks are pending by, or against to, the transferor Regional Rural Banks, the same shall not abate, be discontinued or be, in any way, prejudicially affected by reason of the transfer of the undertaking of the transferor Regional Rural Banks or of anything contained in this notification but the suit, appeal or other proceedings may be continued, prosecuted and enforced by, or against, the transferee Regional Rural Bank; (d) Any reference to the transferor Regional Rural Banks in any agreement, contract, conveyance, assurance, power of attorney or any other document of whatsoever nature shall be deemed to be a reference to the transferee Regional Rural Bank and the rights and obligations of the transferor Regional Rural Banks shall be deemed to be the rights and obligations of the transferee Regional Rural Bank.¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(ii)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 5 6. (a) In respect of every savings banks account or current account or any other deposit account including a fixed deposit, cash certificate, monthly deposit, deposit payable at call or short notice or any other deposits by whatever name called with the transferor Regional Rural Bank, the transferee Regional Rural Bank shall open with itself on the effective date of amalgamation a corresponding and similar account in the name of the respective holder(s) thereof crediting thereto full amount including interest to the extent payable: Provided that where the transferee Regional Rural Bank entertains a reasonable doubt about the correctness of the entries made in any particular account, it may with the approval of the Sponsor Bank withhold the credit to be made in that account for a period not exceeding three months from the effective date of amalgamation within which the transferee Regional Rural Bank shall ascertain the correct balance in such account. (b) In respect of every other liability, notwithstanding anything contained in the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (4 of 1882) or the Registration Act, 1908 (16 of 1908), this notification shall be sufficient conveyance, in accordance with the provisions of this notification, of the business, properties, assets and liabilities, rights, interests, powers, privileges, benefits and obligations of whatever nature of the transferor Regional Rural Banks to the transferee Regional Rural Bank. 7. (a) The service of all the employees of the transferor Regional Rural Banks (excepting such of them as not being workmen within the meaning of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 [14 of 1947]) shall continue in the transferee Regional Rural Bank at the same remuneration and on the same terms and conditions of service, or, as the case may be, by which they were governed immediately before the effective date of amalgamation. (b) The inter-se-seniority of officers and employees, directly recruited or promoted, shall be decided as per the guidelines by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development issued vide letter number NB.IDD.RRCBD/ 2065/462/(ISS)2013-14 dated 25.11.2013. Further, if any issue arises in this regard, the same shall be decided by a Committee comprising representatives of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development and Sponsor Bank. 8. The transferee Regional Rural Bank shall have the power to post or appoint the employees in the interest of the bank and the public as a whole anywhere in the entire area of operation of the transferee Regional Rural Bank. 9. The area of operation of the transferee Regional Rural Bank shall be the combined area of operation of the transferor Regional Rural Banks viz. Vananchal Gramin Bank and Jharkhand Gramin Bank in all the districts in the State of Jharkhand. 10. Unless otherwise expressly provided in this notification, the provisions of the Act shall have the same effect on the transferee Regional Rural Bank as if it has been established under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Act. [F. No. 7/8/2017-RRB(Jharkhand)] SUCHINDRA MISRA, Jt. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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