RBI Update: Formation of new districts in the State of Chhattisgarh – Assignment of Lead Bank Responsibility dated 6 th January, 2023

Reserve Bank of India vide its Circular dated 6 th January, 2023 has informed that the Government of Chhattisgarh has notified formation of five new districts in the state of Chhattisgarh vide Gazette Notifications No. F 11-40/2021/Seven 4, No. F 11-08/2022/Seven-4, No. F 11-37/2021/Seven-4 dated September 1, 2022, and No. F 11-38/2021/Seven-4, No. No. F 11-39/2021/Seven-4 dated September 8, 2022 . Accordingly, it has been decided to designate Lead Banks of the new districts as under:

Sr No Newly Created District Erstwhile District(s) Lead Bank Responsibility assigned to District Working Code allotted to new district 1 Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (i) Raigarh (ii) Baloda Bazar – Bhatapara State Bank of India 01R 2 Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai Rajnandgaon State Bank of India 01P 3 Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chouki Bank of Baroda 01Q 4 Sakti Janjgir-Champa State Bank of India 01S 5 Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur (MCB) Korea Central Bank of India 01T

The above District Working Code of the new districts have also been allotted for the purpose of BSR reporting by banks and there will be no change in the Lead Banks of the other districts in the state of Chhattisgarh.

This Circular is applicable to all the Lead Banks Concerned and shall come into force with immediate effect.

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