Formation of new district in the State of Assam – Assignment of Lead Bank Responsibility
The Government of Assam vide Gazette Notification No.GAG(B) 491/2019/107 dated January 12, 2021 had notified formation of a new district in the state of Assam. It has been decided to assign the lead bank responsibility for the new district as under:
| Sr No | Newly Created District | Erstwhile District | Sub-Division under newly created district | Lead Bank Responsibility assigned to | District Working Code allotted to new district |
| 1 | Bajali | Barpeta | Existing Bajali sub-division of the district of Barpeta | UCO Bank | 01O (to be read as numeral zero, numeral one, alphabet O) |
2. Further, the District Working Code of the new district has also been allotted for the purpose of BSR reporting by banks.
3. There is no change in the Lead Banks of the erstwhile district and of other districts in the state of Assam.
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