Formation of new district in the State of Punjab – Assignment of Lead Bank Responsibility
The Government of Punjab vide Gazette Notification No.7767 dated June 10, 2021 had notified the formation of a new district in the State of Punjab. It has been decided to assign the lead bank responsibility of the new district as under:
| Sr No | Newly Carved District | Erstwhile District | Sub-Division/ Tehsil under newly created District | Lead Bank Responsibility assigned to | District Working Code allotted to new district |
| 1 | Malerkotla | Sangrur | Malerkotla Amargarh and Ahemedgarh | State Bank of India | 00T (to be read as “zero zero T”) |
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 bank responsibilities of the erstwhile district and of other districts in the State of Punjab.
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