Formation of new districts in the State of Chhattisgarh – Assignment of Lead Bank Responsibility
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 | Rajnandgaon | Bank of Baroda | 01Q |
| 4 | Sakti | Janjgir-Champa | State Bank of India | 01S |
| 5 | Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur (MCB) | Korea | Central Bank of India | 01T |
2. The District Working Codes of the new districts have also been allotted for the purpose of BSR reporting by banks.
3. There is no change in the Lead Banks of the other districts in the state of Chhattisgarh.
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