RBI/2022-23/109
DOR.AUT.REC.62/22.01.001/2022-23
August 22, 2022
All Domestic Scheduled Commercial Banks
(excluding Regional Rural Banks, Payments Banks and Local Area Banks)
Madam/Dear Sir,
Section 23 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 – Branch Authorisation Policy –
Left Wing Extremism affected districts – Revised List
Please refer to our circular on ‘Rationalisation of Branch Authorisation Policy-Revision of Guidelines’ DBR.No.BAPD.BC.69/22.01.001/2016-17 dated May 18, 2017. As per paragraph 4.2 (c) of the circular, a list of 90 Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected districts in the country was issued vide our Circular DBR.No.BAPD.BC.111/22.01.001/2017-18 dated June 14, 2018, based on Government of India’s notification issued in April 2018.
2. The Government of India has further reduced the list of LWE affected district to 70. The banks are advised to follow the revised list (effective from the date of this circular) as annexed herewith.
Yours faithfully,
(Prakash Baliarsingh)
Chief General Manager
Encl: As above
List of LWE districts
| Andhra Pradesh 1.East Godavari 2.Srikakulam 3.Visakhapatnam 4.Vizianagram 5.West Godavari Bihar 6.Aurangabad 7.Banka 8.Gaya 9.Jamui 10.Kaimur 11.Lakhisarai 12.Munger 13.Nawada 14.Rohtas 15.West Champaran Chhattisgarh 16.Balrampur 17.Bastar 18.Bijapur 19.Dantewada 20.Dhamtari 21.Gariyaband 22.Kanker 23.Kondagaon 24.Mahasamund 25.Narayanpur 26.Rajnandgaon 27.Sukma 28.Kabirdham 29.Mungeli Jharkhand 30.Bokaro 31.Chatra 32.Dhanbad 33.Dumka | Jharkhand (contd.) 34.East Singhbhum 35.Garhwa 36.Giridih 37.Gumla 38.Hazaribagh 39.Khunti 40.Latehar 41.Lohardaga 42.Palamu 43.Ranchi 44.Saraikela-Kharaswan 45.West Singhbhum Kerala 46.Malappuram 47.Palakkad 48.Wayanad Madhya Pradesh 49.Balaghat 50.Mandla 51.Dindori Maharashtra 52.Gadchiroli 53.Gondia Odisha 54.Bargarh 55.Bolangir 56.Kalahandi 57.Kandhamal 58.Koraput 59.Malkangiri 60.Nabrangpur 61.Nuapada | Odisha (Contd.) 62.Rayagada 63.Sundergarh Telangana 64.Adilabad 65.Bhadradri-Kothagudem 66.Jayashankar-Bhupalpally 67.Komaram-Bheem 68.Mancherial 69.Mulugu West Bengal 70.J |
