Reserve Bank of India vide its Circular dated 13th January, 2023 has informed that the Government of Arunachal Pradesh vide Gazette Notification No.Law/Legn-15/2022 dated May 6, 2022 has notified formation of a new district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh. Accordingly, it has been decided to designate Lead Banks of the new districts as under:
| Sr No | Newly Created District | Erstwhile District | Lead Bank Responsibility assigned to | District Working Code allotted to new district |
| 1 | Lower Siang | (i) East Siang (ii) West Siang | State Bank of India | 396 |
The above District Working Code of the new districts has 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 Arunachal Pradesh.
This Circular is applicable to all the Lead Banks Concerned and shall come into force with immediate effect.
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