Reserve Bank of India vide its Circular dated 6th January, 2023 has informed that 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 | Bank of Baroda | 01Q | |
| 4 | Sakti | Janjgir-Champa | State Bank of India | 01S |
| 5 | Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur (MCB) | Korea | Central Bank of India | 01T |
The above District Working Code of the new districts have 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 Chhattisgarh.
This Circular is applicable to all the Lead Banks Concerned and shall come into force with immediate effect.
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