RBI/2006-2007/233
RPCD.CO.LBS.BC.No.
42 /02.08.01/2006-07
January 18,
2007
The Chairman
All Lead Banks
Dear Sir,
Formation
of new districts in Assam – Assignment of Lead Bank responsibility
Government
of Assam vide their Extraordinary Gazette Notification No. 228 dated October
30, 2003 have advised about the formation of three new districts viz. Udalguri,
Chirang and Baksa District covering 827, 500 & 698 villages respectively
out of the existing districts in the manner indicated below:-
|
Sr.
No.
|
Name
of newly formed district
|
New
District carved out of
|
|
Name
of Existing dist.
|
No.
of villages
|
|
1
|
Udalguri
|
Sonitpur
Darrang
|
19
808
|
|
2
|
Chirang
|
Kokrajhar
Bongaigaon
Barpeta
|
134
358
08
|
|
3
|
Baksa
|
Barpeta
Nalbhari
Kamrup
|
231
367
100
|
2. It has
been decided to assign the Lead Bank responsibility of the new districts to
State Bank of India with immediate effect.
3. There
is no change in the lead bank responsibilities of other districts in the State.
Yours faithfully,
(A.K.Bhandari)
Deputy General Manager |