MUMBAI, India, Dec. 18 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following notification:

RBI/2025-26/155

FIDD.CO.LBS.BC.No.09/02.08.001/2025-26

December 18, 2025

The Chairman / Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer

Lead Banks Concerned

Madam/ Dear Sir,

Formation of new district in the State of Gujarat -

Assignment of Lead Bank Responsibility

The Government of Gujarat has notified formation of new district, viz., Vav-Tharad in the state of Gujarat vide Gazette Notification No. GHM/2025/210/M/RD/RCO/e-file/15/2025/5360/L1 dated September 24, 2025. Accordingly, it has been decided to designate the Lead Banks of the new district as below:

Sr No Newly Created District Lead Bank Responsibility assigned to District Working Code allotted to new district 1 Vav-Tharad Bank of Baroda 02U

(to be read as 'Numeral Zero, Numeral Two and Alphabet U')

2. There is no change in the Lead Banks of the other districts in the state of Gujarat.

Yours faithfully,

(Nisha Nambiar)

Chief General Manager-in-Charge

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