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 |