Home › Circulars › RBI/2012-13/425

Lead Bank Responsibility for Four New Tripura Districts

Current · Source: Reserve Bank of India · RBI/2012-13/425 · issued 01 Mar 2013 · ~1 min read
Quick answerRBI assigned United Bank of India as Lead Bank for four new Tripura districts—Khowai, Sepahijala, Gomati, and Unakoti—as per circular dated March 1, 2013. No changes to existing district lead banks.
The rule, in the simplest words
How it plays out — a real example

A branch manager in Khowai, working for a private bank, updates the bank’s internal system to mark United Bank of India as the lead bank for the district, uses the new code 337 for BSR reports, and schedules a meeting with the lead bank to discuss local credit needs.

What changed

The Government of Tripura notified the formation of four new districts on November 8, 2011: Khowai, Sepahijala, Gomati, and Unakoti. RBI assigned United Bank of India as the Lead Bank for all four new districts and allotted new district working codes for BSR reporting.

What it means for you

Banks operating in Tripura must now align their branch-level reporting and lead bank coordination with United Bank of India for these new districts. The existing lead bank arrangements for the original districts remain unchanged, so no disruption to ongoing credit planning or financial inclusion efforts.

What you must do

Who it affects

All banks with branches in Tripura, United Bank of India (as new Lead Bank), Lead banks of erstwhile districts (West Tripura, South Tripura, North Tripura)

❓ Common questions

Which bank is the new Lead Bank for the four new districts in Tripura?

United Bank of India has been assigned Lead Bank responsibility for all four new districts: Khowai, Sepahijala, Gomati, and Unakoti.

Do the existing lead bank arrangements for the original districts change?

No, the lead bank responsibilities for the erstwhile districts and other districts in Tripura remain unchanged.

What are the new district working codes for BSR reporting?

The codes are: Khowai – 337, Sepahijala – 338, Gomati – 339, and Unakoti – 356.

📜 Read the original circular — full text as issued by RBI
RBI/2012-13/425 RPCD.CO.LBS.BC.No.66 /02.08.001/2012-13 March 1, 2013 The Chairmen & Managing Directors All Lead Banks Dear Sir, Formation of four new districts in Tripura State- Assignment of Lead Bank responsibility The Revenue Department, Government of Tripura vide their Gazette Notifications No.F.4 (62)-RCC/11 dated November 8, 2011 have notified the formation of four new districts in the State of Tripura viz. Khowai, Sepahijala, Gomati and Unakoti. It has been decided to assign the Lead Bank responsibilities of the new districts to United Bank of India as detailed below:- Sr.No
Reproduced for reference with acknowledgment — Source: Reserve Bank of India · RBI/2012-13/425 · issued 01 Mar 2013. The plain-English explanation above is BankPulse’s own independent summary.
🧰 Tools — save, print, templates & related
Most relevant forCompliance TeamBranch Manager — Private Bank / SFBBranch Manager — PSU / Co-op / RRB (sanctioning powers)Data Science / AnalyticsSenior Management / BoardInternal Audit
🛠 Banker’s toolkit — checklists & reply templates →
Related circulars · Financial Inclusion & Priority Sector
Small Account Rules for Co-operative Banks – RBI Circular 2011RRB CRR Hiked to 9% from Aug 30, 2008CRR Hiked for RRBs by 50 bps in Two StagesRRBs: PMLA Compliance – CTR, STR, and KYC Software MandateRRB CRR Hiked to 8.25% from May 24, 2008
Browse all departments →
Worked example & action-note template

Example: if you are a Compliance officer at a bank this circular applies to (All banks with branches in Tripura, United Bank of India (as new Lead Bank), Lead banks of erstwhile districts (West Tripura, South Tripura, North Tripura)), your first concrete step on “Lead Bank Responsibility for Four New Tripura Districts” is: “Update internal records to reflect United Bank of India as Lead Bank for Khowai, Sepahijala, Gomati, and Unakoti districts.” (RBI issued this 01 Mar 2013).

  1. Circular: RBI/2012-13/425 -- Lead Bank Responsibility for Four New Tripura Districts
  2. Issued: 01 Mar 2013
  3. Action required: Update internal records to reflect United Bank of India as Lead Bank for Khowai, Sepahijala, Gomati, and Unakoti districts.
  4. Action required: Ensure BSR reporting uses the new district working codes: 337, 338, 339, and 356 respectively.
  5. Action required: Coordinate with United Bank of India for district-level credit planning and SLBC meetings in these new districts.
  6. Owner: ____________ Target date: ____________
  7. Board/committee approval needed? Y / N
  8. Evidence filed in compliance register on: ____________
Built only from this circular’s own published fields — not legal advice; always confirm against the official RBI source.

💬 Banker Discussion

Discuss this circular with fellow bankers — reply, upvote what helps, report what doesn’t belong. Be professional; no client data. Views are the commenter’s own, not BankPulse’s.

Loading comments…
BankPulse Compliance Evidence Pack — generated 03 Aug 2026 · status cross-checked against RBI’s official withdrawal register (refreshed weekly).
Official RBI source: https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/NotificationUser.aspx?Id=7875&Mode=0 — Plain-English summary by BankPulse (bankpulse.ai), reviewed by our expert reviewer, CA Amit Jain. Independent platform, not affiliated with the Reserve Bank of India; is our own plain-English paraphrase, not RBI’s original wording.
Public beta — plain-English informational summaries. Always verify against the official RBI source (circular number cited on every page) before making compliance, credit, treasury, audit, or operational decisions. · Join our WhatsApp channel ↗
—