RBI changes names of RRBs, removes some RRBs from 2nd Schedule, Read Details!
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has changed the names of some RRBs, included the names of some RRBs in the second schedule of the RBI Act 1934, and deleted the names of some RRBs from 2nd schedule of the RBI Act 1934.
The names of the six Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) have been altered in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 vide Notification DoR.LIC.No.S7704/16.13.300/2025-26 dated January 12, 2026 and published in the Gazette of India (Part III – Section 4) dated February 03, 2026. The old and new names are as follows:
| Sl. No. | Old Name of the RRB | New Name of the RRB |
| 1. | Assam Gramin Vikash Bank | Assam Gramin Bank |
| 2. | Chhattisgarh Rajya Gramin Bank | Chhattisgarh Gramin Bank |
| 3. | Jharkhand Rajya Gramin Bank | Jharkhand Gramin Bank |
| 4. | Kerala Gramin Bank | Kerala Grameena Bank |
| 5. | Puduvai Bharathiyar Grama Bank | Puducherry Grama Bank |
| 6. | Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank | Haryana Gramin Bank |
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The names of the following three Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) have been included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 vide Notification DoR.LIC.No.S7702/16.13.300/2025-26 dated January 12, 2026 and published in the Gazette of India (Part III – Section 4) dated February 03, 2026:
| Sl. No. | Name of the RRB |
| 1 | Bihar Gramin Bank |
| 2 | Jammu and Kashmir Grameen Bank |
| 3 | West Bengal Gramin Bank |
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The names of the following seven erstwhile RRBs have been excluded from the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 vide Notification DoR.LIC.No.S7703/16.13.300/2025-26 dated January 12, 2026 and published in the Gazette of India (Part III – Section 4) dated February 03, 2026:
| Sl. No. | Name of the erstwhile RRB |
| 1 | Dakshin Bihar Gramin Bank |
| 2 | Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank |
| 3 | J & K Grameen Bank |
| 4 | Ellaquai Dehati Bank |
| 5 | Bangiya Gramin Vikash Bank |
| 6 | Paschim Banga Gramin Bank |
| 7 | Uttarbanga Kshetriya Gramin Bank |
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