Amalgamation of RRB in India: If you also have an account in a Regional Rural Bank, then there is a big update for you. The government has proposed to reduce the number of Regional Rural Banks running in the country. The government is considering reducing the number of these banks through mergers. The government is in favor of keeping only 1 Regional Rural Bank in every state. At present, there are a total of 43 RRBs working in the country, which is being considered to be reduced to 28.

When was RRB established?

Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) were established in 1975 under the provisions of the ordinance issued on 26 September 1975 and the Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976 to develop the rural economy to develop agriculture, and trade.

How many RRBs are there in which state?

Sl.No. Name of Regional Rural Bank Sponsor Bank State
1 Andhra Pragati Gramin Bank Canara Bank Andhra Pradesh
2 Chaitanya Godavari Gramin Bank Union Bank of India Andhra Pradesh
3 Saptagiri Gramin Bank Indian Bank Andhra Pradesh
4 Arunachal Pradesh Gramin Bank State Bank of India Arunachal Pradesh
5 Assam Gramin Vikas Bank Punjab National Bank Assam
6 South Bihar Gramin Bank Punjab National Bank Bihar
7 North Bihar Gramin Bank Central Bank of India Bihar
8 Chhattisgarh Rajya Gramin Bank State Bank of India Chhattisgarh
9 Baroda Gujarat Gramin Bank Bank of Baroda Gujarat
10 Saurashtra Gramin Bank State Bank of India Gujarat
11 Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank Punjab National Bank Haryana
12 Himachal Pradesh Gramin Bank Punjab National Bank Himachal Pradesh
13 Elaquoi Dehati Bank State Bank of India Jammu & Kashmir
14 Jammu & Kashmir Gramin Bank J&K Bank Ltd. Jammu & Kashmir
15 Jharkhand Rajya Gramin Bank State Bank of India Jharkhand
16 Karnataka Gramin Bank Canara Bank Karnataka
17 Karnataka Vikas Gramin Bank Canara Bank Karnataka
18 Kerala Gramin Bank Canara Bank Kerala
19 Madhya Pradesh Gramin Bank Bank of India Madhya Pradesh
20 Madhyanchal Gramin Bank State Bank of India Madhya Pradesh
21 Maharashtra Gramin Bank Bank of Maharashtra Maharashtra
22 Vidarbha Konkan Gramin Bank Bank of India Maharashtra
23 Manipur Gramin Bank Punjab National Bank Manipur
24 Meghalaya Gramin Bank State Bank of India Meghalaya
25 Mizoram Gramin Bank State Bank of India Mizoram
26 Nagaland Gramin Bank State Bank of India Nagaland
27 Odisha Gramya Bank Indian Overseas Bank Odisha
28 Utkal Gramin Bank State Bank of India Odisha
29 Puduvai Bharathiar Gramin Bank Indian Bank Puducherry
30 Punjab Gramin Bank Punjab National Bank Punjab
31 Baroda Rajasthan Regional Rural Bank Bank of Baroda Rajasthan
32 Rajasthan Marudhara Gramin Bank State Bank of India Rajasthan
33 Tamilnadu Gramin Bank Indian Bank Tamilnadu
34 Andhra Pradesh Gramin Vikas Bank State Bank of India Telangana
35 Telangana Gramin Bank State Bank of India Telangana
36 Tripura Gramin Bank Punjab National Bank Tripura
37 Aryavart Bank Bank of India Uttar Pradesh
38 Baroda UP Bank Bank of Baroda Uttar Pradesh
39 Prathama UP Gramin Bank Punjab National Bank Uttar Pradesh
40 Uttarakhand Gramin Bank State Bank of India Uttarakhand
41 Bangiya Gramin Vikas Bank Punjab National Bank West Bengal
42 Paschim Bangla Gramin Bank UCO Bank West Bengal
43 Uttar Banga Regional Rural Bank Central Bank of India West Bengal