Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Section 23 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 – Relaxations in Branch Authorisation Policy

RBI Circular : DBOD.No.BL.BC. 65 /22.01.001/2009-10

Reserve Bank of India hereby permits domestic scheduled commercial banks (other than RRBs) to open branches in Tier 3 to Tier 6 centres (with population upto 49,999 as per Census 2001 – details of classification of centres tier-wise furnished in Annex II) without having the need to take permission from Reserve Bank of India in each case, subject to reporting.


Reserve Bank of India also permits domestic scheduled commercial banks (other than RRBs) to open branches in rural, semi-urban and urban centres in North Eastern States and Sikkim without having the need to take permission from Reserve Bank of India in each case, subject to reporting.
 
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