Regional Rural Banks in India – Sponsor Bank and Head Office
Regional Rural Banks are local level banking organizations operating in different States of India. They have been created with a view to serve primarily the rural areas of India with basic banking and financial services. However, RRBs may have branches set up for urban operations and their area of operation may include urban areas too.
The area of operation of RRBs is limited to the area as notified by Government of India covering one or more districts in the State.
FUNCTIONS OF RRBs :
- Providing banking facilities to rural and semi-urban areas.
- Carrying out government operations like disbursement of wages of MGNREGA workers, distribution of pensions etc.
- Providing Para-Banking facilities like locker facilities, debit and credit cards.
Here is the compilation of the various Regional Rural Banks in India and their Sponsor bank as well as Head Office
| Name of Regional Rural Bank | Sponsor Bank | Head Office |
|---|---|---|
| Paschim Banga Gramin Bank | UCO bank | Howrah, West Bengal |
| Vidharbha Konkan Gramin Bank | Bank of India | Nagpur, Maharashtra |
| Vananchal Gramin Bank | State Bank of India | Dumka, Jharkhand |
| Utkal Grameen Bank | State Bank of India | Bolagir, Odisha |
| Sutlej Gramin Bank | Punjab and Sind Bank | Bathinda, Punjab |
| Pandyan Grama Bank | Indian Overseas Bank | Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu |
| Pragathi Krishna Gramin Bank | Canara Bank | Ballari, Karnataka |
| Prathama Bank | Syndicate Bank | Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh |
| Purvanchal Bank | State Bank of India | Gorakpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| Saptagiri Grameena Bank | Indian Bank | Chitoor, Andhra Pradesh |
| Chaitanya Godavari Grameena Bank | Andhra Bank | Guntur, Andhra Pradesh |
| Ellaquai Dehati Bank | State Bank of India | Sri Nagar, Jammu and Kashmir |
| Gramin Bank Of Aryavrat | Bank of India | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh |
| Kashi Gomti Samyut Gramin Bank | Union Bank of India | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh |
| Langpi Dehangi Rural Bank | State Bank of India | Diphu, Assam |
| Kaveri Grameena Bank | State Bank of Mysuru | Mysuru, Karnataka |
| Malwa Gramin Bank | State Bank of Patiala | Sangrur, Punjab |
| Narmada Jhabua Grameen Bank | Bank of India | Indore, Madhya Pradesh |
| Pallavan Grama Bank | Indian Bank | Salem, Tamil Nadu |
| Bangiya Gramin Vikash Bank | United Bank of India | Baharampur, West Bengal |
