Uttar Pradesh Gramin Bank

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Uttar Pradesh Gramin Bank
Native name
उत्तर प्रदेश ग्रामीण बैंक
Company type Regional Rural Bank
Industry Financial
Regional Rural Banks
Predecessor Aryavart Bank

Baroda UP Bank

Prathama UP Gramin Bank
FoundedMay 1, 2025;4 months ago (2025-05-01)
Headquarters2nd and 3rd floor, NBCC Commercial Complex, Vardan Khand, Gomti Nagar Extension, Lucknow - 226010 Uttar Pradesh,
India
Number of locations
4353 Branches
Area served
 Uttar Pradesh
Key people
Shri Yadav S. Thakur (Chairman)
Products
Services
Owner Government of India (50%)

Government of Uttar Pradesh (15%)

Bank of Baroda (35%)
Number of employees
19600+
Parent Ministry of Finance, Government of India
Website upgbank.com

The Uttar Pradesh Gramin Bank is an Indian Regional Rural Bank (RRB) in Uttar Pradesh established on 1 May 2025. [1] [2] The bank was formed by the amalgamation of Aryavart Bank, Baroda UP Bank and Prathama UP Gramin Bank under The "One State, One RRB" [3] policy of government. It currently has 4353 branches in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh. It also have one branch in Haridwar District of Uttarakhand.

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It functions under Regional Rural Banks' Act 1976 and is sponsored by Bank of Baroda.

Aryavart Bank

Allahabad UP Gramin Bank and Gramin Bank of Aryavart merged with name Aryavart Bank e.r.f 01.04.2019 and is sponsored by Bank of India. The bank had 1365 branches and 22 regional offices [4] at the time of amalgamation in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh, around Lucknow. The bank was sponsored by the Bank of India.

Baroda UP Bank

The RRBs were established in India under RRB Act 1976 [23(1)]. As per Govt of India notification no 3837 dated 26.11.2019, Baroda Uttar Pradesh Gramin Bank, Purvanchal Bank and Kashi Gomti Samyut Gramin Bank has been amalgamated in to Baroda U.P. Bank under sponsorship of Bank of Baroda

Prathama UP Gramin Bank

Prathama Bank and Sarva UP Gramin Bank merged with name Prathama UP Gramin Bank.The bank had 960 branches around 19 districts of Uttar Pradesh; it also have one branch in Haridwar District of Uttarakhand.The bank was sponsored by the Punjab National Bank.

Prathama Bank (lit. First Bank) was established in 1975 by Syndicate Bank. It was the first RRB in India.

RRB logo used since August 01, 2025 RRB LOGO new.png
RRB logo used since August 01, 2025

The identity boasts symmetry, stability and craftsmanship.

Key elements include

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The Regional Rural Bank logo selection process involved a public poll conducted by NABARD in June 2025 to choose a new, common logo for the amalgamated Regional Rural Banks in India, a initiative aimed at creating a unified brand identity for rural banking after the amalgamation of several RRBs. the poll allowed participants to vote on six logo concepts and nine design variations. The initiative was called OneRRBOneLogo reflecting the vision of having a single identity for the RRBs.

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References

  1. ↑ Govt of India Notification CG-DL-E-07042025-262329 dated 07 April 2025 issued by the Department of Financial Services
  2. ↑ "Govt announces 'One State, One RRB' implementation from May 1, 2025".
  3. ↑ Livemint (8 April 2025). "'One state-one RRB' to be effective from May 1 after govt approves consolidation of 15 regional rural banks | Mint". mint.
  4. ↑ Srivastava, Utkarsh. "Gramin Bank of Aryavart – About GBA". Aryavart-rrb.com. Retrieved 29 July 2018.


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