Regional Rural Banks were established under the provision of RRBs Act, 1976 with an objective to create an alternative channel to the cooperative credit structure so as to facilitate an expanded bandwidth of institutional credit for agriculture and rural sector. It started with 5 RRBs in the year 1975, first RRB was setup on 02nd October, 1975 under the provisions of the Ordinance promulgated on 26th September, 1975, for the purpose of development of agriculture, trade, commerce, industry and other productive activities in the rural areas, credit and other facilities, particularly to small and marginal farmers, agricultural labourers, artisans and small entrepreneurs, and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto. RRBs carry the basic mandate of ensuring rural development and foster financial inclusion.
RRBs in the last 5 decades have transformed rural banking in providing easy access to financial services. Currently, 28 RRBs are functioning in 28 States/UTs having branch network of more than 22000 in 700 districts.
| Sl. No. | Title | Document Link |
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| 1 | Consolidated Review of Performance of Regional Rural Banks, 2023-24 | Download (921K B)  |
| 2 | Consolidated Review of Performance of Regional Rural Banks, 2022-23 | Download (1.94 MB) |
| 3 | Consolidated Review of Performance of Regional Rural Banks, 2021-22 | Download (1.2 MB) |
| 4 | Consolidated Review of Performance of Regional Rural Banks, 2020-21 | Download (519.56 KB) |
| 5 | Model RRB (Officers and Employees) Service (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 | Download (673 KB) |
| 6 | Model RRB (Officers and Employees) Service (Amendment) Regulations, 2018 | Download (309.36 KB) |
| 7 | RRB Service (Amndment) Regulations, 2013 | Download (467 KB) |
| 8 | RRB Service Regulations of RRBs- 2010 | Download (200 KB) |
| 9 | Model RRB (Employees’) Pension (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 | Download (123 KB) |
| 10 | Model RRB (Employees’) Pension Regulations, 2018 - PR1 | Download (309.36 KB) |
| 11 | Regional Rural Banks(Appointment of Officers and Employees) Rules, 2017 | Download (1.45 MB) |
| 12 | Regional Rural Banks(Appointment of Officers and Employees) Amendment Rules, 2017 | Download (1.47 MB) |
| 7 | The Regional Rural Banks(Amendment) Act,2015 | Download (439 KB) |
| 8 | List of RRBs Functioning in the Country | Details |