NSEChange in Director(s)19 Jun 2026 · 19 Jun 2026, 05:29 pm
Change in Director(s)
Bandhan Bank Limited · BANDHANBNK
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Bandhan Bank Limited has announced that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the term of Shri Arun Kumar Singh as an Additional Director on its Board. Shri Singh, a retired Chief General Manager of the RBI, continues his appointment under Section 36AB of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. This regulatory decision ensures continuity in the bank's governance and signifies ongoing oversight from the central bank.
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Ref. No.: BBL/SEC/064/2026-27
June 19, 2026
BSE Limited National Stock Exchange of India Limited
Dept. of Corporate Services The Listing Department
Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers, Exchange Plaza, C-1, Block G,
Dalal Street, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (E),
Mumbai - 400 001 Mumbai - 400 051
BSE Scrip Code: 541153 NSE Symbol: BANDHANBNK
Dear Sir/Madam,
Sub.: Disclosure under the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,
2015 (‘SEBI LODR’) – Extension of term of Additional Director on the Board of the Bank by
the Reserve Bank of India under Section 36AB of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949
In continuation to the Bank’s letter bearing Ref. No.: BBL/SEC/036/2025-26 dated June 20, 2025, this is
to inform that the Reserve Bank of India, vide its letter dated June 19, 2026, communicated that in
exercise of powers conferred under Section 36AB of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the term of
appointment of Shri Arun Kumar Singh (DIN: 09498086), Chief General Manager (retired), RBI, as an
Additional Director on the Board of Bandhan Bank Limited (‘Bank’), has been extended for a further
period of one year from June 24, 2026 to June 23, 2027 or till further orders, whichever is earlier. The
brief profile of Shri Arun Kumar Singh is enclosed.
Shri Arun Kumar Singh is not related to any of the other Directors of the Bank. Further, he is not
debarred/ disqualified from holding office of director by virtue of any Order of Securities and Exchange
Board of India or any other such authority.
You are requested to take note of the above.
This disclosure is being simultaneously uploaded on the Bank’s website, www.bandhan.bank.in.
Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
for Bandhan Bank Limited
Indranil Banerjee
Company Secretary
Encl.: as above
Brief Profile of Mr. Arun Kumar Singh (DIN: 09498086)
Shri Arun Kumar Singh was appointed by the Reserve Bank of India as an Additional Director on the
Board of the Bank w.e.f. June 24, 2024, for a period of one year, which was further extended by one
more year by RBI. Shri Singh is a former Senior Central Banker and has a wide and rich experience of
working in RBI for 35 years in the field of Banking and Non-Banking Regulation & Supervision,
Enforcement actions against banks & non-banks, Information Technology, Financial Inclusion, Monetary
Policy, Government Banking, etc. He has acted as Principal Inspecting Officer / Senior Supervisory
Manager for various commercial banks and NBFCs and has actively participated in first Asset Quality
Review (AQR) of banks as well as Risk-based Supervision (RBS) related processes and development. He
has been associated with committees / working groups related to operational risk, MCLR, stress testing,
payment & small finance banks, prompt corrective action, financial resolution, returns rationalisation,
etc. He was involved in framing banking policies in various capacities. As head of Enforcement
Department, he was responsible for enforcement action against commercial banks, small finance and
payment banks, NBFCs, cooperative banks, credit information companies, payment system operators,
asset reconstruction companies, etc. He was also the head of Information Technology, Reserve Bank of
India, spearheading technological development in RBI, particularly, in the areas of Currency
Management, Government Banking, Payment System, e-Kuber, Cyber Security, Data Centre
upgradation, Internal Applications, IT Infrastructure, etc. He was Regional Director for Rajasthan and
carried out his Central Banking responsibilities in the areas of currency management, financial inclusion,
financial literacy, banking / non-banking development, Government banking, etc., in the state of
Rajasthan.
He has served as RBI nominee director on the Board of Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank (RRB), Union Bank of
India, Reserve Bank Information Technology Pvt. Ltd. (ReBIT), Mumbai, Reserve Bank Innovation Hub
(RBiH), Bengaluru, and Institute for Development in Research and Banking Technology (IDRBT),
Hyderabad.
Shri Arun Kumar Singh has done his Graduation in Economics and MBA in Finance and HR. He is also a
Certified Associate of the India Institute of Banking (CAIIB).