Section Section 9 — THE RESERVE BANK OF INDIA ACT, 1934

section 9] [1. The Western Area shall consist of the States of Goa, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra and the Union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and Daman and Diu. 2_ The Eastern Area shall consist of the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram Nagaland, Orissa, Sikkim, Tripura and West Bengal and the Union territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands:] 3_ The Northern Area shall consist of the States of Jammu and Kashmir; [Punjab, Haryana,] 4 [Himachal Pradesh], Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh and the Union territories of S[Chandigarh] '[and Delhi]: 4_ The Southern area shall consist of the States of Andhra Pradesh; "[Karnataka], 8[Tamil Nadu] and Kerala and the %[Union territories of Pondicherry and I[Lakshadweep]]: ] 1. Subs. by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 3) Order; 1956,for the former First Schedule 2. Subs. by Act 23 of 1997, s. 12, for items and 2 (w.ef: 9-1-1997). 3. Subs. by the Punjab Reorganisation and Delhi High Court (Adaptation of Laws on Union Subjects) Order; 1968, for "Punjab" (w.ef: 1-11-1956)_ 4. Ins by the State of Himachal Pradesh (Adaptation of Laws on Union Subjects) Order; 1973 (W.e.f: 25-1-1971). 5. Ins by the Punjab Reorganisation and Delhi High Court (Adaptation of Laws 0n Union Subjects) Order; 1968 (w.e.f: 1-11- 1966). 6. Subs. by the State of Himachal Pradesh (Adaptation of Laws on Union Subjects) Order; 1973, for "Himachal Pradesh and Delhi (w.e.f: 25-1-1971). 7 . Subs by the Mysore State (Alteration of Name) (Adaptation of Laws on Union Subjects) Order; 1974, for "Mysore (w.e.f: 1-11-1973). 8 Subs by the Madras State (Alteration of Name) Adaptation of Laws on Union Subjects) Order; 1970, for * Madras' (w.e.f: 14-1-1969)_ 9. Subs by Reg: 7 of 1963,s. 8, for *Union territory of Laccadive, Minicoy and Admindivi Islands" . 10_ Subs. by the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands (Alteration of Name) Adaptation of Laws Order; 1974, for ~Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands. (w.e.f: 1-11-1973)_ 66 ITHE SECOND SCHEDULE [See