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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-19-013336
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190121
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190122
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190122

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HDFC BANK LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001144967
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COMMERCIAL BANKS, NEC [6029]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			K7
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0331

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-15216
		FILM NUMBER:		19534158

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		'HDFC BANK HOUSE', SENAPATI BAPAT ROAD
		STREET 2:		LOWER PAREL (WEST), MUMBAI INDIA
		CITY:			INDIA
		STATE:			K7
		ZIP:			400013
		BUSINESS PHONE:		91224957676

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		KAMALA MILLS COMPOUND
		STREET 2:		SENAPATI BAPAT MARG, LOWER PAREL
		CITY:			MUMBAI INDIA
		STATE:			K7
		ZIP:			400013
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Report of
Foreign Private Issuer </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13a-16</FONT> or
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">15d-16</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>For the month of January, 2019 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Commission File Number <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-15216</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>HDFC BANK LIMITED </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Translation of registrant&#146;s name into English) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>HDFC Bank
House, Senapati Bapat Marg, </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Lower Parel, Mumbai. 400 013, India </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive office) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-F</FONT> or Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">40-F.</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-F&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9746;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">40-F&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> in paper as permitted by Regulation <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-T</FONT> Rule 101(b)(1):&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9746; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Note</B>: Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-T</FONT> Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark if the
registrant is submitting the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> in paper as permitted by Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-T</FONT> Rule
101(b)(7):&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9746; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Note: </B>Regulation <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-T</FONT> Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must
furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant&#146;s &#147;home country&#148;), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the
registrant&#146;s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant&#146;s security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already
been the subject of a Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the
registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12g3-2(b)</FONT> under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9746; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If &#147;Yes&#148; is marked, indicate below the file
number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12g3-2(b):&nbsp;82-</FONT> <U>Not Applicable</U>. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>/s/</I> Santosh Haldankar</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents (bearing the exhibit number listed below) are furnished herewith and are made a part of this Report pursuant to the General
Instructions for Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Exhibit</U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Description</U> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Communication dated January&nbsp;19, 2019
addressed to The New York Stock Exchange, New York, United States of America (USA) intimating about outcome of the Board meeting of Bank held on January&nbsp;19, 2019. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">19<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> January, 2019 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>New York Stock Exchange </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">11, Wall Street, </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NY 10005 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">USA </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dear Sir / Madam, </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>Re: Outcome of Board Meeting held on January&nbsp;19, 2019 </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board of Directors have, at their meeting held today, approved the appointment of Mr.&nbsp;Sandeep Parekh (DIN: 03268043) as an Additional Independent
Director of the Bank for a period of five (5)&nbsp;years effective from today i.e. January&nbsp;19, 2019, subject to the approval of the shareholders. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Sandeep Parekh is the managing partner of Finsec Law Advisors, a financial sector law firm based in Mumbai. He was an Executive Director at the
Securities&nbsp;&amp; Exchange Board of India during <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">2006-08,</FONT> heading the Enforcement and Legal Affairs departments. He is a faculty at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He has worked for law
firms in Delhi, Mumbai and Washington, D.C. Mr.&nbsp;Parekh focuses on securities regulations, investment regulations, private equity, corporate governance and financial regulations. He holds an LL.M. (Securities and Financial Regulations) degree
from Georgetown University and an LL.B. degree from Delhi University. He is admitted to practice law in New York and is a member of Mensa. He was recognized by the <I>World Economic Forum</I> as a &#147;Young Global Leader&#148; in 2008. He was
Chairman and member of various SEBI and RBI Committees and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-Committees</FONT> and is presently the Chairman of SEBI&#146;s Proxy Advisory working group and a member of SEBI&#146;s Mutual Fund Advisory Committee.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Parekh is not debarred from holding office of director by virtue of any SEBI order or any other such authority. Mr.&nbsp;Parekh is not related
to any director of the Bank. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Kindly take the same on your records. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Yours faithfully, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>For HDFC Bank Limited </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Sd/- </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Santosh Haldankar </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Vice President- Legal&nbsp;&amp; Company Secretary </B></P>
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