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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-23-283600
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20231127
FILED AS OF DATE:		20231128
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20231128

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:		231441782

	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="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="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> under the </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>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 November, 2023 </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="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="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:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive office) </B></P>
<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</FONT>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9746;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form <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&nbsp;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&nbsp;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):</FONT>
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">82-</FONT><U>Not&nbsp;Applicable&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</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" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>HDFC BANK LIMITED</B></P></TD></TR>
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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">/s/ 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> 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">Appointment of Additional Independent
Director and appointment of Executive Director </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">November&nbsp;27, 2023 </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"><B>Sub: Appointment of Additional Independent Director and appointment of Executive Director </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We wish to inform you that pursuant to the recommendations of the Nomination&nbsp;&amp; Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors of HDFC Bank Limited
(&#147;the Bank&#148;) at its meeting held today, has approved the appointment of Dr.&nbsp;Harsh Kumar Bhanwala (DIN: 06417704) as an Additional Independent Director of the Bank for a period of 3 (three) consecutive years from January&nbsp;25, 2024
to January&nbsp;24, 2027 (both days inclusive), not liable to retire by rotation, subject to the approval of the shareholders of the Bank. Dr.&nbsp;Bhanwala is not related to any other Director or Key Managerial Personnel of the Bank. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Further, in continuation to our intimation dated June&nbsp;30, 2023 and November&nbsp;23, 2023, the Board has approved the appointment of Mr.&nbsp;V.
Srinivasa Rangan (DIN: 00030248) as Executive Director (i.e., Whole-time Director) of the Bank for a period of 3 (three) years w.e.f. November&nbsp;23, 2023, subject to the approval of the shareholders of the Bank. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The above appointments shall be placed before the shareholders of the Bank for their approval in due course. Further, Dr.&nbsp;Bhanwala and Mr.&nbsp;Rangan
are not debarred from holding the office of a director, by virtue of any SEBI order or any other such authority. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A brief profile of Mr.&nbsp;Bhanwala is
given below: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dr.&nbsp;Harsh Kumar Bhanwala was the Executive Chairman of Capital India Finance Limited, an NBFC. Prior to that, from 2013 to 2020,
Dr.&nbsp;Bhanwala was the Chairman of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), the Government of India&#146;s apex development bank, which oversees all aspects of agricultural credit as well as the supervision of regional
rural banks and cooperative banks. Dr.&nbsp;Bhanwala began his career at NABARD and worked there for almost three decades. Prior to leading NABARD, he was the Chairman&nbsp;&amp; Managing Director of the India Infrastructure Finance Company (IIFCL),
Senior Vice President at IL&amp;FS Water, and the Managing Director of the Delhi State Cooperative Bank. Dr.&nbsp;Bhanwala earned a B.Sc. in Dairy Technology from the National Dairy Research Institute &#150; Karnal, an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad, and a
PhD in Management from Maharshi Dayanand University. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A brief profile of Mr.&nbsp;Rangan is given below: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;V. Srinivasa Rangan was the Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of erstwhile Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited. He holds a
Bachelor&#146;s degree in Commerce from University of Delhi and is an Associate of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">He is an expert
in finance, accountancy, audit, economics, corporate governance, legal&nbsp;&amp; regulatory compliance, risk management and strategic thinking. He has vast experience in housing finance and real estate sector. Mr.&nbsp;Rangan has worked on
international consulting assignments in housing finance in Ghana and the Maldives. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">He has been a member of various committees related to financial
services such as RBI&#146;s Committee on Asset Securitisation and Mortgage Backed Securitisation, Technical Group formed by National Housing Bank (NHB) for setting up of a Secondary Mortgage market Institution in India, NHB&#146;s Working Group on
Covered Bonds and NHB&#146;s Working Group on Credit Enhancement Mechanism. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Rangan was conferred the &#147;Best CFO in the Financial Sector for
2010&#148; by ICAI. He was also honoured with &#147;Lifetime Achievement Award&#148; at the sixth edition of Financial Express CFO Awards 2023. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You are
requested to kindly take the above on your records. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Yours faithfully, </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>For HDFC Bank Limited </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Sd/- </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; 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>Company Secretary </B></P>
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