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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 14, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on Rahimatpur Sahakari Bank Ltd., Rahimatpur, Dist. Satara, (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Maintenance of Deposit Accounts- Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under Section 47A(1)(c) read with Sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

This action is based on deficiencies in regulatory compliance and is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement entered into by the bank with its customers.

Background

The statutory inspection of the bank conducted by RBI with reference to its financial position as on March 31, 2022, and examination of the Risk Assessment Report and all correspondence related thereto, revealed, inter alia, that the bank had not conducted annual review of inoperative accounts. In furtherance to the same, a notice was issued to the bank advising it to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed on it for failure to comply with the directions, as stated therein.

After considering the bank’s reply to the notice and the oral submissions made by it during the personal hearing, RBI came to the conclusion that the charge of non-compliance with the aforesaid RBI directions was substantiated and warranted imposition of monetary penalty.

(Yogesh Dayal)      
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2023-2024/1075

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated September 15, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹6.00 lakh (Rupees Six lakh only) on The Sahayadri Sahakari Bank Limited, Mumbai (the bank) for contravention of Section 26A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act), specific directions issued by RBI under the Supervisory Action Framework (SAF), and non-compliance with the RBI Directions on ‘Know Your Customer (KYC)’ and ‘Maintenance of Deposit Accounts - Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under Section 47A(1)(c) read with Sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the BR Act.

This action is based on deficiencies in regulatory compliance and is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement entered into by the bank with its customers.

Background

The statutory inspection of the bank conducted by RBI with reference to its financial position as on March 31, 2022, and examination of the Risk Assessment Report and all correspondence related thereto revealed, inter alia, that the bank (i) had not transferred eligible amounts to Depositor Education and Awareness Fund (DEA Fund), (ii) had offered interest rates on deposits at rate more than those offered by the State Bank of India in violation of specific directions issued under the SAF, (iii) had not put in place a system for periodic updation of KYC of its customers, (iv) had not conducted annual review of inoperative/dormant accounts, and (v) had not conducted periodic review of risk categorisation of its high-risk customers. In furtherance to the same, a notice was issued to the bank advising it to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed on it for failure to comply with the directions, as stated therein.

After considering the bank’s reply to the notice, RBI came to the conclusion that the aforesaid charge of non-compliance with the RBI directions was substantiated and warranted imposition of monetary penalty.

(Yogesh Dayal)      
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2023-2024/1077

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 28, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹13 lakh (Rupees Thirteen lakh only) on SBPP Co-operative Bank Limited, Killa Pardi, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with directions issued by RBI on ‘Interest Rate on Deposits’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47 A (1) (c) read with Sections 46 (4) (i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

This action is based on deficiency in regulatory compliance and is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement entered into by the bank with its customers.

Background

The statutory inspection of the bank conducted by RBI with reference to its financial position as on March 31, 2021, and examination of the Risk Assessment Report and all correspondence related thereto revealed, inter alia, that the bank had opened savings deposit accounts of trusts, whose entire income was not exempt from payment of income-tax under the Income Tax Act, 1961. Consequently, a notice was issued to the bank advising it to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed on it for failure to comply with the RBI directions, as stated therein.

After considering the bank’s reply to the notice, additional submissions made by it and oral submissions made during the personal hearing, RBI came to the conclusion that the aforesaid charge of non-compliance with the RBI directions was substantiated and warranted imposition of monetary penalty.

(Yogesh Dayal)      
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2023-2024/1078

(Amount in ₹ crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS @ Volume
(One Leg) Weighted
Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV)9,604.916.685.50-7.80 I. Call Money 524.706.175.60-6.85 II. Triparty Repo 8,481.906.705.50-6.76

     III. Market Repo463.316.556.25-6.60

     IV. Repo in Corporate Bond135.007.807.80-7.80

B. Term Segment

 

     I. Notice Money**8,894.886.745.00-6.85

     II. Term Money@@1,234.00-6.50-7.00

     III. Triparty Repo346,339.206.756.40-6.80

     IV. Market Repo142,949.926.750.01-6.90

     V. Repo in Corporate Bond0.00--

RBI OPERATIONS@

Auction DateTenor (Days)Maturity DateAmountCurrent Rate /
Cut off Rate

C. Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF), Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) & Standing Deposit Facility (SDF)

I. Today's Operations

1. Fixed Rate



 

2. Variable Rate&



 

  (I) Main Operation



 

     (a) Repo



 

     (b) Reverse RepoFri, 06/10/202314Fri, 20/10/20236,668.006.49

  (II) Fine Tuning Operations



 

     (a) Repo



 

     (b) Reverse Repo



 

3. MSFFri, 06/10/20233Mon, 09/10/202349,317.006.75

4. SDFΔFri, 06/10/20233Mon, 09/10/202360,659.006.25

5. Net liquidity injected from today's operations [injection (+)/absorption (-)]*


-18,010.00

(Amount in ₹ crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS @ Volume
(One Leg) Weighted
Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV)18,022.806.765.00-6.83 I. Call Money 745.156.145.00-6.75 II. Triparty Repo 17,080.656.796.50-6.83 III. Market Repo 197.006.286.00-6.76

     IV. Repo in Corporate Bond0.00--

B. Term Segment   

     I. Notice Money**0.00--

     II. Term Money@@0.00--

     III. Triparty Repo0.00--

     IV. Market Repo0.00--

     V. Repo in Corporate Bond0.00--

RBI OPERATIONS@

 Auction DateTenor (Days)Maturity DateAmountCurrent Rate /
Cut off Rate

C. Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF), Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) & Standing Deposit Facility (SDF)

I. Today's Operations

1. Fixed Rate     

2. Variable Rate&     

  (I) Main Operation     

     (a) Repo     

     (b) Reverse Repo     

  (II) Fine Tuning Operations     

     (a) Repo     

     (b) Reverse Repo     

3. MSFSat, 07/10/20232Mon, 09/10/202315,922.006.75

4. SDFΔSat, 07/10/20232Mon, 09/10/202318,552.006.25

5. Net liquidity injected from today's operations [injection (+)/absorption (-)]*   -2,630.00

(Amount in ₹ crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS @ Volume
(One Leg) Weighted
Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV)0.00-- I. Call Money0.00-- II. Triparty Repo0.00-- III. Market Repo0.00-- IV. Repo in Corporate Bond0.00-- B. Term Segment I. Notice Money**0.00-- II. Term Money@@0.00--

     III. Triparty Repo0.00--

     IV. Market Repo0.00--

     V. Repo in Corporate Bond0.00--

RBI OPERATIONS@

Auction DateTenor (Days)Maturity DateAmountCurrent Rate /
Cut off Rate

C. Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF), Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) & Standing Deposit Facility (SDF)

I. Today's Operations

1. Fixed Rate



 

2. Variable Rate&



 

  (I) Main Operation



 

     (a) Repo



 

     (b) Reverse Repo



 

  (II) Fine Tuning Operations



 

     (a) Repo



 

     (b) Reverse Repo



 

3. MSFSun, 08/10/20231Mon, 09/10/202394.006.75

4. SDFΔSun, 08/10/20231Mon, 09/10/20233,775.006.25

5. Net liquidity injected from today's operations [injection (+)/absorption (-)]*


-3,681.00

Government of India (GOI) has announced the sale (re-issue) of four dated securities for a notified amount of ₹39,000 crore as per the following details: Sr No Security Date of Repayment Notified Amount (₹ crore) GoI specific Notification Auction Date Settlement Date 1 6.99% GS 2026 Apr 17, 2026 8,000 F.No.4(3)-B(W&M)/2023 dated August 28, 2023 September 01, 2023 (Friday) September 04, 2023 (Monday) 2 7.17% GS 2030 Apr 17, 2030 7,000 3 7.18% GS 2037 July 24, 2037

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated September 14, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹1.50 Lakh (Rupees One Lakh and Fifty Thousand only) on Vidyasagar Central Co-operative Bank Limited, Midnapore, West Bengal (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on “Housing Finance”. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI under the provisions of Section 47 A (1) (c) read with Sections 46 (4) (i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

This action is based on deficiencies in regulatory compliance and is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement entered into by the bank with its customers..

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated August 31, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.50 Lakh (Rupees One Lakh Fifty Thousand only) on The Karnavati Co-operative Bank Ltd., Ahmedabad, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Loans and advances to directors, relatives and firms/concerns in which they are interested’ read with ‘Loans and advances to directors etc.- directors as surety/guarantors- Clarification’, and ‘Frauds in UCBs: Changes in Monitoring and Reporting mechanism’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in the RBI under the provisions of Section 47 A (1) (c) read with Sections 46 (4) (i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated September 14, 2023 a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 Lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on The Santragachi Co-operative Bank Ltd., West Bengal (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Exposure Norms and Statutory/Other Restrictions - UCBs’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI under the provisions of Section 47 A (1) (c) read with Sections 46 (4) (i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

This action is based on deficiencies in regulatory compliance and is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement entered into by the bank with its customers.

Background

The statutory inspection of the bank conducted by RBI with reference to its financial position as on March 31, 2022, and examination of the Inspection Report revealed, inter alia, that the bank had breached prudential inter-bank (gross) exposure limit and prudential inter-bank counter-party exposure limit. Based on the same, a notice was issued to the bank advising it to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed on it for failure to comply with the RBI directions, as stated therein.

After considering the bank’s reply to the notice, additional submissions and oral submissions made by it during the personal hearing, RBI came to the conclusion that the aforementioned charge of non-compliance with the RBI directions was substantiated and warranted imposition of monetary penalty.

(Yogesh Dayal)      
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2023-2024/1063