The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated April 12, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹0.50 lakh (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on Samarth Sahakari Bank Limited, Solapur, Maharashtra (the bank) for non-compliance with RBI directions on ‘Exposure Norms and Statutory/Other Restrictions -UCBs’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under provisions of section 47A (1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated April 04, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on Dr. Jaiprakash Mundada Urban Co-operative Bank Limited, Hingoli, Maharashtra (the bank) for non-compliance with the RBI Directions on ‘Management of Advances-UCBs’ and ‘Exposure Norms & Statutory/ Other Restrictions - UCBs. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred 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, by an order dated April 03, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on The Bishnupur Town Cooperative Bank Ltd., West Bengal (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Know Your Customer (KYC) Directions, 2016’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under section 47A (1) (c) read with sections 46(4) (i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated March 31, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.00 lakh (Rupees Five lakh only) on The Nakodar Hindu Urban Co-operative Bank Limited, Nakodar (the bank) for non-compliance with the direction issued by RBI on ‘Investments by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under the provisions of section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated April 01, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on The Panvel Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Raigad, Maharashtra (the bank) for non-compliance with directions issued under ‘Supervisory Action Framework’ (SAF) for Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated February 28, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-Five thousand only) on Tirumangalam Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Tirumangalam, Tamil Nadu (the bank) for non-compliance with RBI directions on ‘Board of Directors - UCBs’ read with ‘Loans and advances to directors, their relatives, and firms/concerns in which they are interested’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under the provisions of section 47A (1) (c) read with sections 46 (4) (i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated February 28, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹75,000/- (Rupees Seventy Five thousand only) on The Rajapalayam Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Rajapalayam, Tamil Nadu (the bank) for non-compliance with RBI directions on ‘Board of Directors - UCBs’ read with ‘Loans and advances to directors, their relatives, and firms/concerns in which they are interested’ and ‘Exposure Norms and Statutory / Other Restrictions – UCBs’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under the provisions of section 47A (1) (c) read with section 46(4)(i) and section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated March 19, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on The Howrah District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Howrah (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Know Your Customer (KYC) Directions, 2016’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under section 47A (1) (c) read with sections 46(4) (i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. The statutory inspection of the bank was conducted by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) with reference to its financial position as on March 31, 2023. Based on supervisory findings of non-compliance with RBI directions and related correspondence in that regard a notice was issued to the bank advising it to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed on it for its failure to comply with the said directions.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has imposed, by an order dated March 19, 2024, a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on Standard Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Aurangabad (the bank), for contravention of provisions of section 26A read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act). This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under the provisions of section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the BR Act.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated February 28, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-Five thousand only) on The Dindigul Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Dindigul, Tamil Nadu (the bank) for non-compliance with certain provisions of RBI directions on ‘Exposure Norms and Statutory/ Other Restrictions – UCBs’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under the provisions of section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated February 28, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on Chikkamagaluru District Cooperative Central Bank Ltd., Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) on ‘Frauds - Guidelines for Classification, Reporting and Monitoring’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under the provisions of section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4) (i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated February 27, 2024 imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.00 lakh (Rupees Five lakh only) on Janata Co-operative Bank Limited, Malegaon, Nashik, Maharashtra (the bank) for non-compliance with RBI directions on ‘Management of Advances-UCBs’ and ‘Exposure Norms and Statutory/Other Restrictions- UCBs’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under provisions of section 47 A (1) (c) read with section 46 (4) (i) and section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated February 22, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.00 lakh (Rupees Five lakh only) on Solapur District Central Co-operative Bank Limited, Solapur, Maharashtra (the bank) for contravention of the provisions of section 26A read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act) and the directions issued by RBI on the Depositor Education and Awareness Fund. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the BR Act.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated February 14, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on Hanamasagar Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Hanamasagar, Karnataka (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on “Frauds in UCBs: Changes in Monitoring and Reporting mechanism” read with the directions issued by RBI on “Master Circular on Frauds-Classification and Reporting” and “Reporting of Frauds on XBRL-FMR submission, FMR 2 discontinuation and introduction of FMR-3”. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated February 13, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on Janseva Co-operative Bank Limited, Nashik, Maharashtra (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’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI under the provisions of Section 47A(1)(c) read with Sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated February 13, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.50 lakh (Rupees One lakh and Fifty thousand only) on The Adinath Co-operative Bank Limited, Dist. Surat, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’. 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.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated February 08, 2024 imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.50 lakh (Rupees Two lakh fifty thousand only) on Pusad Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Pusad, Maharashtra (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Income Recognition, Asset Classification, Provisioning and Other Related Matters – UCBs’.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has imposed, by an order dated February 08, 2024, a monetary penalty of ₹0.50 lakh (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on The Anjangaon Surji Nagari Sahakari Bank Limited, Anjangaon Surji, Maharashtra (the bank) for contravention of Directives and specific directions issued by RBI under sections 35(A)(1) and 36(1) read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act), respectively. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47A(1)(c) read with Sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of BR Act.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated January 19, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on The Navnirman 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’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of section 47A(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 February 03, 2024, a monetary penalty of ₹6.00 lakh (Rupees Six lakh only) on The Nakodar Hindu Urban Cooperative Bank Ltd., Nakodar (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on Income Recognition, Asset Classification, Provisioning and Other Related Matters (IRAC Norms) and specific directions issued by RBI under Supervisory Action Framework (SAF). This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has imposed, by an order dated January 18, 2024, a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh only) on The Shirpur Peoples Co-operative Bank Ltd., Dhule (Maharashtra) (the bank) for non-compliance with directions issued by RBI on Exposure Norms & Statutory Other Restrictions- UCBs and Board of Directors-UCBs. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in the RBI under the provisions of 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.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has imposed, by an order dated January 18, 2024, a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on Nashik Zilha Sarkari & Parishad Karmachari Sahakari Bank Niyamit, Nashik (Maharashtra) (the bank) for non-compliance with directions issued by RBI on Know Your Customer (KYC). This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of section 47A (1)(c) read with sections 46 (4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated January 19, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000 (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on Janata Sahakari Bank Limited, Amravati (the bank) for contravention of provisions of section 26A read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act).

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated January 08, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on Mula Sahakari Bank Ltd., Sonai, Dist. Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) (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 conferred on RBI under the provisions of section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated January 08, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on Krushiseva Urban Co-operative Bank Limited, Kole, Solapur, Maharashtra (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Loans and advances to directors, their relatives and firms/concerns in which they are interested’ read with RBI directions on ‘Board of Directors - UCBs’ and ‘Exposure Norms and Statutory/Other Restrictions – UCBs’  and for contravention of specific directions issued by RBI under the Supervisory Action Framework (SAF). 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.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated January 08, 2024,imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.00 lakh (Rupees Five lakh only) on Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Urban Co-operative Bank Limited, Amravati, Maharashtra (the bank) for contravention of specific directions issued by RBI under Supervisory Action Framework (SAF), and non-compliance with the RBI Directions on ‘Management of Advances-UCBs’ and ‘Know Your Customer (KYC) Directions, 2016’. 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.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 26, 2023, imposed, a monetary penalty of ₹10.00 lakh (Rupees Ten lakh only) on The Patdi Nagarik Sahakari Bank Limited, Patdi, Dist. Surendranagar, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Donations to Trusts and Institutions where Directors, their relatives hold position or are interested’, ‘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’, ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’ and ‘Reserve Bank of India (Co-operative Banks - Interest Rate on Deposits) Directions, 2016’. 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.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 22, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 lakh (Rupees Two lakh only) on The Idar Nagarik Sahakari Bank Limited, Idar, Dist. Sabarkantha, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’. 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.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 29, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹7.00 lakh (Rupees Seven lakh only) on Mehsana Nagrik Sahakari Bank Limited, Mehsana, 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’, ‘Reserve Bank of India (Co-operative Banks - Interest Rate on Deposits) Directions, 2016’ and contravention of the provisions of section 26A (2) read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act).

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 19, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on The Stambhadri Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Khammam, Telangana (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Board of Directors - UCBs’ read with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Loans and advances to directors, their relatives, and firms/concerns in which they are interested’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47A(1)(c) read with Sections 46(4) (i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 14, 2023 imposed a monetary penalty of ₹7.00 lakh (Rupees Seven lakh only) on Navsarjan Industrial Co-operative Bank Ltd., Ankleshwar, dist. Bharuch, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’, ‘Reserve Bank of India (Know Your Customer (KYC)) Directions, 2016’ and contravention of ‘Section 26A (2) read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act)’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47A(1)(c) read with Sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the BR Act.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 14, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 lakh (Rupees Two lakh only) on The Halol Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Panchmahal, 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’, ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’ and ‘(Co-operative Banks - Interest Rate on Deposits) Directions, 2016’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47A(1)(c) read with Sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 19, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five thousand only) on The Subramanianagar Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Salem, Tamil Nadu (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Board of Directors - UCBs’ read with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Loans and advances to directors, their relatives, and firms/concerns in which they are interested’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47A(1)(c) read with Sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (AACS).

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 13, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹3.00 lakh (Rupees Three lakh only) on The Mehsana Jilla Panchayat Karmachari Co-operative Bank Ltd., Mehsana, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’ and contravention of provisions of Section 26A(2) read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act). This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47A(1)(c) read with Sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the BR Act.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 07, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.50 lakh (Rupees One lakh Fifty thousand only) on The Co-operative Urban Bank Limited, Parlakhemundi (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Membership of Credit Information Companies (CICs)’ and ‘Exposure Norms and Statutory/Other Restrictions - UCBs’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under Section 25(1)(iii) read with Section 23(4) of the Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005 (CIC Act) and Section 47A(1)(c) read with Sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act).

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 13, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on The Limdi Urban Co-operative Bank Limited, Limdi, dist. Dahod, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Reserve Bank of India (Co-operative Banks - Interest Rate on Deposits) Directions, 2016’. 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 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.

 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 08, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.50 lakh (Rupees One lakh Fifteen thousand only) on The Bhuj Commercial Co-operative Bank Limited, Dist. Kachchh, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Know Your Customer (KYC) Direction, 2016’ and ‘Reserve Bank of India (Co-operative Banks - Interest Rate on Deposits) Directions, 2016’. 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.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 13, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.00 lakh (Rupees Five lakh only) on Shree Bharat Co-operative Bank Limited, Vadodara, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’ and ‘Reserve Bank of India (Co-operative Banks - Interest Rate on Deposits) Directions, 2016’. 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.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 07, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.00 lakh (Rupees Five lakh only) on The Sankheda Nagarik Sahakari Bank Limited, Sankheda, Dist. Chhotaudepur, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with directions issued by RBI on ‘Loans and advances to directors, relatives and firms/concerns in which they are interested’ read with RBI directions on ‘Loans and Advances to directors etc. - directors as surety/guarantors – Clarification’ and ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’. 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.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 30, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on The United Co-operative Bank Limited, Ahmedabad, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’. 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.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 30, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 lakh (Rupees Two lakh only) on Sardargunj Mercantile Co-operative Bank Limited, Patan, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’. 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.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated December 06, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on The Panchsheel Mercantile Co-operative Bank Limited, Surat, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’. 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.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated December 07, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on Vidyanand Co-operative Bank Limited, Solapur, Maharashtra (the bank), for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Exposure Norms & Statutory/Other Restrictions - UCBs’ read with RBI directions on ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’ and ‘Investments by 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.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 30, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5,000/- Thousand (Rupees Five thousand only) on Sree Chaitanya Co-operative Bank Limited, Nabadwip, West Bengal (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Membership of Credit Information Companies (CICs)’.This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under Section 25(1)(iii) read with Section 23(4) of the Credit Information Companies  (Regulation) Act, 2005 (CIC Act).

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 21, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.50 lakh (Rupees One lakh Fifty thousand only) on The Ghatal Peoples Co-operative Bank Limited, West Bengal (the bank) for non-compliance with directions issued by RBI on ‘Membership of Credit Information Companies (CICs)’, ‘Exposure Norms and Statutory/Other Restrictions - UCBs’, ‘Reserve Bank of India – (Know Your Customer (KYC)) Directions, 2016’ and for contravention of the provisions of section 26-A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act) read with directions issued by RBI on ‘The Depositor Education and Awareness Fund Scheme, 2014 –Section 26A of Banking Regulation Act, 1949 - Operational Guidelines’. 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 BR Act and Section 25 (1) (iii) read with Section 23 (4) of the Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005.

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, Risk Assessment Report and all correspondence related thereto revealed, inter alia, that the bank had (i) failed to upload credit information to CICs, (ii) breached prudential inter-bank counter-party exposure limit, (iii) not put in place a system of periodic review of risk categorisation of accounts, and (iv) not transferred all eligible amounts to the Depositor Education and Awareness Fund. Consequently, a notice was issued to the bank advising it to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed on it for non-compliance with the aforementioned 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 charge of non-compliance with the aforesaid RBI directions and statutory provision was substantiated and warranted imposition of monetary penalty on the bank.

(Yogesh Dayal)     
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2023-2024/1176

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 30, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹ 50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on Shree Morbi Nagarik Sahakari Bank Limited, Morbi, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’. 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.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 30, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on Bhabhar Vibhag Nagarik Sahakari Bank Limited, Bhabhar, District Banaskantha, 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 RBI directions on ‘Loans and Advances to directors etc. - directors as surety/guarantors – Clarification’. 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.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 30, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹3.00 lakh (Rupees Three lakh only) on The Kutch Mercantile Co-operative Bank Limited, Rapar, Dist. Kachchh, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’ and ‘Policy and Practice regarding Nominal Membership’ read with RBI directions on ‘Exposure Norms and Statutory/Other Restrictions- UCBs’. 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.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 23, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on Contai Co-operative Bank Ltd. (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Know Your Customer (KYC) Directions, 2016’. 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 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 November 27, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 lakh (Rupees Two lakh only) on The Lakhvad Nagarik Sahakari Bank Ltd., Lakhvad, Dist. Mehsana, 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 ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’. 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.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 15, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹10,000/- (Rupees Ten thousand only) on The District Co-operative Central Bank Ltd., Mahabubnagar, Telangana (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) on ‘Review of Frauds – Guidelines on Monitoring and Reporting System’ read with ‘Frauds - Guidelines for Classification, Reporting and Monitoring of Frauds’. 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.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 20, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹4.00 lakh (Rupees Four lakh only) on Jijamata Mahila Sahakari Bank Limited, Pune (the bank) for non-compliance with RBI directions on ‘Reserve Bank of India - Know Your Customer (KYC) Direction, 2016’ and ‘Frauds in UCBs: Changes in Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47A (1) (c) read with Section 46 (4) (i) and Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 20, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on The Konark Urban Cooperative Bank Ltd., Ulhasnagar (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 the provisions of Section 47A (1) (c) read with Sections 46 (4) (i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), by an order dated November 20, 2023, has imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on Shri Laxmikrupa Urban Co-operative Bank Limited, Pune (the bank) for non-compliance with RBI directions on ‘Reserve Bank of India - Know Your Customer (KYC) Direction, 2016’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47A(1)(c) read with Section 46(4)(i) and Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 20, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on The Chembur Nagarik Sahakari Bank Ltd., Mumbai (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 the provisions of section 47A (1) (c) read with Sections 46 (4) (i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated October 30, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.50 lakh (Rupees One lakh fifty thousand only) on Patan Nagarik Sahakari Bank Ltd., Patan, 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 ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’. 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.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 03, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on The Dhrangadhra People’s Co-operative Bank Ltd., Dhrangadhra, Dist. Surendranagar, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’. 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.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 03, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.50 Lakh (Rupees One lakh fifty thousand only) on The Mandal Nagarik Sahakari Bank Ltd., Mandal, Dist. 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 ‘Co-operative Banks - 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.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 07, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on The Balasore Bhadrak Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Balasore (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on “Membership of Credit Information Companies (CICs)”. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of section 25 (1) (iii) read with section 23 (4) of the Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated October 13, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on Sarvodaya Nagarik Sahakari Bank Ltd., Himmatnagar, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47A(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 October 25, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 lakh (Rupees Two lakh only) on Porbandar Vibhagiya Nagarik Sahkari Bank Ltd., Porbandar, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47A(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 October 30, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-five thousand only) on The Vejalpur Nagarik Sahkari Bank Ltd., Vejalpur, dist. Panchmahal, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47A(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 October 13, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on The Khambhat Nagarik Sahakari Bank Ltd., Khambhat, 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’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47A(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 October 25, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹2.50 lakh (Rupees Two lakh fifty thousand only) on Shri Mahila Sewa Sahakari Bank Ltd., Ahmedabad, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’ and ‘Reserve Bank of India (Co-operative Banks - Interest Rate on Deposits) Directions, 2016’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47A(1)(c) read with Sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated October 12, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹25,000/- (Rupees Twenty five thousand only) on The Pudukkottai Co-operative Town Bank Ltd., Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Board of Directors - UCBs’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47A (1) (c) read with Sections 46 (4) (i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (AACS).

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 02, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.50 lakh (Rupees One lakh fifty thousand only) on Sappers Finance and Consultancy Pvt Ltd., Kolkata (the company) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on (i) ‘Requirement for obtaining prior approval of RBI in cases of acquisition/transfer of control of Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs)’; and (ii) ‘Non-Banking Financial Company Returns (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016’ read with directions issued by RBI on ‘Format of Statutory Auditors’ Certificate (SAC) to be submitted by NBFCs’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 58G (1) (b) read with Section 58B (5)(aa) of the Reserve Bank of lndia Act, 1934

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), by an order dated September 15, 2023, has imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 lakh (Rupees Two lakh only) on Sangli Sahakari Bank Limited, Mumbai (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Board of Directors-UCBs’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47A (1) (c) read with Section 46 (4) (i) and Section 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, Risk Assessment Report and all correspondence thereto revealed, inter alia, that the bank had renewed a loan given to a relative of one of its directors. Subsequently, a notice was issued to the bank advising it to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed on it for its failure to comply with the said directions, as stated therein.

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

(Yogesh Dayal)      
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2023-2024/1321

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated October 06, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹4.00 lakh (Rupees Four lakh only) on Shree Lodra Nagarik Sahakari Bank Limited, Lodra, Dist. Gandhinagar, 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’ and ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’. 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 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, Risk Assessment Report and all correspondence related thereto revealed, inter alia, that the bank had (i) sanctioned a loan to a relative of one of its directors; (ii) sanctioned loans wherein relatives of its directors stood as guarantors; (iii) breached the prudential inter-bank gross exposure limit; and (iv) breached the prudential inter-bank counterparty exposure limit. 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 said directions, as stated therein.

After considering the bank’s reply to the notice and 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 on the bank.

(Yogesh Dayal)     
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2023-2024/1247

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated October 10, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹3.50 lakh (Rupees Three lakh Fifty thousand only) on Malpur Nagarik Sahakari Bank Limited, Malpur, Dist. Aravalli, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’. 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 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, Risk Assessment Report and all correspondence related thereto revealed, inter alia, that the bank had (i) breached the prudential inter-bank gross exposure limit; and (ii) breached the prudential inter-bank counterparty exposure limit. 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 said directions, as stated therein.

After considering the bank’s reply to the notice and 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 on the bank.

(Yogesh Dayal)     
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2023-2024/1249

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated October 12, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on The Jolarpet Co-operative Urban Bank Limited, Dist. Vellore, Tamil Nadu (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Board of Directors - UCBs’ read with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Loans and advances to directors, their relatives, and firms/concerns in which they are interested’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of 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 Inspection Report, Risk Assessment Report and all correspondence related thereto revealed, inter alia, that the bank had extended loans to directors and their relatives. Consequently, a notice was issued to the bank advising it to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed on it for non-compliance with the aforesaid directions, as stated therein.

After considering the bank’s reply to the notice and 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 on the bank.

(Yogesh Dayal)     
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2023-2024/1246

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 15, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹3.20 lakh (Rupees Three lakh Twenty thousand only) on Early Salary Services Private Limited, Pune (the company) for non-compliance with certain provisions of the “Non-Banking Financial Company – Non-Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016”. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 58G (1) (b) read with Section 58B (5) (aa) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

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

Background

The correspondence between RBI and the company in furtherance to a supervisory visit/scrutiny conducted in the month of October 2021, revealed, inter alia, that the company had failed to put in place a system of internal audit of all outsourced activities. Consequently, a notice was issued to the company advising it to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed on it for failure to comply with the said directions, as stated therein.

After considering the company’s reply to the notice, examination of additional submissions made by it and oral submissions made 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 on the company.

(Yogesh Dayal)     
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2023-2024/1251

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated October 09, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-Five thousand only) on The Limbasi Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Limbasi, Dist. Kheda, 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 the directions issued by RBI on ‘Loans and Advances to Directors etc. - Directors as surety/guarantors – Clarification’. 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 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, Risk Assessment Report and all correspondence related thereto revealed, inter alia, that the bank had sanctioned a loan where relative of one of the directors of the bank stood as guarantor. 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 said directions, as stated therein.

After considering the bank’s reply to the notice and 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 on the bank.

(Yogesh Dayal)     
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2023-2024/1248

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated October 04, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 lakh (Rupees Two lakh only) on Pij People’s Co-operative Bank Limited, Pij, Dist. Kheda, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Reserve Bank of India (Know Your Customer (KYC)) Directions, 2016’. 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 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, Risk Assessment Report and all correspondence related thereto revealed, inter alia, that the bank had failed to carry out periodic review of risk categorisation of accounts. 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 said directions, as stated therein.

After considering the bank’s reply to the notice and 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 on the bank.

(Yogesh Dayal)     
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2023-2024/1205

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 19, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.10 lakh (Rupees One lakh Ten thousand only) on Birbhum District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Birbhum, West Bengal (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Reserve Bank of India (Know Your Customer (KYC)) Directions, 2016’ and ‘Membership of Credit Information Companies (CICs)’. 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 and Section 25 (1) (iii) read with section 23 (4) of the Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005.

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 National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) with reference to its financial position as on March 31, 2022, and examination of the Inspection Report and all correspondence related thereto revealed, inter alia, that the bank had (i) failed to carry out periodic review of risk categorisation of accounts, (ii) failed to undertake risk categorisation of a number of accounts; and (iii) failed to obtain membership of three out of the four CICs. 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 said directions, as stated therein.

After considering the bank’s reply to the notice and 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 on the bank.

(Yogesh Dayal)     
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2023-2024/1201

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated October 04, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on Shihori Nagarik Sahakari Bank Ltd., Shihori, Dist. Banaskantha, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with 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 ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’. 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 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, Risk Assessment Report and all correspondence related thereto, revealed, inter alia, that the bank had (i) sanctioned loans where relatives of directors of the bank stood as guarantors; and (ii) breached the prescribed inter-bank counterparty exposure limit. 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 said directions, as stated therein.

After considering the bank’s reply to the notice and 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 on the bank.

(Yogesh Dayal)     
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2023-2024/1204

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated September 18, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 lakh (Rupees Two lakh only) on Vadnagar Nagarik Sahakari Bank Ltd., Vadnagar, Gujarat (the bank) for contravention of 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 ‘Co-operative Banks - 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 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, Risk Assessment Report and all correspondence related thereto revealed, inter alia, that the bank had (i) sanctioned a loan where relative of one of the directors of the bank, stood as guarantor, and (ii) not paid interest on matured term deposits from the date of maturity till the date of their repayment at the applicable rate. 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 directions, as stated therein.

After considering the bank’s reply to the notice and 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 on the bank.

(Yogesh Dayal)     
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2023-2024/1142

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 21, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.50 lakh (Rupees One lakh Fifty thousand only) on The Ghatal Peoples Co-operative Bank Limited, West Bengal (the bank) for non-compliance with directions issued by RBI on ‘Membership of Credit Information Companies (CICs)’, ‘Exposure Norms and Statutory/Other Restrictions - UCBs’, ‘Reserve Bank of India – (Know Your Customer (KYC)) Directions, 2016’ and for contravention of the provisions of section 26-A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act) read with directions issued by RBI on ‘The Depositor Education and Awareness Fund Scheme, 2014 –Section 26A of Banking Regulation Act, 1949 - Operational Guidelines’. 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 BR Act and Section 25 (1) (iii) read with Section 23 (4) of the Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005.

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, Risk Assessment Report and all correspondence related thereto revealed, inter alia, that the bank had (i) failed to upload credit information to CICs, (ii) breached prudential inter-bank counter-party exposure limit, (iii) not put in place a system of periodic review of risk categorisation of accounts, and (iv) not transferred all eligible amounts to the Depositor Education and Awareness Fund. Consequently, a notice was issued to the bank advising it to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed on it for non-compliance with the aforementioned 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 charge of non-compliance with the aforesaid RBI directions and statutory provision was substantiated and warranted imposition of monetary penalty on the bank.

(Yogesh Dayal)     
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2023-2024/1176

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 29, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹10,000/- (Rupees Ten thousand only) on The Manjeri Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Manjeri, Malappuram District, Kerala (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on “Customer Protection - Limiting Liability of Customers of Cooperative Banks in Unauthorised Electronic Banking Transactions”, “Basic Cyber Security Framework for Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)”, and “Comprehensive Cyber Security Framework for Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)”. 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 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

A cyber security incident reported by the bank regarding compromise of mobile banking application of the bank by fraudsters and the subsequent Information Technology Examination (ITE) conducted by RBI revealed, inter alia, several lapses in the cyber security framework of the bank. Consequently, a notice was issued to the bank advising it to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed on it for non-compliance with the directions, as stated therein.

After considering the bank’s reply to the notice and oral submissions 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 on the bank.

(Yogesh Dayal)     
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2023-2024/1172

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 25, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹3.00 lakh (Rupees Three lakh only) on Indrayani Co-operative Bank Ltd., Pimpri, Maharashtra (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Income Recognition, Asset Classification, Provisioning and Other Related Matters – UCBs’ and ‘Reserve Bank of India (Know Your Customer (KYC)) Directions, 2016’. 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 the 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, Risk Assessment Report and all correspondence related thereto revealed, inter-alia, that the bank had (i) not adhered to the Prudential Norms relating to Income Recognition, Asset Classification and Provisioning, and (ii) not implemented a system for periodic updation of KYC of its customers. 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 said directions, as stated therein.

After considering the bank’s reply to the notice and 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 on the bank.

(Yogesh Dayal)     
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2023-2024/1167

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 18, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One lakh only) on The Chhapi Nagarik Sahakari Bank Ltd., Banaskantha, 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’. 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 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, Risk Assessment Report and all correspondence related thereto revealed, inter alia, that the bank had sanctioned loan to a relative of one of its directors. 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 directions, as stated therein.

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

(Yogesh Dayal)     
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2023-2024/1144

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated September 18, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 lakh (Rupees Two lakh only) on Vadnagar Nagarik Sahakari Bank Ltd., Vadnagar, Gujarat (the bank) for contravention of 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 ‘Co-operative Banks - 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 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, Risk Assessment Report and all correspondence related thereto revealed, inter alia, that the bank had (i) sanctioned a loan where relative of one of the directors of the bank, stood as guarantor, and (ii) not paid interest on matured term deposits from the date of maturity till the date of their repayment at the applicable rate. 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 directions, as stated therein.

After considering the bank’s reply to the notice and 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 on the bank.

(Yogesh Dayal)     
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2023-2024/1142

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated September 18, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹3.00 lakh (Rupees Three lakh only) on People’s Co-operative Bank Ltd., Dholka, 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’ and ‘Co-operative Banks - 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 Section 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, Risk Assessment Report and all correspondence related thereto revealed, inter alia, that the bank had (i) sanctioned a loan to a relative of one of its directors, and (ii) not paid interest on overdue term deposits from the date of maturity till the date of repayment at the applicable rate. 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 directions, as stated therein.

After considering the bank’s reply to the notice and 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 on the bank.

(Yogesh Dayal)     
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2023-2024/1143

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 18, 2023, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹6.00 lakh (Rupees Six lakh only) on Surat National Co-operative Bank Ltd., Surat, Gujarat (the bank) for contravention of directions issued by RBI on ‘Co-operative Banks - Interest Rate on Deposits’ and ‘Customer Protection - Limiting Liability of Customers of Co-operative Banks in Unauthorised Electronic Banking Transactions’. 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 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, Risk Assessment Report and all correspondence related thereto revealed, inter alia, that the bank had (i) not paid interest on matured term deposits from the date of maturity till the date of their repayment at the applicable rate and (ii) not provided the facility to customers to respond by ‘Reply’ to the electronic banking transactions related SMSs and email alerts sent by the bank, for instantly reporting unauthorised transactions. 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 directions, as stated therein.

After considering the bank’s reply to the notice and 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 on the bank.

(Yogesh Dayal)     
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2023-2024/1141

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated September 18, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 lakh (Rupees Two lakh only) on Mahila Co-operative Nagrik Bank Ltd., Bharuch, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’ and ‘Know Your Customer (KYC)’. 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 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, examination of the Inspection Report, Risk Assessment Report and all correspondence related thereto revealed, inter alia, that the bank had (i) breached inter-bank gross and counterparty exposure limits, and (ii) not carried out review of risk categorization of accounts as per prescribed periodicity. 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 directions, as stated therein.

After considering the bank’s reply to the notice and 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 on the bank.

(Yogesh Dayal)     
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2023-2024/1140

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated September 18, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 lakh (Rupees Two lakh only) on Nagarik Sahakari Bank Ltd., Babra, Gujarat (the bank) for contravention of Section 26 A (2) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act) and RBI directions on ‘Loans and advances to directors, relatives, firms/concerns in which they are interested’, ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’ and ‘Co-operative Banks - 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 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 Inspection Report, Risk Assessment Report and all correspondence related thereto, revealed, inter alia, that the bank (i) had not transferred eligible amount to Depositor Education and Awareness Fund, (ii) had sanctioned a credit facility to an individual where relative of one of the bank’s directors stood as guarantor, (iii) had breached the prudential inter-bank gross exposure limit, (iv) had breached the prudential inter-bank counterparty exposure limit, and (v) had not paid interest on matured unpaid term deposits for the period they remained unclaimed with the bank. 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 provisions of the BR Act and directions, as stated therein.

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

(Yogesh Dayal)     
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2023-2024/1120

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated September 18, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 lakh (Rupees Two lakh only) on Makarpura Industrial Estate Co-operative Bank Ltd., Dist. Vadodara, Gujarat (the bank) for contravention of Section 26A (2) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BR Act) and RBI directions on ‘Loans and advances to directors, relatives, firms/concerns in which they are interested’. 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 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 Inspection Report, Risk Assessment Report and all correspondence related thereto, revealed, inter alia, that the bank had (i) not transferred eligible amount to Depositor Education and Awareness Fund, and (ii) sanctioned a loan wherein a relative of the director of the bank stood as guarantor. 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 provisions of the BR Act and directions, as stated therein.

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

(Yogesh Dayal)     
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2023-2024/1119

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated September 18, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand only) on The Sevalia Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Sevalia, dist. Kheda, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance of 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’. 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 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, Risk Assessment Report and all correspondence related thereto revealed, inter alia, that the bank had sanctioned a loan, wherein a relative of one of the bank’s directors stood as surety/guarantor. 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 directions, as stated therein.

After considering the bank’s reply to the notice and 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: 2023-2024/1118

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated September 18, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹4.50 lakh (Rupees Four lakh Fifty thousand only) on Gujarat Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd., Ahmedabad, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’ and ‘Maintenance of Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)’. 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 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, Risk Assessment Report and all correspondence related thereto, revealed, inter alia, that the bank had (i) breached the prudential inter-bank gross exposure limit, (ii) breached the prudential inter-bank counterparty exposure limit, and (iii) not maintained minimum Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) for certain days. 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 oral submissions made by it during the personal hearing, RBI came to the conclusion that the charge of non-compliance with aforesaid RBI directions was substantiated and warranted imposition of monetary penalty.

(Yogesh Dayal)     
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2023-2024/1117

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..

Background

The statutory inspection of the bank conducted by NABARD with reference to its financial position as on March 31, 2022, inspection report pertaining thereto and examination of all related correspondence revealed, inter alia, that the bank had failed to comply with RBI directions limiting the quantum of housing loan that can be granted to an individual borrower by a District Central Co-operative Bank. 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 non-compliance 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: 2023-2024/1067

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.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated September 01, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 Lakh (Rupees Two Lakh only) on The Gandevi People’s Co-operative Bank Ltd., Navsari, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’ 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, 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 August 31, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹6.50 lakh (Rupees Six Lakh Fifty Thousand only) on Dhanera Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd., Dhanera, 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’; ‘Loans and advances to directors etc. – directors as surety / guarantors – clarification’ and on ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (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.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated September 01, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 Lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on Maninagar Co-operative Bank Ltd., Ahmedabad, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’ and ‘Co-operative Banks - Interest Rate on Deposits’. 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.

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, Risk Assessment Report and all correspondence related thereto revealed, inter alia, that the bank had (i) breached prudential inter-bank counterparty exposure limit, and (ii) not paid interest on overdue term deposits from the date of maturity till the date of repayment at the rate applicable to savings deposits or at the contracted rate of interest, whichever is lower. 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 oral submissions made by it 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: 2023-2024/1031

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated August 31, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹6.00 Lakh (Rupees Six Lakh only) on The Sarvodaya Sahakari Bank Limited, Modasa, 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’, ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’ and ‘Interest Rate on Deposits - Directions 2016’. 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.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated August 31, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹3.50 Lakh (Rupees Three Lakh Fifty Thousand only) on The Janata Co-operative Bank Ltd., Godhra, Dist. Panchmahal, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Donations to Trusts and Institutions where Directors, their relatives hold position or are interested’ and ‘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’. 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.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated August 30, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹6.00 lakh (Rupees Six Lakh only) on The Citizens’ Co-operative Bank Ltd., Jammu (the bank) for non-compliance with the specific directions issued by RBI under ‘Supervisory Action Framework (SAF)’ and directions issued under ‘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.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated August 22, 2023, a monetary penalty of ₹3.00 Lakh (Rupees Three Lakh only) on The Harij Nagrik Sahakari Bank Ltd., Harij, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Maintenance of Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)’, ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’, and ‘Interest Rate on Deposits - Directions, 2016’. 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.

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, Risk Assessment Report and all correspondence related thereto revealed, inter alia, that the bank had (i) failed to maintain minimum Cash Reserve Ratio for few days, (ii) breached inter-bank counter-party exposure limit, and (iii) failed to make payment of applicable interest on deposits lying in the current accounts of deceased individual depositors or sole proprietorship concerns. 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 oral submissions made by it 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: 2023-2024/942