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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 03, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.10 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh Ten Thousand only) on Raigad District Central Co-op Bank Ltd, Maharashtra (the bank), for contravention of provisions of Section 20 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 September 03, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.10 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh Ten Thousand only) on Raigad District Central Co-op Bank Ltd, Maharashtra (the bank), for contravention of provisions of Section 20 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 September 03, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on The Ottapalam Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Palakkad, Kerala (the bank) for non-compliance with specific directions issued by RBI under ‘Supervisory Action Framework (SAF)’ and non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on 'Master Direction - Credit Card and Debit Card - lssuance and Conduct Directions, 2022’. 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 September 03, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on The Ottapalam Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Palakkad, Kerala (the bank) for non-compliance with specific directions issued by RBI under ‘Supervisory Action Framework (SAF)’ and non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on 'Master Direction - Credit Card and Debit Card - lssuance and Conduct Directions, 2022’. 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 September 03, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.50 lakh (Rupees Five Lakh Fifty Thousand only) on The District Co-operative Central Bank Ltd, Bidar, Karnataka (the bank) for contravention of provisions of Sections 20 and 31 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 September 03, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.50 lakh (Rupees Five Lakh Fifty Thousand only) on The District Co-operative Central Bank Ltd, Bidar, Karnataka (the bank) for contravention of provisions of Sections 20 and 31 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 issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to The Amanath Co-operative Bank Ltd., Bangalore vide Directive No. CO.DOS.SED.No.S1931/12.23.001/2024-2025 dated June 12, 2024 for a period of six months upto December 12, 2024, as modified from time to time, which were last extended upto September 12, 2025 vide Directive No. DOR.MON/D-14/12.23.001/2025-26 dated June 03, 2025. The Reserve Bank of India is satisfied that in the public interest, it is necessary to further extend the period of operation of the Directive beyond September 12, 2025.
The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to The Amanath Co-operative Bank Ltd., Bangalore vide Directive No. CO.DOS.SED.No.S1931/12.23.001/2024-2025 dated June 12, 2024 for a period of six months upto December 12, 2024, as modified from time to time, which were last extended upto September 12, 2025 vide Directive No. DOR.MON/D-14/12.23.001/2025-26 dated June 03, 2025. The Reserve Bank of India is satisfied that in the public interest, it is necessary to further extend the period of operation of the Directive beyond September 12, 2025.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 01, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹4.50 lakh (Rupees Four Lakh Fifty Thousand Only) on The Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Cuttack, Odisha (the bank) for non-compliance with certain 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 (RBI) has, by an order dated September 01, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹4.50 lakh (Rupees Four Lakh Fifty Thousand Only) on The Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Cuttack, Odisha (the bank) for non-compliance with certain 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 August 22, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹45,000/- (Rupees Forty Five Thousand only) on The Nanded District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Maharashtra (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Know Your Customers (KYC)’ and ‘Membership of Credit Information Companies (CICs) by 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 and Section 25 of the Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated August 22, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹45,000/- (Rupees Forty Five Thousand only) on The Nanded District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Maharashtra (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Know Your Customers (KYC)’ and ‘Membership of Credit Information Companies (CICs) by 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 and Section 25 of the Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated August 19, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on The Ponani Co-operative Urban Bank Limited, Kerala (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Co-operative Banks - Interest Rate on Deposits’. 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 August 19, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on The Ponani Co-operative Urban Bank Limited, Kerala (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Co-operative Banks - Interest Rate on Deposits’. 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 August 19, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on The Vijayapura District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Karnataka (the bank) for contravention of provisions of Section 20 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 August 19, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on The Vijayapura District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd., Karnataka (the bank) for contravention of provisions of Section 20 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 August 19, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on The Purasawalkam Co-operative Bank Limited, Tamil Nadu (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy - Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’ 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 (RBI) has, by an order dated August 19, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh only) on The Purasawalkam Co-operative Bank Limited, Tamil Nadu (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy - Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)’ 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, by an order dated August 21, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh only) on The Anand Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd., Anand, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Guidelines for Managing Risk in Outsourcing of Financial Services by Co-operative Banks’ and
The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated August 21, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh only) on The Anand Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd., Anand, Gujarat (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Guidelines for Managing Risk in Outsourcing of Financial Services by Co-operative Banks’ and
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