The Reserve Bank of India, vide Directive: LKO.DOS.SED.No.S875/10.03.759/2022-23 dated March 09, 2023 issued under section 35A read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (AACS), had placed the National Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd., Lucknow (U.P)  under Directions from the close of business on March 10, 2023. The validity of these Directions was extended time-to-time, last being up to March 10, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India, vide directive CO.DOS.SED.No.S8241/12-22-316/2022-2023 dated March 09, 2023, had placed Defence Accounts Cooperative Bank ltd, Pune under Directions from the close of business on March 10, 2023.

The Reserve Bank of India, vide directive CO.DOS.SED.No.S8240/12-22-493/2022-2023 dated March 09, 2023, had placed Pune Sahakari Bank Ltd., Shivajinagar, Pune, Maharashtra under Directions from the close of business on March 10, 2023, for a period of six months. The validity of the directions was extended from time-to-time, the last being up to March 10, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to The Imperial Urban Cooperative Bank Ltd., Jalandhar vide Directive No. CDG.DOS.RSG.No.S1645/16-03-46/2022-23 dated March 9, 2023 for a period of six months up to close of business on September 10, 2023, as modified from time to time which were last extended up to close of business on March 10, 2024. 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 close of business on March 10, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions to Ajantha Urban Co-operative Bank Maryadit, Aurangabad, Maharashtra under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 vide Directive No. NGP.DoS.SSM 3.No.S675/15.03.302/2023-2024 dated August 28, 2023, for a period of six months up to the close of business on February 29, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India, vide Directive LKO.DOS.SED.No.S850/10-03-030/2022-2023 dated March 02, 2023 had placed Banaras Merchantile Co-operative Bank Ltd., Varanasi (U.P) under Directions from the close of business on March 03, 2023 for a period of six months. The validity of the directions was extended up to close of business on March 03, 2024. 

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), vide order dated February 27, 2024, has cancelled the licence of “Sumerpur Mercantile Urban Cooperative Bank Limited, Sumerpur, Pali, Rajasthan.” Consequently, the bank ceases to carry on banking business, with effect from the close of business on February 28, 2024. The Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Rajasthan has also been requested to issue an order for winding up the bank and appoint a liquidator for the bank.

As announced in Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies issued as part of Monetary Policy Statement dated August 10, 2023, the Reserve Bank has issued Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Filing of Supervisory Returns) Directions – 2024 to bring clarity, brevity and harmonization to the instructions issued to various supervised entities for submission of returns.

Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 – Dwarkadas Mantri Nagari Sahakari Bank Ltd, Beed – Withdrawal of Directions

The Reserve Bank of India, vide Directive: LKO.DoS.SED.No.S-381/10.12.359/2023-24 dated August 28, 2023 issued under section 35A read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (AACS), had placed the Purvanchal Co-operative Bank Ltd., Ghazipur (U.P) under Directions from the close of business on August 29, 2023 and being valid upto close of business on February 29, 2024.